Sam Youd, who wrote under a number of pseudonyms is particularly noted for his works written as John Christopher such as the Tripods Trilogy or the Sword of the Spirits Trilogy.
Sam Youd was born in Huyton, Lancashire (though Youd is an old Cheshire surname). He adopted the name Christopher Samuel Youd for his professional writings, leading to the widespread but mistaken belief that that was his birth name. Throughout his life he was known simply as Sam to his friends and acquaintances.
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Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Science fiction, Children's stories, Fantasy, Fiction in English, Ballooning, English Science fiction, Extraterrestrial beings, Fiction, science fiction, general, History, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Alternative histories (Fiction), Astronauts, Avalanches, Ballet dancing, Brunel, isambard kingdom, 1806-1859, Buildings, Buildings, structures, Child and youth fiction, Civil engineering, Civil engineering, history, Disasters, Diseases and pestsPlaces
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- OLID: OL727018A
- ISNI: 0000000109101471
- VIAF: 66465191
- Wikidata: Q552025
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q552025
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- John Christopher
- Christopher Samuel Youd
- Hillary Ford
- William Godfrey
- Peter Graaf
- Peter Nichols
- Anthony Rye
- William Vine
- Stanley Winchester
- John christopher
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