Just thought I should link this...
[link]John Christopher's Tripod series, particularly "The White Mountains", played a significant role in my attraction to post-apocalyptic science fiction. I remember reading the book in a day, perched atop a 15-foot tall tree stump while on holidays on the west coast of BC. Later, I read "A Wrinkle in the Skin" and found it equally enticing--a story about re-discovering a world that has become unfamiliar, violent and strange overnight.
(I see upon reading some of the obits that this genre of story is referred to as "cozy catastrophe". Certainly, I'm glad I can read about these worlds and not live in them!)
Today, when I explore strange new places, or take photos of abandoned cars and decaying buildings, I experience the same sense of wistfulness and awe that I felt while reading those stories.
I am sad to hear of his passing, and hope that perhaps more people will discover his books now that he is gone.
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