John Christopher was the pseudonym of Samuel Youd, who was born in Lancashire, England, in He was the author of more than fifty novels and novellas, as well as numerous short stories. His most famous books include The Death of Grass, the Tripods trilogy, The Lotus Caves, and The bltadwin.rued on: Novem. John Christopher was the pseudonym of Samuel Youd, who was born in Lancashire, England, in He was the author of more than fifty novels and novellas, as well as numerous short stories. His most famous books include The Death of Grass, the Tripods trilogy, The Lotus Caves, and The Guardians/5(59). The Guardians is a young-adult science fiction novel written by John Christopher and published by Hamilton in Set in the year , it depicts an authoritarian England divided into two distinct societies: the modern, overpopulated "Conurbs" and the aristocratic, rarefied "County"/5.
The Lotus Caves Nov 4, by John Christopher. (36) $ Two boys discover a series of caverns underneath their moon colony home in this futuristic story from the author of the Tripods series. Marty and Steve may live on the moon, but that doesn't mean they don't want to get away every once in a while. John Christopher is best known for his Tripods books rightly so. But several of his standalone novels for younger readers are just as good. THE GUARDIANS is among the best of them, looking at a future in which the mass of people exists in the violent squalor of the Conurb, basically monstrous slums where the mass of labor lives struggle, and the County, were the minority of the elite dwell. John Christopher - The Guardians 1. Characters: Jack Randall (dead) a revolutionary, works as an electrician Robin (Rob) Randall (= Rob Perrott)*8 in London 14 years old lives in the Conurbs later in the County Mr. Kennealy: revolutionist Mrs. Kennealy Cecily (Mikes sister) Mr. und Mrs Gifford (parents) Mike Gifford 14 years old, lives in the County Daniel und Roger Penfold: members.
John Christopher wrote the book in , trying to put across his view of what the world will be like in , with the Country divided into two different ways of living. I thought that the idea of a group of people called the Guardians looking after both Conurb and County was a good idea. John Christopher was the pseudonym of Samuel Youd, who was born in Lancashire, England, in He was the author of more than fifty novels and novellas, as well as numerous short stories. His most famous books include The Death of Grass, the Tripods trilogy, The Lotus Caves, and The Guardians. The Guardians is a young-adult science fiction novel written by John Christopher and published by Hamilton in Set in the year , it depicts an authoritarian England divided into two distinct societies: the modern, overpopulated "Conurbs" and the aristocratic, rarefied "County".
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