Title: The Death of Grass
Title Record # 21184
Author: John Christopher
Date: 1956-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: archive.org, Wikipedia-EN, YouTube
Language: English
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Author: John Christopher
Date: 1956-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: archive.org, Wikipedia-EN, YouTube
Language: English
Note: Made into 2 BBC radio plays and the movie "No Blade of Grass".
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Death of Grass | 1956-00-00 | John Christopher | Michael Joseph (Novels of Tomorrow) | 10/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
231 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Trevor Denning | ![]() |
|
The Death of Grass | 1956-00-00 | John Christopher | Collins | C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
159 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
No Blade of Grass | 1957-04-00 | John Christopher | Simon & Schuster | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
219 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Paul Bacon | ![]() |
|
The Saturday Evening Post, April 27, 1957 | 1957-04-27 | ed. Editors of The Saturday Evening Post | $0.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | George Hughes | ||||
The Saturday Evening Post, May 4, 1957 | 1957-05-04 | ed. Editors of The Saturday Evening Post | $0.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | John Falter | ||||
The Saturday Evening Post, May 11, 1957 | 1957-05-11 | ed. Editors of The Saturday Evening Post | $0.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Dick Sargent | ||||
The Saturday Evening Post, May 18, 1957 | 1957-05-18 | ed. Editors of The Saturday Evening Post | $0.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Thornton Utz | ||||
The Saturday Evening Post, May 25, 1957 | 1957-05-25 | ed. Editors of The Saturday Evening Post | $0.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
156 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Thornton Utz | |||
The Saturday Evening Post, June 1, 1957 | 1957-06-01 | ed. Editors of The Saturday Evening Post | $0.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Alajalov | ||||
The Saturday Evening Post, June 8, 1957 | 1957-06-08 | ed. Editors of The Saturday Evening Post | $0.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | George Hughes | ||||
The Death of Grass | 1957-07-00 | John Christopher | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 27 | 4/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
230 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
The Death of Grass | 1958-00-00 | John Christopher | Penguin Books | 1300 | 2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
185 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ![]() |
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No Blade of Grass | 1958-05-00 | John Christopher | Pocket Books | 1183 | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
184 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Tom Dunn | ![]() |
No Blade of Grass | 1958-06-00 | John Christopher | Simon & Schuster / SFBC | $1.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
182 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Paul Bacon | ![]() |
|
La peste verde | 1958-07-01 | John Christopher | Corriere della Sera | Lit 100?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
222 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ![]() |
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Das Tal des Lebens | 1959-00-00 | John Christopher | Weiss | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
253 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
The Death of Grass | 1963-00-00 | John Christopher | Penguin Books | 1300 | 3/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
185 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Griffiths | |
No Blade of Grass | 1967-06-00 | John Christopher | Avon | S288 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
190 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Hector Garrido | ![]() |
No Blade of Grass | 1967-06-00 | John Christopher | Avon | S288 | C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
190 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Hector Garrido | ![]() |
Urania #476 | 1967-12-03 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 476 | Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
168 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Karel Thole | ![]() |
The Death of Grass | 1970-12-00 | John Christopher | Penguin Books | 0-14-001300-8 | £0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
191 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Dan Budnik | ![]() |
Das Tal des Lebens | 1971-02-00 | John Christopher | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3228) | 3228 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
176 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Atelier Heinrichs & Bachmann | ![]() |
No Blade of Grass | 1971-03-00 | John Christopher | Avon | V2398 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
190 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Hector Garrido | ![]() |
No Blade of Grass | 1971-03-00 | John Christopher | Avon | V2398 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
190 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Hector Garrido | ![]() |
The Death of Grass | 1973-10-15 | John Christopher | Michael Joseph | 0-7181-1141-9 | 231 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
Morte dell'erba | 1973-12-01 | John Christopher | Mondadori (Oscar #506) | 11381 | Lit 750?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
viii+ 202 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Karel Thole | |
Terre brûlée / L'hiver éternel | 1975-05-06 | John Christopher | OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #55) | 2-7201-0014-5 | 511 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |||
No Blade of Grass | 1975-07-00 | John Christopher | Equinox / Avon (SF Rediscovery #11) | 0-380-00319-8 / 23903 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
190 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Michael Presley | ![]() |
Smrt trave | 1976-00-00 | Džon Kristofer | Jugoslavija (Kentaur) | 164 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel |
Moma Marković?Moma Markovic
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Smrt trave | 1978-00-00 | Džon Kristofer | Jugoslavija (Kentaur) | 164 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel |
Moma Marković?Moma Markovic
|
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The Death of Grass | 1978-07-00 | John Christopher | Sphere Books | 0-7221-2300-0 | £0.85?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
222 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ![]() |
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Terre brûlée | 1979-00-00 | John Christopher | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7045) | 2-253-02244-6 | 318 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | A. Choisnet | ||
The Death of Grass | 1979-00-00 | John Christopher | Sphere | 0-7221-2299-3 | £0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
222 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ![]() |
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Chung-Li - A Agonia do Verde | 1980-00-00 | John Christopher | Francisco Alves (Mundos da Ficção Científica #19) | 200 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||||
Svältdöden | 1980-00-00 | John Christopher | B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom (Varning! #5)B. Wahlstroem |
91-32-50401-2 | skr 9.75?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK |
198 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
Svältdöden | 1980-00-00 | John Christopher | B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom (Varning! #5)B. Wahlstroem |
91-32-50402-0 | skr 18.50?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK |
198 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
No Blade of Grass | 1980-05-00 | John Christopher | Avon | 0-380-48009-3 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
190 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Presley | ![]() |
Morte dell'erba | 1981-04-00 | John Christopher | Mondadori (Classici Urania #49) | 19286-6 | Lit 1,800?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
218 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Karel Thole | |
A Última Fome | 1982-00-00 | John Christopher | Publicações Europa-América?Publicacoes Europa-America (Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #4) |
171 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||||
Nälkäkuolema | 1983-00-00 | John Christopher | Kolmiokirja (Shokki #3) | 951-9487-39-5 | 197 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |||
The Death of Grass | 1983-00-00 | John Christopher | Sphere | 0-7221-2299-3 | £1.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
222 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
The Death of Grass | 1985-00-00 | John Christopher | Sphere | 0-7221-2297-7 | £2.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
222 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Steve Crisp | ![]() |
The Death of Grass | 1988-00-00 | John Christopher | Sphere | 0-7221-2297-7 | £2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
222 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Steve Crisp | ![]() |
The Death of Grass | 2005-08-30 | John Christopher | Lightyear Press | 0-89968-335-5 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
Catastrophes | 2006-01-05 | Michel Demuth | Omnibus (France) | 2-258-06972-6 | €25.5?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
viii+ 814 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Daniel Kvasznicza | |
Morte dell'erba | 2006-08-00 | John Christopher | Mondadori (Urania Collezione #43) | 43 | €4.90?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
246 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Franco Brambilla | |
The Death of Grass | 2009-04-02 | John Christopher | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-119017-4 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xii+ 195 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Image 100 | ![]() |
The Death of Grass | 2009-04-02 | John Christopher | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-119201-7 | £5.49?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Image 100 | ||
The Death of Grass | 2011-03-25 | John Christopher | Audible Studios | $12.33?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | ||||
The Death of Grass | 2016-09-27 | John Christopher | The SYLE Press | 978-1-911410-00-3 | $10.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
224 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
The Death of Grass | 2016-10-04 | John Christopher | The SYLE Press | 978-1-911410-01-0 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
The Death of Grass | date unknown | John Christopher | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-119017-4 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xii+ 195 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ![]() |
Reviews
- Review by Lester del Rey (1956) in Vanguard Science Fiction, June 1958, (1958)
- Review by Damon Knight (1957) in Infinity Science Fiction, October 1957
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1957) in Astounding Science Fiction, October 1957
- Review by Anthony Boucher (1957) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1957
- Review by Robert Silverberg [as by Calvin M. Knox] (1958) in Science Fiction Stories, November 1959, (1959)
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1959) in Astounding Science Fiction, February 1959
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1968) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, July 1968
- Review by Martin Last (1975) in The Science Fiction Review (Monthly), July 1975
- Review by Cy Chauvin (1975) in Delap's F & SF Review, August 1975
- Review by Lester del Rey (1976) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 1976
- Review by Phil Stephensen-Payne [as by Philip Stephensen-Payne] (1978) in Paperback Parlour, August 1978
- Review by Bill Carlin (1980) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 4, Number 1
- Review [French] by Roger Bozzetto (1980) in Fiction, #305
- Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
- Review by Joseph Nicholas (1984) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 7, Number 6
- Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , reprinted in:
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1986)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1987)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1997)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (2014)
- Review by K. V. Bailey (1986) in Paperback Inferno, #60
- Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels
- Review by Simon Ingrouille (2009) in StarShipSofa, No 81
- Review by Jim O'Brien (2020) in Pulp Apocalypse