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Summary: Exellent, and My favorite!
Review: This was a great set of books, I enjoy time and again! It was wonderfully written, and never gets boring. The author wrote it in such a way that it never gets old, and will be treasured for generations to come. It was resently republished in a box set, and I recomend it to people of all ages! :)
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Summary: This is a very good science fiction book for all readers.
Review: These books keeped me reading all night long. It is a action filled, suspensful book. I think you'll find it very interesting
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Summary: A timeless classic with renewed relevance today
Review: Unfairly relegated to the "YA" dustbin of mostbookstores, this chilling and ultimately exhilirating parable starringan unlikely group of kids going up against an unusually plausible colony of aliens (who brainwash and sexually molest them) ultimately may not rank with "1984" or "Brave New World," but it's awfully close. The aliens' big mistake is to leave the kids alone: everyone age 12 or older gets fitted with a metal "cap" which puts a quick stop to any nonconformist behavior (the book was written before Ritalin, after all). The aliens travel in impenetrable metal "tripods," and have such control of their human captives that no human has yet been able to figure out that another intelligent species is actually calling the shots. Meanwhile, a few misfits who have had the good fortune to come through the "capping" process with their brains intact stumble upon the sinister explanation for their parents' utter lack of anything approaching personality and suddenly realize that they had better do something about it.In a world littered with strange ruins attesting to the technological advances of a long-gone age, the defamiliarizing effect Christopher creates is impressive: watching the intrepid crew reinvent the wheel is both tragic and touching. Don't be put off by the sci-fi/fantasy aspect: this is no mere space opera (the YA label has stuck over the years, perhaps because of marketing and the complete absence of explicit sexuality). Rather, the trilogy works on multiple levels: as plot-driven adventure, as futurism, and especially as political metaphor. Anyone who has ever battled illigitimate authority in the person of abusive parents, crooked elected officials or everyday little Hitlers will rejoice in this gripping cautionary tale. Buy it, read it yourself and then read it aloud to your kids.
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Summary: It's a little weird, but not bad...
Review: What the heck is the matter with this author? How possible is it for a teen to speak latin, english, and navajo?? Or, how about being in the year 1981 without ANY advance from the year 600 AC??? Or how likely is it not to be surprised at a Pool of Fire?!?!?!? Not very likely, I say...
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Summary: Entertaining!
Review: These books deal with science fiction and fantasy I highly recommend them! It's about a group of people who are trying to save the world from the intruders the tripods and there masters!
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Summary: Wonderful reading adventure for young readers
Review: I enjoyed reading these books as a child and have been fortunate to share them with my own children. The boxed set makes a wonderful gift.
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Summary: YOU REALLY NEED TO READ THESE BOOKS!!!!!!
Review: I have read all these books and they are really neat. I wonder if the Tripods and Masters are really going to take over someday. All I'm saying is READ THESE BOOKS!!!!!!
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Summary: This Book is Fan-didly-Astic
Review: In sixth grade my teacher read my class this book about tripods that take over the world. I could not remember the title of the book or anything else about it, except, that i enjoyed it immensely. Everytime I tried to explain the book about tripods that take over the world to people, they just stared back at me in cofusion or like i was crazy. BUT IM NOT! And i can finally prove it! These books are great for young adults and i am buying the box set for myself to take with me to read while i serve in the Peace Corps...
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Summary: The best juvenile science fiction in the world
Review: I loved to read when I was growing up, and much of my reading time was dedicated to these four books. I've reread three of them too many times to count, and the fourth, When the Tripods Came, I've read several times. Although every book in the series is specatcular, the best is easily The White Mountains, with each successive book being a little less entertaining but still a worthwhile reading experience.
The characters in all four books are strong, and readers find themselves rooting for their victory over the Tripods. The plot in each of the books isn't very complex, but the strange setting (an underdeveloped future) and the alien/mechanical enemy make the books seem complex. Unlike many other trilogies, these books flow together very well. The prequel, When the Tripods Came, is a little different from all the others, but it addds a lot to the series and answers several important questions about the conquest of the Earth.
These books are captivating, especially The White Mountains. When I was a kid, I didn't realize that books got this good, and I'm still blown away when I read them.
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Summary: a great adventure
Review: This is must-read stuff for any pre-teen or young adult. It's gripping science fiction, but it's also much more. The central themes are mind-control and social conformity. We're all taught to obey the laws and our parents. But what if you woke up one day and the laws and our parents were suddenly wrong, as wrong as could be? How do you know it hasn't happened already?
In this novel, three young men come to the startling conclusion that life as they have always known it has been twisted around backwards by an alien race. Their fight for liberty resembles every modern fight for liberty, from the American revolution, to World War II, to the Civil Rights Movement. But don't get smug. The book's ending is perhaps the most chilling bit of all.
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