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Summary: When the Tripods came
Review: A 14 year old boy named Laurie tries to flee England from gigantic three legged machines called Tripods. With his family and his friend named Andy,Laurie has a long and dangerous journey from England to Switzerland. His Uncle even tries to "cap" Laurie. The rule of the Tripods is when a child turns the age of 14,they must be capped,and Laurie dosen't want to be capped. Once capped,you are brainwashed and in total control of the Tripods. Laurie finds new friends,almost gets capped,and nearly gets in a plane crash! I reccomend this book to anybody who likes Science-Fiction and Adventure. This book is a page turner at the end. You'll never want to stop reading it!!!
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Summary: An excellent comeback
Review: A superb prequel to the unsurpassable 'Tripod Trilogy'. This book published almost 20 years after 'The Pool of Fire' the last of the trilogy 'When the Tripods Came' gives us an excellent view of the coming of the tripods. John Christopher is one of the master's of science-fiction and this comeback is no exception. A thouroughly enjoyable read for all.
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Summary: The best Tripod book since City Of Gold and Lead
Review: Absolutly thrilling! Though it is only 150 pages, it has the intrigue and excitement of 450 pages. For the ones who think there should be movies for each book, e-mail me for details for the "petition".
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Summary: A chilling vision of the invasion of Earth, a must-read
Review: After reading the three other books of the Tripod series, I always wondered how the tripods had actually managed to capture Earth, and how the free people in the White Mountains came to be, this book answered all of my questions and introduced me to a whole new adventure, if you liked the three other books in the series, you'll definetly like this book, and if you didn't read the other books, this one will make you want to read the others. A great book.
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Summary: Exciting Prequel to a Fabulous Series!
Review: Although fourth in the series in terms of publication dates, this book is actually set earlier in time than the famous triology, giving us a chance to witness the Invasion firsthand. We meet all new heroes, of course. This story starts off slowly and seems somewhat bland after the first wave of tripods is exterminated. But gradually we realize their insidious plan to take over the Earth by Mind Control--mass Brain Washing via the media. People--kids as well as adults--start Tripping Out; pretty soon the majority of the population is saluting and chanting: Hail the Tripods! Is this tne end of human civilization? Young Laurie and his family (lead by the courageous father) undertake a dangerous, circuitous journey to escape the menace to free will in England; they feel that safety lies in distant Switzerland,Europe's Land of the Free. But can the mountain-bred and peace-loving Swiss both human and alien attack? Is the human race doomed as Capping becomes mandatory even in the snowy Alps? This book extolls the virtues of being Human: the right to choose one's own destiny and the inate will to survive. If you have read the triology, Now it all Falls into Place! If you have not, Read This First!
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Summary: GREAT EXLPLANTATIONS!
Review: First of all, I hate the reprint covers. The covers themselves are silly looking, and the numbers on the side are misleading. I would not read When the Tripods Came until after you've read the entire series (The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead and The Pool of Fire). When the Tripods Came is a PREQUAL, and if you read it before the other books, you lose the sense of "what happened to our world" that you want to have when you read the series. So, if you even want to read this book (it's not really needed with the rest of the series; the characters are not the same anyway and the story is only interesting if you want to know what happened to the world, but it is pretty much explained in the other books anyway), go ahead and read it, but you don't lose much by not reading it. (But, as a message to all, don't read this book first! It is not the first book!)
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Summary: Love the series, but I can do without this book
Review: First of all, I hate the reprint covers. The covers themselves are silly looking, and the numbers on the side are misleading. I would not read When the Tripods Came until after you've read the entire series (The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead and The Pool of Fire). When the Tripods Came is a PREQUAL, and if you read it before the other books, you lose the sense of "what happened to our world" that you want to have when you read the series. So, if you even want to read this book (it's not really needed with the rest of the series; the characters are not the same anyway and the story is only interesting if you want to know what happened to the world, but it is pretty much explained in the other books anyway), go ahead and read it, but you don't lose much by not reading it. (But, as a message to all, don't read this book first! It is not the first book!)
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Summary: Awaited prequel
Review: I first picked up the White Mountains in 6th grade and was totally consumed with it; and I went every year to the library to read the trilogy; I like the older art better though. This prequel satisfied my curiosity about the details of the Tripod's invasion. I didnt even know it existed until 2 years ago, so eventhough Im grown up, I HAD to read it. I think it gets the job done very nicely.
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: I HAVE JUST READ "WHEN THE TRIPODS CAME" AND I THINK THAT IT IS JUST A WONDERFUL BOOK. IT REALLY MAKES ME WANT TO READ ALL OF THE OTHER BOOKS THAT ARE IN THE TRIPODS TRILOGY. I REALLY LIKED THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT WAS A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE. IT WAS WELL WRITTEN AND IT BROUGHT SUCH CLEAR PICTURES TO MIND! IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT, THEN YOU BETTER GET YOURSELF TO THE NEAREST LIBRARY AND CHECK IT OUT! :)
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Summary: Suspenseful sci-fi
Review: I have not read the original trilogy yet. According to several reviewers, my enjoyment of that series will be curtailed by having read this prequel first. Oh, well. I still plan to read the rest of the books because I enjoyed this one so much. John Christopher makes a very interesting and effective choice when he chooses to tell his story entirely from the point of view of his adolescent protagonists. We know only what they know. Their lives go on fairly normally for a time, even after the Tripods have arrived on Earth. But things begin to go gradually wrong until, by the end of the book, the Tripods are firmly in control of the Earth and our protagonists are fleeing for their lives with every hand turned against them. Very good. And the Tripods' method of taking over is chilling.
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