Storm in a Teacup?: Develop a positive outlook on life, during your tea break
- 106 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Christopher John Book order
This author explores the human condition under extreme circumstances, often focusing on the psychological impact of catastrophe and isolation. His work offers a keen insight into how people behave when forced to confront existential threats, whether from natural disaster or societal collapse. He moves fluidly between genres, from speculative fiction to gothic romance and detective thrillers, always with a deep interest in the interpersonal dynamics and character psychology at the core of his narratives.
- 2016
- 2000
Erotic Passages...to Life
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
- 1989
When a deadly virus kills off most of the world's population, a teenaged boy tries to survive in a seemingly empty England. (John Christopher is one of several pseudonyms used by British author Christopher Samuel Youd.)
- 1988
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 or their lives.But for a brief time in each person's life—in childhood—he is not a slave. For Will, his time of freedom is about to end—unless he can escape to the White Mountains, where the possibility of freedom still exists.
- 1982
Rebelling against the monotonous life of the moon colony, two boys go beyond its boundaries and discover a series of caves ruled by a super-intelligent plant-like being.
- 1968
Will narrates further fight against alien Tripods. With taciturn Fritz, peddlers recruit more rebels. In four years, a spaceship will bring machines that poison Earth air for the Masters. Leader Julius sends Will, his cousin Henry, brilliant scientist 'Beanpole' Jean-Paul against the three Cities. Can they capture a subject for experiments and save the world?
- 1967
The City of Gold and Lead
- 218 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Three boys set out on a secret mission to penetrate the City of the Tripods and learn more about these strange beings that rule the earth. Sequel to "The White Mountains."
