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Summary: An awsome trilogy...
Review: A real good book for all ages. Starts off slow but gets a million times beter.
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Summary: Best Science Fiction Trilogy Since Star Wars
Review: I can't recommend this book enough. From the first page till the last words you feel like you are trapped in this horrible world.
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Summary: A menacing future
Review: I first encountered the Tripods through the TV series in my teens. I became thoroughly addicted to it, and had to read the books.John Christopher portrays a future in which human society has been reduced to a medieval level, and is under the complete domination of three-legged, 70-foot tall machines - the Tripods, who keep humans docile by fitting them with "Caps" - devices implanted in the brain during adolescence which rob the victim of his/her power of independent investigation of truth. Thus - culture never develops further, and none of the adults ever question the existence of the Tripods. As the story progresses, it is revealed that the Tripods are controlled by a race of three-legged, three-eyes aliens - The Masters - from their three super-technological domed cities. The story centres around a small number of boys who flee before they are Capped to a community of rebel "Free Men". The main character, who tells the story in the first person, is partially motivated by the fact that the girl he loves has been taken by the Tripods into their city for her beauty. "The White Mountains" tells the story of how the boys flee their home in England to the rebel community in the French Alps - "The City of Gold and Lead" reveals the super-technological Tripod city when two of the boys enter it in disguise, and "The Pool of Fire" tells of the final overthrow of the Tripods. The story is very simplistic and childlike, but it greatly influenced my way of looking at life when I was younger.
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Summary: A menacing future
Review: I first encountered the Tripods through the TV series in my teens. I became thoroughly addicted to it, and had to read the books. John Christopher portrays a future in which human society has been reduced to a medieval level, and is under the complete domination of three-legged, 70-foot tall machines - the Tripods, who keep humans docile by fitting them with "Caps" - devices implanted in the brain during adolescence which rob the victim of his/her power of independent investigation of truth. Thus - culture never develops further, and none of the adults ever question the existence of the Tripods. As the story progresses, it is revealed that the Tripods are controlled by a race of three-legged, three-eyes aliens - The Masters - from their three super-technological domed cities. The story centres around a small number of boys who flee before they are Capped to a community of rebel "Free Men". The main character, who tells the story in the first person, is partially motivated by the fact that the girl he loves has been taken by the Tripods into their city for her beauty. "The White Mountains" tells the story of how the boys flee their home in England to the rebel community in the French Alps - "The City of Gold and Lead" reveals the super-technological Tripod city when two of the boys enter it in disguise, and "The Pool of Fire" tells of the final overthrow of the Tripods. The story is very simplistic and childlike, but it greatly influenced my way of looking at life when I was younger.
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Summary: IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK TO READ,YOU MUST READ THIS
Review: I first read "The White Mountains" and "The City of Gold and Lead" when I was about 14 years old. Now, 12 years later, I've rediscovered The Tripods Trilogy and it's even more absorbing and exciting than I'd remembered it!! It's been a while since I've found a book that I absoultely "could not put down" and I love that feeling! (...)
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Summary: John Christopher is an excellent writer!
Review: I first read the Tripod series in seventh grade. Some of you in the Boy Scouts may remember the comic book adaptation of The Pool of Fire from the Boy's Life Magazine. I'm now a 24 year old adult (Ahem!) and I still love these books. Ever since my book collection was destroyed by a flood three years ago I have been hunting for both this, and the Prince in Waiting series by Mr. Christopher. As usual, Amazon.Com comes through for me. I heartily recommend this series, and the Prince in Waiting to all readers of Sci-Fi and Fantasy.
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Summary: great books for young readers and others,too
Review: I first started reading these books when I was 8 or 9. Back then,I read the books a lot. Now,even though I am older, I still read these books.(I just ordered them from this service).I saw the books first at a library, where I scanned through the short summary on the inside cover. Then, in 7th grade I found that these books were also in the school library.I enjoy these books a lot,and I encourage all who read this to definately pick up The White Mountains and start from there. You'll probably get the other two books and the prequel,I did.
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Summary: The Tripod Trilogy is outstanding reading for early teens!
Review: I have read the first two books of the Trilogy and have found them to be wonderfully interesting and extremely thought provoking. I cannot wait to start the third. I am a 7th grade reading teacher and have been looking for literature that is both educational and fun for early teens to read. I have found The White Mountains and the rest of the series to be both. In order for teens to build strong recreational reading habits, they need good, holsom books that are exciting. The Tripod Trilogy combines exceptional story telling with an interesting plot that is both age and school approapriate. I am pleased to report that my students love the books, despite the story's lack of sex, drugs and excessive violence. I don't recommend as highly, When The Tripods Came (although it is a very good book), but the original Trilogy is fabulous!
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Summary: Thank you for the Tripods
Review: I read the trilogy for the first time a long time ago (6-8 years ago)and every once in a while, I'll still reread them. This is a timeless, classic SF trilogy. Very good reading. They will never become "old-fashioned"!
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Summary: A Timeless Epic.
Review: I read the trilogy for the first time a long time ago (6-8 years ago)and every once in a while, I'll still reread them. This is a timeless, classic SF trilogy. Very good reading. They will never become "old-fashioned"!
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