Fireball

Name: Fireball
Author: Samuel Youd

1981 novel by Samuel Youd

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Author: Samuel Youd
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-31
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Released: 1981
Publisher: Gollancz
, Dutton
Language: English
Followed by: New Found Land

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Fireball is the first book in a trilogy by John Christopher, published in 1981, exploring the adventures of two cousins when they are suddenly transported into an alternative history Earth through a mysterious fireball.

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Title: Fireball
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-31
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Country of origin: United Kingdom
Form of creative work: novel
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2026-05-30
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