Book 1

The Prince in Waiting, 1

by John Christopher

Published 17 February 2015

Book 1

The Prince in Waiting

by John Christopher

Published 27 September 1973
Thirteen-year-old Luke has no reason to suspect that anything will ever change in the primitive society of the future in which he lives.

Book 2

Prince-in-Waiting Luke returns from exile to Winchester, a city of a future England ruled by patterns from the past, and sets out on a journey through the Burning Lands, a volcanic wasteland inhabited by strange peoples and the monstrous Bayemot.

Book 2

Beyond the Burning Lands

by John Christopher

Published 17 February 2015

Book 3


Book 3

In the conclusion to the trilogy set in post-apocalyptic England, Luke returns a triumphant Prince from his expedition in the North, although he loses the three things he cares about most.