![]() ![]() Neil faces, in the suddenly depopulated world he finds himself, not just the standard post-apocalyptic issues like food and shelter, but also the crushing loneliness of being one of the few human beings left. Empty World (1977) tells a more intimate and frightening story. His best-known are the books that make up The Tripods Trilogy (1966-69, with a prequel volume published in 1988) which tell of humanity’s struggle to regain their freedom from the brainwashing Masters, who roam the world in their massive tripod vehicles. His early work has a reputation for grimness, so it’s odd that at the time of his death he was most famous for his novels for children. With novels such as The Year Of The Comet, The Death Of Grass and The World In Winter under his belt, he was an acknowledged master of the post-apocalyptic novel, no mean feat at a time when it was a ridiculously popular genre already. John Christopher (1922-2012), born Samuel Youd but known under a truly breathtaking array of pseudonyms, was a successful and influential writer. But soon he realises that it’s occurring closer to home and not long after that he finds himself alone, again, but in a way that he could never have imagined… Still in a state of shock, he barely notices the news about a plague beginning in India, one that directly attacks the body at its most vulnerable point and ages its victims to death. ![]() ![]() He goes to live with his grandparents and begins at a new school. Neil Miller has lost his family in a car accident. ![]()
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