646:
705:
164:
imposes martial law. Those in the know, including Andrew's estranged wife, sell up and move south to the tropics and countries such as
Nigeria. Leedon stays behind, as inner London is finally cordoned off from the rest of the UK to protect the seat of power – an area called the London Pale – as the rest of the country is abandoned to starvation and barbarism.
583:
171:
in
Nigeria, finding that the tables have now turned – white refugees fleeing from the ice-bound northern countries are living in slums, unemployed or with only menial jobs, and penniless, as African governments have withdrawn recognition of currencies such as Sterling and no longer recognize the
163:
The winter of that year is, as predicted, long and harsh, but by
January is it becoming clear to insiders that the solar downturn is worse than Fratellini had calculated and no upturn is in sight. By March, food stocks are becoming dangerously low, rationing has been imposed and the Government
175:
A ray of hope arrives for Leedon as
Abonitu, a young Nigerian whom Leedon had treated with kindness and generosity one evening in London, finds him and in turn helps him and Madeleine out of the slum. Abonitu plans a reconnaissance expedition back to Britain.
156:-based television documentary producer, is given a new story to research: an Italian scientist, Fratellini, has proposed an imminent fall in solar radiation for the forthcoming few years which may lead to harsher winters. Leedon meets with David Cartwell, a
36:
167:
Finally Leedon is persuaded both by Carol and by David
Cartwell to exit the country while safe passage is still possible. Taking with him Cartwell's wife Madeleine, he moves to
160:
civil servant and useful source, to see if he can find out more. Cartwell quickly becomes a close friend of Leedon, but also begins an affair with Leedon's wife, Carol.
810:
630:
820:
795:
237:
780:
123:
775:
815:
689:
770:
746:
790:
362:
623:
493:
600:
230:
805:
800:
765:
616:
712:
267:
397:
682:
275:
223:
739:
604:
552:
469:
389:
331:
323:
421:
429:
560:
453:
77:
825:
461:
413:
315:
291:
533:
477:
830:
675:
445:
370:
304:
732:
20:
405:
501:
785:
193:
525:
354:
283:
247:
485:
172:
British
Government, with reason, as it no longer exercises sovereignty over its own land.
67:
645:
716:
659:
590:
759:
517:
256:
157:
130:
49:
35:
145:
The story involves a new ice age hitting Europe, British refugees fleeing to
509:
215:
704:
146:
134:
153:
582:
168:
126:
219:
720:
663:
594:
603:. Further suggestions might be found on the article's
589:
This article about a 1960s science fiction novel is a
544:
381:
342:
302:
254:
101:
93:
83:
73:
63:
55:
45:
149:, and what a later group find when they return.
137:caused by a reduction in the output of the Sun.
740:
683:
624:
231:
8:
28:
747:
733:
690:
676:
631:
617:
238:
224:
216:
34:
27:
601:See guidelines for writing about novels
194:"John Christopher, 1922-2012 | Tor.com"
185:
152:As the story opens, Andrew Leedon, a
7:
701:
699:
642:
640:
579:
577:
14:
821:1960s science fiction novel stubs
796:Works published under a pseudonym
811:Nigeria–United Kingdom relations
703:
644:
581:
124:post-apocalyptic science fiction
781:British post-apocalyptic novels
776:British science fiction novels
1:
816:Eyre & Spottiswoode books
719:. You can help Knowledge by
662:. You can help Knowledge by
593:. You can help Knowledge by
771:1962 science fiction novels
847:
791:Novels by John Christopher
698:
639:
576:
18:
390:The Twenty-Second Century
276:The City of Gold and Lead
33:
16:1962 novel by Samuel Youd
422:A Scent of White Poppies
332:The Sword of the Spirits
324:Beyond the Burning Lands
19:Not to be confused with
561:The Tripods (TV series)
78:Eyre & Spottiswoode
715:–related article is a
658:-related article is a
133:. It deals with a new
462:A Wrinkle in the Skin
398:The Year of the Comet
316:The Prince in Waiting
292:When the Tripods Came
806:Novels set in London
305:Sword of the Spirits
29:The World in Winter
801:Novels set in Lagos
766:1962 British novels
438:The World in Winter
268:The White Mountains
113:The World in Winter
30:
21:Winter of the World
414:The Caves of Night
406:The Death of Grass
129:by British writer
728:
727:
671:
670:
612:
611:
571:
570:
553:No Blade of Grass
470:The Little People
200:. 6 February 2012
109:
108:
94:Publication place
838:
749:
742:
735:
707:
700:
692:
685:
678:
657:
656:
648:
641:
633:
626:
619:
585:
578:
526:A Dusk of Demons
284:The Pool of Fire
248:John Christopher
240:
233:
226:
217:
210:
209:
207:
205:
190:
131:John Christopher
85:Publication date
50:John Christopher
38:
31:
846:
845:
841:
840:
839:
837:
836:
835:
756:
755:
754:
753:
697:
696:
654:
653:
638:
637:
574:
572:
567:
540:
486:The Lotus Caves
446:Cloud on Silver
430:The Long Voyage
377:
338:
298:
250:
244:
214:
213:
203:
201:
192:
191:
187:
182:
143:
119:The Long Winter
86:
68:Science fiction
41:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
844:
842:
834:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
758:
757:
752:
751:
744:
737:
729:
726:
725:
708:
695:
694:
687:
680:
672:
669:
668:
649:
636:
635:
628:
621:
613:
610:
609:
586:
569:
568:
566:
565:
557:
548:
546:
542:
541:
539:
538:
530:
522:
514:
506:
498:
490:
482:
474:
466:
458:
454:The Possessors
450:
442:
434:
426:
418:
410:
402:
394:
385:
383:
379:
378:
376:
375:
367:
363:New Found Land
359:
350:
348:
340:
339:
337:
336:
328:
320:
311:
309:
300:
299:
297:
296:
288:
280:
272:
263:
261:
252:
251:
245:
243:
242:
235:
228:
220:
212:
211:
184:
183:
181:
178:
142:
139:
107:
106:
103:
99:
98:
97:United Kingdom
95:
91:
90:
87:
84:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
47:
43:
42:
39:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
843:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
763:
761:
750:
745:
743:
738:
736:
731:
730:
724:
722:
718:
714:
709:
706:
702:
693:
688:
686:
681:
679:
674:
673:
667:
665:
661:
650:
647:
643:
634:
629:
627:
622:
620:
615:
614:
608:
606:
602:
598:
596:
592:
587:
584:
580:
575:
563:
562:
558:
555:
554:
550:
549:
547:
543:
536:
535:
531:
528:
527:
523:
520:
519:
515:
512:
511:
507:
504:
503:
499:
496:
495:
494:The Guardians
491:
488:
487:
483:
480:
479:
475:
472:
471:
467:
464:
463:
459:
456:
455:
451:
448:
447:
443:
440:
439:
435:
432:
431:
427:
424:
423:
419:
416:
415:
411:
408:
407:
403:
400:
399:
395:
392:
391:
387:
386:
384:
380:
373:
372:
368:
365:
364:
360:
357:
356:
352:
351:
349:
346:
341:
334:
333:
329:
326:
325:
321:
318:
317:
313:
312:
310:
307:
306:
301:
294:
293:
289:
286:
285:
281:
278:
277:
273:
270:
269:
265:
264:
262:
259:
258:
253:
249:
241:
236:
234:
229:
227:
222:
221:
218:
199:
195:
189:
186:
179:
177:
173:
170:
165:
161:
159:
155:
150:
148:
140:
138:
136:
132:
128:
125:
121:
120:
115:
114:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
82:
79:
76:
72:
69:
66:
62:
58:
54:
51:
48:
44:
40:First edition
37:
32:
26:
22:
826:London stubs
721:expanding it
710:
664:expanding it
651:
599:
595:expanding it
588:
573:
559:
551:
532:
524:
516:
508:
500:
492:
484:
476:
468:
460:
452:
444:
437:
436:
428:
420:
412:
404:
396:
388:
371:Dragon Dance
369:
361:
353:
344:
330:
322:
314:
303:
290:
282:
274:
266:
255:
202:. Retrieved
197:
188:
174:
166:
162:
151:
144:
141:Plot summary
122:) is a 1962
118:
117:
112:
111:
110:
25:
831:Lagos stubs
564:(1984-1985)
545:Adaptations
518:Empty World
382:Other books
257:The Tripods
198:www.tor.com
158:Home Office
760:Categories
502:Dom and Va
204:12 October
180:References
116:(US title
605:talk page
534:Bad Dream
510:Wild Jack
246:Books by
74:Publisher
786:Ice ages
478:Pendulum
355:Fireball
345:Fireball
56:Language
347:trilogy
308:trilogy
147:Nigeria
135:ice age
59:English
655:London
556:(1970)
537:(2003)
529:(1993)
521:(1977)
513:(1974)
505:(1973)
497:(1970)
489:(1969)
481:(1968)
473:(1967)
465:(1965)
457:(1964)
449:(1964)
441:(1962)
433:(1960)
425:(1959)
417:(1958)
409:(1956)
401:(1955)
393:(1954)
374:(1986)
366:(1983)
358:(1981)
335:(1972)
327:(1971)
319:(1970)
295:(1988)
287:(1968)
279:(1967)
271:(1967)
260:series
154:London
46:Author
713:Lagos
711:This
652:This
169:Lagos
127:novel
102:Pages
64:Genre
717:stub
660:stub
591:stub
343:The
206:2023
89:1962
105:253
762::
196:.
748:e
741:t
734:v
723:.
691:e
684:t
677:v
666:.
632:e
625:t
618:v
607:.
597:.
239:e
232:t
225:v
208:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
