John Christopher: Bibliography

[Alia]

Tripods
1. When the Tripods Came (1967)
2. The White Mountains (1967)
3. The City of Gold and Lead (1967)
4. The Pool of Fire (1968)
The Tripods Trilogy (omnibus) (1980)
Tripods Boxed Set (omnibus) (2003)

Prince in Waiting
1. The Prince in Waiting (1970)
2. Beyond the Burning Lands (1971)
3. The Sword of the Spirits (1972)
The Prince in Waiting Trilogy (omnibus) (1983)

Fireball
1. Fireball (1981)
2. New Found Land (1983)
3. Dragon Dance (1986)

Novels
The Winter Swan (1949)
The Twenty-Second Century (1954)
The Year of the Comet (1955)
aka Planet in Peril
The Death of Grass (1956)
aka No Blade of Grass
The Caves of Night (1958)
A Scent of White Poppies (1959)
The Long Voyage (1960)
aka The White Voyage
The World in Winter (1962)
aka The Long Winter
Cloud on Silver (1964)
aka Sweeney's Island
The Possessors (1964)
A Wrinkle in the Skin (1965)
aka The Ragged Edge
The Little People (1966)
Pendulum (1968)
The Lotus Caves (1969)
The Guardians (1970)
Dom and Va (1973)
aka In The Beginning
Wild Jack (1974)
Empty World (1977)
A Dusk of Demons (1993)
Bad Dream (2003)

Anthologies containing stories by John Christopher
No Place Like Earth (1954)
Stories for Tomorrow (1954)
Best SF (1955)
Tales of Science Fiction (1964)
The 4th Ghost Book (1965)
Argosy Vol. XXVII No. 11 (1966)
Best SF 6 (1966)
Tales of Unease (1966)
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 190 (1967)
The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural (1967)
The 10th Pan Book of Horror Stories (1969)
More Tales of Unease (1969)
The Best Science Fiction Stories (1977)
To Follow a Star (1977)
Space Stories (1996)
Dangerous Vegetables (1998)

Short Stories
Christmas Tree (1949) (writing as Christopher S Youd)
Balance (1951)
Socrates (1951)
Mr Kowtshook (1953)
The New Wine (1954)
Manna (1955)
A Few Kindred Spirits (1965) Nebula (nominee)
Communication Problem (1966)
Rendezvous (1966)
The Little People (concluding part) (1967)
The Long Night (1974)
A Cry of Children
Hapladies (writing as Anthony Rye)
Ringing Tone
Weapon


Wow... lots of books to discuss! Feel free and enjoy.

[rune]

What kind of age range are we looking for in these books?

[Alia]

Originally Posted by rune

What kind of age range are we looking for in these books?

Hadn't forgotten you question, Rune. Just took me awhile to get focused on my duties here at the forum. Life is busy at the moment. But I did find what you were wanted. Hope this helps:
Adult fiction
The Twenty-Second Century
The Year of the Comet
Planet in Peril
The Death of Grass
No Blade of Grass
The Caves of Night
A Scent of White Poppies
The Long Voyage
The White Voyage
The World in Winter
The Long Winter
Cloud on Silver
Sweeney's Islan
The Possessors
A Wrinkle in the Skin
The Ragged Edge
The Little People
Pendulum
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Children's fiction
The White Mountains
The City of Gold and Lead
The Pool of Fire
The Lotus Caves
The Guardians
The Prince in Waiting
Beyond the Burning Lands
The Sword of the Spirits (A short story called "Of Polymuf Stock" is also set in this milieu.)
Dom and Va also known as "In The Beginning
Wild Jack
Empty World
Fireball
New Found Land
Dragon Dance
When The Tripods Came
A Dusk of Demons

Here is a wonderful article about John, explains more and where I found this information from.
http://www.gnelson.demon.co.uk/tripage/jc.html

[duplica123]

I read The Prince in Waiting back in 6th grade and enjoyed the series. I'm not sure I ever read any of his other works. - by the way, I had completely forgotten this author and what the series was called! Thanks so much for the complete list!

[BookStop]

It should be noted that John Christopher novels are extremely well written and even the children's books can be a delightful read for adults. I have the Tripod Trilogy on my bookshelves.

[Bentony]

I loved this guy - but it is impossible to get his books now, either here in SOuth Africa or in the UK. They all seem out of print.

[Instrumentality_Lord]

BBC 4 (the digital only bit of the BBC) has been repeating the series "THE MARTIANS AND US" about the rise of British Science Fiction. John Christopher has been interviewed for the series. Talking mostly about "The Death of Grass" ... but touching on a few of his other novels.

I agree with the summation, almost impossible to get hold of his books now. Secondhand seems to be the only way to locate them.