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8 unusual facts about John Christopher


Die Wächter

The dystopian novel The Guardians (German title: Die Wächter) is a piece of work by the English author John Christopher.

Die Wächter by John Christopher, published by Ravensburger Verlag, ISBN 978-3-473-58027-9.

Frank Bolle

Bolle illustrated and the Boys' Life adaptation of John Christopher's The Tripods stories, along with other strips in Boys' Life.

John Carnell

Despite that list, Carnell tended to prefer adventure and Hard SF to New Wave experimentation so John Christopher, Kenneth Bulmer, and E. C. Tubb were more typical of his tenure.

John Christopher

A scholarship from the Rockefeller Foundation made it possible for him to pursue a writing career, beginning with The Winter Swan (Dennis Dobson, 1949) under the name Christopher Youd.

John Christopher, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch

John Christopher, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (1586 in Haigerloch – 1620 in Haigerloch) was the second Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch.

Since he had not children, he was succeed by his younger brother Charles, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch.

John Christopher was the eldest son of Count Christopher of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch, from his marriage to Catherine (d. after 1608), daughter of Christopher, Baron of Welsperg.


Alfred Walter Stewart

The novel is similar in spirit to such disaster stories as Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer's When Worlds Collide (1933) and anticipates the theme of John Christopher's The Death of Grass (1956).

Charles, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch

in 1602, Charles succeeded his brother John Christopher as Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch.

Junot Díaz

At this time Díaz became fascinated with apocalyptic films and books, especially the work of John Christopher, the original Planet of the Apes films, and the BBC mini-series Edge of Darkness.


see also

F.J. Christopher

Frederick John Christopher (1912 – 1960) was an English author, journalist, magazine editor and broadcaster, working within the field of DIY journalism.

Henry Dudeney

She married (John) Christopher Fulleylove, son of John Fulleylove and one of an esteemed family of English artists.

John Anictomatis

John Christopher Anictomatis AO (born Piraeus, Greece 28 December 1945).

John Fulleylove

They also had a son, John Christopher Fulleylove, who married Margery Dudeney, daughter of puzzle designer Henry Dudeney.

John Lawlor

Kit Lawlor (John Christopher Lawlor, 1922–2004), Irish footballer

Roger Perry

One of his best known roles was that of Captain John Christopher in NBC's Star Trek episode "Tomorrow Is Yesterday".

The Long Winter

The World in Winter alternate title The Long Winter, a novel by John Christopher