This book was originally a 'Reader for Adults' book, but was revised for children.
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1974
New York, Macmillan, 1974
Originally a 'Reader for Adults' book, London, Longman, 1974
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Book Details:Paperback edition published by Collier Books, New York, 1991. Second edition. Sleeve notes:Young Clive Anderson has been falsely accused, but nobody will believe him. In twenty-third century England the laws against questioning the status quo are rigid. Now Clive finds himself in a harsh island training camp, about to be "remoulded" into an obedient member of society. A daring escape brings Clive to the Outlands - and to an outlaw band led by a futuristic Robin Hood known as Wild Jack. Clive's bravery wins him acceptance, and with it the knowledge that real freedom may lie beyond civilization and outside the law. Book source:Terry Jenkins |
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Book Details:Paperback edition published by Beaver, London, 1978. Sleeve notes:Privileged people are protected in walled cities from the Outlands, where Savages and wild beasts live. Clive, pampered son of a wealthy Councillor, is taken prisoner by Wild Jack, the notorious Savage - and, surprisingly, has to make the most dramatic decision of his life…. Set in a future world stricken by the energy crisis, this is a topical and exciting story for older readers. Book source:Peter Stevenson |
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Book Details:Hardback edition published by MacMillan, New York, 1974. First Edition. Sleeve notes:England in the twenty-third century-the setting for the first book in a new trilogy-is typical of a world of sterile, ordered cities, all carefully balanced and protected against a return to the disastrous Breakdown of the twenty-first century by complete isolation from the surrounding uncivilized Outlands. Young Clive Anderson's privileged existence as the son of a leading politician ends abruptly when, falsely accused of criticizing the status quo, he is sent to a grim island training school. There, through deprivation, hard labor and harsh punishment the nonconformists are remolded into unquestioning members of society. Clive and his new friends, Kelly and Sunyo, manage to escape to the wild and fearful Outlands where they are captured by a group of ''savages'' (actually members of an outlaw band led by the legendary Wild Jack, who arouses echoes of that other legendary figure of a thousand years earlier, Robin Hood). Passing a most terrifying test wins the boys acceptance into the outlaw camp, and with it comes the realization that things are not at all the way they seem. A master of outstanding science fiction, John Christopher has created a fascinating world of the future where freedom lies beyond civilization and outside the law. He has filled this world with high adventure, intrigue and dramatic human conflict. The result is a gripping, suspenseful and timely novel in the best Christopher tradition. Book source:Peter Stevenson |
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Book Details:Hardback edition published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1974. First Edition. Sleeve notes:John Christopher's new novel is startlingly topical. It was written before the energy crisis reached its present level, and is a remarkable evocation of a world of the future, transformed by the disastrous results of an energy shortage. A new international order has arisen from the chaos, in which isolated cities, powered by individual energy towers, preserve a sheltered way of life, with luxury for the rich and servitude for the less fortunate. Beyond the city walls are the Outlands, inhabited by Savages, and by strange wild beasts. Clive, pampered son of wealthy and politically active parents, is falsely accused of subversive behaviour and sent to a correction camp on a remote island. With two friends he escapes, and after a hazardous boat journey reaches the mainland, only to be captured by the most notorious of all Savages, Wild Jack, Clive finds himself in a situation entirely new to him, and in the climax to this exciting story he faces, unexpectedly, the most dramatic decision of his life. Book source:Peter Stevenson |
