Christopher Samuel Youd aka John Christoher aka Samuel Youd is a
British writer of science fiction who is best known for his
post-apocalyptic novels 'The Death of Grass' aka
'No Blade of Grass' (1957) and 'The Gaurdians' (1970), and the popular trilogy 'The Tripods' (1967-68). He became well known during 1950s, along with fellow science fiction writers 'Jack Finney',
Richard Matheson, and
John Wyndham, and has since
published over 70 books.
Many of his books and stories have been adapted to film, most notably,
No Blade of Grass (1970) and
the hugely popular
The Tripods (1984). His numerous
short fiction has appeared in 'Weird Tales', 'Astounding Science
Fiction', and 'Galaxy Science Fiction'. 'The Death of Grass' was
serialized in 'The Saturday Evening Post' in seven parts. In 1988 he
wrote the long-awaited prequel to his 'Tripods' trilogy, 'When the
Tripods Came'.