


He won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1971 1 and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1976.

Although Will and his friends have planned everything down to the minute, the Masters still have surprises in store. Sam Youd (16 April 1922 3 February 2012), was a British writer, best known for science fiction written under the name of John Christopher, including the novels The Death of Grass, The Possessors, and the young-adult novel series The Tripods. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 09:07:24 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA40300802 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier He has discovered the source of their power, and with this new knowledge, Will and his friends plan to return to the City of Gold and Lead to take down the Masters once and for all.
