John Christopher

Author Information
John Christopher's Latest Book

Newest Release

  • Bibliography:
    35 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1967
  • Latest Book:
    April 2019
  • Author Rating:
  • Share:

Full Series List in Order

Fireball

1 - Fireball (Jan-1984)
2 - New Found Land (Oct-2015)

Sword of the Spirits

1 - The Prince in Waiting (Mar-1974)
2 - Beyond the Burning Lands (Jan-1971)
3 - The Sword of the Spirits (Dec-1972)

The Tripods

1 - The White Mountains (Feb-1967)
2 - The City of Gold and Lead (1967)
3 - The Pool of Fire (1968)
When the Tripods Came (Jun-1988)

Multi-Author Series List

Marvel's The Avengers

In the Beginning (May-2015)

Book List in Order: 35 titles

  • The City of Gold and Lead

    • / Science Fiction
    • Buy Buy
    The Tripods - 2

    Will, Beanpole, and Henry have managed to es cape the Tripods. But instead of living in safety, in the small Swiss community of free people, they have chosen to embark upon a mission that may yet again cost them their lives. Each year, a series of G...

  • The White Mountains

    The Tripods - 1

    Will Parker lives in an enslaved world. Long ago, the Tripods--huge, three-legged -machines--descended upon Earth and took control. Now people unquestioningly accept the Tripods' power. They have no control over their thoughts of their lives. But fo...

  • The Pool of Fire

    • / Science Fiction
    • Buy Buy
    The Tripods - 3

    Will Parker has managed to escape from the City of Gold and Lead, where he served as a slave to one of the Masters who rule the modern world. And he has not only discovered what lies behind the Tripods' power, but how the Masters heartlessly plan to ...

  • Beyond the Burning Lands

    Sword of the Spirits - 2

    Luke encounters rage, treachery, and revenge in the second book in the post-apocalyptic Sword of the Spirits trilogy from the author of The Tripods series.As the Prince in Waiting, Luke has been protected by the High Seers since his father’s murder...

  • The Lotus Caves

    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. ...

  • The Sword of the Spirits

    Sword of the Spirits - 3

    The fate of Luke -- and the civilized world -- is at stake in the tumultuous and explosive conclusion to the post-apocalyptic Sword of the Spirits trilogy from the author of The Tripods series.Following the death of his brother, Luke has now ascended...

  • The Prince in Waiting

    Sword of the Spirits - 1

    Luke lives in a society whose finest art is fighting. Since a natural disaster years before, there have been no machines, people must rely on their bodies and wits. All believe in the Spirits -- strange, otherworldly beings whose messages are relayed...

  • Pendulum

    The sixties … a foreign country: they did things differently then. Or did they? An Englishman’s home, supposedly, is his castle, and property developer Rod Gawfrey was incensed when a gang of hooligans gatecrashed his son’s party, infiltrating ...

  • Fireball

    Fireball - 1

    Two cousins are thrust into a parallel reality when they travel through time and fire in the first book of the alternative history Fireball Trilogy, from critically acclaimed Tripods author John Christopher.Simon and his cousin Brad hadn’t wanted t...



  • Dragon Dance

    Simon and Brad face their greatest danger yet -- and discover the secret of the fireball -- in the third book of the alternative history Fireball Trilogy, from critically acclaimed Tripods author John Christopher.When Simon and Brad were caught in th...

  • No Blade of Grass

    At first the virus wiping out grass and crops is of little concern to John Custance. It has decimated Asia, causing mass starvation and riots, but Europe is safe and a counter-virus is expected any day. Except, it turns out, the governments have been...

  • When the Tripods Came

    The Tripods

    Experience the beginning of the Tripods’ reign in this prequel to the classic alien trilogy ideal for fans of Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave and Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Shadow Children series.When it comes to alien invasions, bad things come in ...

  • Wild Jack

    High adventure and intrigue await in this classic work of science fiction from critically acclaimed Tripods author John Christopher.After the disastrous Breakdown of the twenty-first century, the world has made a change. Now, in the twenty-third cent...

  • The Guardians

    In a world where two nations rule all, Rob must find a way to live among them both in this futuristic story from the author of the Tripods series.In the future, the world has been divided into two societies. One is the Conurb -- a sprawling, modern c...

  • A Dusk of Demons

    Ben must uncover the secrets of his home, the strange demons that lurk in dark corners, and his destiny as the Master of Old Isle in this adventure from the author of the Tripods series.Ben lives a carefree life on Old Isle, far away from horrible de...

  • The Tripods

    The Tripod trilogy and its prequel--The White Mountains, When the Tripods Came, The City of Gold and Lead, and The Pool of Fire--are boxed in this collection of tales about the mysterious visitors from outer space who take over the Ea...

  • The Little People

  • The Possessors

    It all started when a group of British vacations was cut off by an avalanche. The skiing chalet up in the mountains seemed a good place to hold out for a hwile, but then the little boy mysteriously died...or appeared to. And in the impenetrable Swiss...

  • A Wrinkle in the Skin

    A massive series of powerful earthquakes on a worldwide scale reduce towns and cities to rubble and plunge the survivors into barbarism. Most of western Europe is dramatically uplifted, transforming the English Channel into a muddy desert, while else...



  • The Year of the Comet

  • Bad Dream

    A dark vision of the near future, where entertainment and power have become indistinguishable. Is this the Europe of tomorrow? Virtual Reality has become the predominant form of entertainment for the masses: with a helmet and glove and appropriate so...

  • Kings Cross Station Through Time

    King's Cross station was the terminus of the Great Northern Railway and was opened in 1852. Designed by Lewis Cubitt, it replaced a temporary station at Maiden Lane. It established itself as the London terminus of what is now known as the East Coast ...

  • For the Love of a Butterfly

    John and Brea have lived very different lives. His began as a near orphan in New York City, where he became involved with, and practically raised by, the mob; accepted as a man of honor by his fellow mobsters, young and old. His involvement in an inc...

  • Rainz: The Spanish Helix

  • Empty World

    When Neil survives a deadly plague and plunges into solitude, he must question everything in this gripping adventure from critically acclaimed Tripods author John Christopher. Neil’s world is shattered when he and his family are involved in a ho...

  • In the Beginning

    Marvel's The Avengers

    Love proves ancient as time itself in this prehistoric adventure romance from critically acclaimed Tripods author John Christopher. In the beginning, many, many years ago, there were two tribes. Dom was a boy from the hunting tribe, and Va was a g...

  • The White Voyage

  • The Christmas Village and Other Tales of the Magic and Memories of Christmas

    CHRISTMAS MAGIC TO REKINDLE THE SOUL A frosty breeze somehow pried its way indoors, and as it passed in a single puff through Yorkminster village, the family's ceramic Christmas display, where it collected a few flakes of the "magical snow" Dad had ...

  • New Found Land

    Fireball - 2

    Traveling through time was just the beginning -- now Simon and Brad have to survive a reimagined early America in the second book of the alternative history Fireball trilogy, from critically acclaimed Tripods author John Christopher. When Simon an...



  • The Caves of Night

  • The Death of Grass

    The Chung-Li virus has devastated Asia, wiping out the rice crop and leaving riots and mass starvation in its wake. The rest of the world looks on with concern, though safe in the expectation that a counter-virus will be developed any day. Then Chung...

  • The World in Winter

    Penguin reissues a classic work of science fiction from the author of The Death of Grass - now with a new introduction by Hari Kunzru One year the UK suffers a terrible, harsh winter: rivers freeze solid, food and fuel run low, the whole of Euro...

  • Cloud on Silver

    A disparate group of Londoners are brought together by Sweeney, a mysteriously charismatic man of wealth, for a luxury cruise in the South Pacific â€" they know not why. Sailing far from the normal shipping routes, the ship weighs anchor just off an ...

  • Heir to Magrados

    Magrados has been Awakened, and the tides of fate have been beckoned forth. As old magic stirs, the Ronan enter an elder branch of Prophecy that risks all, be it for wrath, ruin, or salvation...

    The Ronan: Heir to Magrados continues the epic...

  • The Ronan Awakening

    In a world touched by gods and rife with cultures, races, and mysterious forces vying for power and dominance, this epic tale weaves across time and space itself as a dying race of Magi seek to restore magic in their broken world and reclaim their...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

John Christopher has published 35 books.

John Christopher does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Ronan Awakening, was published in April 2019.

The first book by John Christopher, The City of Gold and Lead, was published in January 1967.

Yes. John Christopher has 3 series.
Pseudonyms / Co-Author
Author Series
Multi-Author Series
RomanceFDB
No ads, please...

$20 / year

FictionDB Premium Membership

Subscribe