Sam Youd's Birthday (AKA John Christopher)
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Thanks to Twitter, I found out that
A hundred years ago today, writer Sam Youd - aka John Christopher - was born in an unseasonable Easter Day snowstorm.
The Tripods novels were one of my first youthful forays into science fiction. At the time, I had no idea about the many other books that Youd wrote, but in honor of his birthday, SYLE Press Kindle versions are only £1 / $1 / 1 euro depending on your location.
I haven’t read any of these, but I have a reasonable amount of faith that they might be interesting to readers of my book reviews. And you at least wouldn’t be out much money if you got one or two.
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The Death of Grass
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A Wrinkle in the Skin
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The Possessors
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The World in Winter
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The Caves of Night
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The Cloud on Silver
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