The SYLE Press
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Publishing the novels of Sam Youd (see also Hilary Ford, Peter Graaf, William Godfrey, Stanley Winchester, John Christopher, ...)
(See also https://thesylepress.com, https://deathofgrass.com)
(See also https://thesylepress.com, https://deathofgrass.com)
Sam Youd on his friend John Wyndham
April 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sam Youd on his friend John Wyndham
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John Christopher sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/christ... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (artist: Karel Thole, John Griffiths, [uncredited] and Vincent Mahé):
April 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
John Christopher sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/christ... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (artist: Karel Thole, John Griffiths, [uncredited] and Vincent Mahé):
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Co-host @selsijohn.bsky.social found a John Christopher in the wild (AKA Sam Youd, author it of The #Tripods series) novel. How many non-Tripods books have you read? We reviewed a selection for our episode dedicated to Sam Youd, with help from @sylepress.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7gN2...
open.spotify.com/episode/7gN2...
April 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Co-host @selsijohn.bsky.social found a John Christopher in the wild (AKA Sam Youd, author it of The #Tripods series) novel. How many non-Tripods books have you read? We reviewed a selection for our episode dedicated to Sam Youd, with help from @sylepress.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7gN2...
open.spotify.com/episode/7gN2...
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OTD 1922: Sam Youd (John Christopher)
Writer of many dystopian novels, compelling to young me not just for his grim worldbuilding but their sour endings
Most famous for The Tripods Trilogy, later a BBC1 series with an infamously (accidentally) bleak ending
Writer of many dystopian novels, compelling to young me not just for his grim worldbuilding but their sour endings
Most famous for The Tripods Trilogy, later a BBC1 series with an infamously (accidentally) bleak ending
April 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
OTD 1922: Sam Youd (John Christopher)
Writer of many dystopian novels, compelling to young me not just for his grim worldbuilding but their sour endings
Most famous for The Tripods Trilogy, later a BBC1 series with an infamously (accidentally) bleak ending
Writer of many dystopian novels, compelling to young me not just for his grim worldbuilding but their sour endings
Most famous for The Tripods Trilogy, later a BBC1 series with an infamously (accidentally) bleak ending
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If you haven't already, we devoted an episode to Sam Youd, with participation from @sylepress.bsky.social 'Happy Birthday Sam, RIP'
anchor.fm/the-tripodscast
anchor.fm/the-tripodscast
April 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you haven't already, we devoted an episode to Sam Youd, with participation from @sylepress.bsky.social 'Happy Birthday Sam, RIP'
anchor.fm/the-tripodscast
anchor.fm/the-tripodscast
The landscape of childhood ...
April 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The landscape of childhood ...
"William Vine" -- one of SY's more rarely used pen-names
April 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
"William Vine" -- one of SY's more rarely used pen-names
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The Death of Grass by John Christopher
March 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Death of Grass by John Christopher
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Catch-up reading report: (1) Beyond the Burning Lands by John Christopher - bk 2 of a post-apocalyptic study in flawed societies and flawed leadership. (2) Michelangelo by Diane Stanley. A library purchase that intrigued me - children’s biography, thoughtfully written and beautifully illustrated.
April 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Catch-up reading report: (1) Beyond the Burning Lands by John Christopher - bk 2 of a post-apocalyptic study in flawed societies and flawed leadership. (2) Michelangelo by Diane Stanley. A library purchase that intrigued me - children’s biography, thoughtfully written and beautifully illustrated.
“The hours worth numbering, as the sundial says, are happy ones.”
Sam Youd (born 16th April 1922)
Sam Youd (born 16th April 1922)
April 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
“The hours worth numbering, as the sundial says, are happy ones.”
Sam Youd (born 16th April 1922)
Sam Youd (born 16th April 1922)
From SY nature diary (Apr 16)
“Woods now bosky as against bare. An overnight explosion of tree colour. ... Drakes and ducks in low over-river chases. Jackdaws and sparrow (?) vying in investigation of hole in Abbey wall.
Bright sunshine after cold night -- mist on the marsh.”
“Woods now bosky as against bare. An overnight explosion of tree colour. ... Drakes and ducks in low over-river chases. Jackdaws and sparrow (?) vying in investigation of hole in Abbey wall.
Bright sunshine after cold night -- mist on the marsh.”
April 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
From SY nature diary (Apr 16)
“Woods now bosky as against bare. An overnight explosion of tree colour. ... Drakes and ducks in low over-river chases. Jackdaws and sparrow (?) vying in investigation of hole in Abbey wall.
Bright sunshine after cold night -- mist on the marsh.”
“Woods now bosky as against bare. An overnight explosion of tree colour. ... Drakes and ducks in low over-river chases. Jackdaws and sparrow (?) vying in investigation of hole in Abbey wall.
Bright sunshine after cold night -- mist on the marsh.”
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Read The Prince in Waiting, the first in the 1970s Sword of the Spirits trilogy by John Christopher. I found book 3 a couple of years ago, and saved it for posterity; I found book 1 last week. Hopefully it won't be many more years until I find 2.
February 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Read The Prince in Waiting, the first in the 1970s Sword of the Spirits trilogy by John Christopher. I found book 3 a couple of years ago, and saved it for posterity; I found book 1 last week. Hopefully it won't be many more years until I find 2.
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Other purchases from the Scholastic Book Fair that got me drawing:
December 18, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Other purchases from the Scholastic Book Fair that got me drawing:
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I read everything I could find by John Christopher in elementary school, then forgot about his existence for years.
The “Sword of the Spirits” trilogy is even better than the Tripods books, imo.
The “Sword of the Spirits” trilogy is even better than the Tripods books, imo.
November 27, 2024 at 5:35 AM
I read everything I could find by John Christopher in elementary school, then forgot about his existence for years.
The “Sword of the Spirits” trilogy is even better than the Tripods books, imo.
The “Sword of the Spirits” trilogy is even better than the Tripods books, imo.
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1. Nobody told my new teacher I had to have special books. I picked out the prince in waiting trilogy by John Christopher. Hundreds more pages than normal. I then punished my way through more words in a week across a book a day than I had in all my previous years of school.
December 14, 2024 at 10:49 AM
1. Nobody told my new teacher I had to have special books. I picked out the prince in waiting trilogy by John Christopher. Hundreds more pages than normal. I then punished my way through more words in a week across a book a day than I had in all my previous years of school.
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"This, like everything else, was taken for granted. But no longer by us; having started asking questions, we found that each doubt set loose a score of others."
- John Christopher, "The White Mountains", 1967.
Between this and "A Winkle in Time", I am LOVING my 1960's YA Sci-fi season.
- John Christopher, "The White Mountains", 1967.
Between this and "A Winkle in Time", I am LOVING my 1960's YA Sci-fi season.
April 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"This, like everything else, was taken for granted. But no longer by us; having started asking questions, we found that each doubt set loose a score of others."
- John Christopher, "The White Mountains", 1967.
Between this and "A Winkle in Time", I am LOVING my 1960's YA Sci-fi season.
- John Christopher, "The White Mountains", 1967.
Between this and "A Winkle in Time", I am LOVING my 1960's YA Sci-fi season.
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Sam Youd (John Christopher) definitely covered both ends of the science-fiction / fantasy genre with his adult and YA books.
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February 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Sam Youd (John Christopher) definitely covered both ends of the science-fiction / fantasy genre with his adult and YA books.
@sylepress.bsky.social
@sylepress.bsky.social
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Sam Youd with Arthur Clarke, 1957
April 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Sam Youd with Arthur Clarke, 1957
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Yes, they do re-read well! One of our co-hosts read The #Tripods novels, and watched the #BBC TV series for the first time. anchor.fm/the-tripodscast
March 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Yes, they do re-read well! One of our co-hosts read The #Tripods novels, and watched the #BBC TV series for the first time. anchor.fm/the-tripodscast
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💙📚If you want to introduce your kids to Sci Fi and just great reading you might want to try John Christopher's Tripod books, 4 of them. There were the initial 3 and a later prequel. Excellent series and I believe was also a TV series in the UK. #BlueSkyBooks #Tripods #JohnChristopher
February 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
💙📚If you want to introduce your kids to Sci Fi and just great reading you might want to try John Christopher's Tripod books, 4 of them. There were the initial 3 and a later prequel. Excellent series and I believe was also a TV series in the UK. #BlueSkyBooks #Tripods #JohnChristopher
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The Death of Grass by John Christopher
Great read so far, and so prescient - remarkable that it was out of print ever.
Great read so far, and so prescient - remarkable that it was out of print ever.
March 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Death of Grass by John Christopher
Great read so far, and so prescient - remarkable that it was out of print ever.
Great read so far, and so prescient - remarkable that it was out of print ever.
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For #worldbookday2025 why not read (or purchase) The #Tripods Trilogy, or any other books by John Christopher/Sam Youd from @sylepress.bsky.social (or Amazon!) (Then listen to our podcast!)
#worldbookday
#worldbookday
Join us on a journey as a first-time reader/viewer of The Tripods discusses the books, TV show, fandom, and author John Christopher. Along the way the podcast interviews the lead actors, and producer of the BBC TV series, and @sylepress.bsky.social listen at:
anchor.fm/the-tripodscast
anchor.fm/the-tripodscast
March 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
For #worldbookday2025 why not read (or purchase) The #Tripods Trilogy, or any other books by John Christopher/Sam Youd from @sylepress.bsky.social (or Amazon!) (Then listen to our podcast!)
#worldbookday
#worldbookday
“The hours worth numbering, as the sundial says, are happy ones.” [Sam Youd, 16th April 1922 – 3rd February 2012]
February 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“The hours worth numbering, as the sundial says, are happy ones.” [Sam Youd, 16th April 1922 – 3rd February 2012]
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Join us on a journey as a first-time reader/viewer of The Tripods discusses the books, TV show, fandom, and author John Christopher. Along the way the podcast interviews the lead actors, and producer of the BBC TV series, and @sylepress.bsky.social listen at:
anchor.fm/the-tripodscast
anchor.fm/the-tripodscast
December 29, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Join us on a journey as a first-time reader/viewer of The Tripods discusses the books, TV show, fandom, and author John Christopher. Along the way the podcast interviews the lead actors, and producer of the BBC TV series, and @sylepress.bsky.social listen at:
anchor.fm/the-tripodscast
anchor.fm/the-tripodscast