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Christopher John

    Deze auteur verkent de menselijke conditie onder extreme omstandigheden, waarbij hij zich vaak richt op de psychologische impact van catastrofes en isolatie. Zijn werk biedt een scherp inzicht in hoe mensen zich gedragen wanneer ze gedwongen worden existentiële bedreigingen onder ogen te zien, hetzij door natuurrampen, hetzij door maatschappelijke ineenstorting. Hij beweegt zich soepel tussen genres, van speculatieve fictie tot gothic romance en detective thrillers, altijd met een diepe interesse in de interpersoonlijke dynamiek en karakterpsychologie die de kern van zijn verhalen vormen.

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    The Lotus Caves
    The Pool of Fire
    The White Mountains
    The City of Gold and Lead
    Empty World
    • 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.)

      Empty World
      4,4
    • The City of Gold and Lead

      • 218bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      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."

      The City of Gold and Lead
      4,0
    • The White Mountains

      • 96bladzijden
      • 4 uur lezen

      Young Will Parker and his companions make a perilous journey toward an outpost of freedom where they hope to escape from the ruling Tripods, who cap mature human beings and make them docile, obedient servants

      The White Mountains
      4,0
    • 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?

      The Pool of Fire
      3,9
    • 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.

      The Lotus Caves
      3,5