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The White Mountains by John Christopher
5.0
The White Mountains
Book 1 of the Tripods Trilogy
Christopher, John
New York: Macmillan, 1967
214 pages
Chapter book
Genres: Science fiction, coming of age, drama, quest, adventure, young adult
About a century into the future, the culture is preindustrial following the Tripods’ defeat of humanity. A boy named Will looks forward to his “capping,” the day on which he will be implanted with a device that allows the Tripods to control him. A stranger named Ozymandius comes to town and convinces Will to seek out the human resistance. His cousin Henry and a French boy named Jean-Paul join him.
Upon discovering that the Tripods implanted Will with a tracking device, the boys destroy one of the creatures (it was previously unknown whether they could be killed) and join the resistance in the White Mountains. The book ends with the boys being sent to compete in the “games,” which would allow one of them to infiltrate the City of Gold and Lead.
Book 1 of the Tripods Trilogy
Christopher, John
New York: Macmillan, 1967
214 pages
Chapter book
Genres: Science fiction, coming of age, drama, quest, adventure, young adult
About a century into the future, the culture is preindustrial following the Tripods’ defeat of humanity. A boy named Will looks forward to his “capping,” the day on which he will be implanted with a device that allows the Tripods to control him. A stranger named Ozymandius comes to town and convinces Will to seek out the human resistance. His cousin Henry and a French boy named Jean-Paul join him.
Upon discovering that the Tripods implanted Will with a tracking device, the boys destroy one of the creatures (it was previously unknown whether they could be killed) and join the resistance in the White Mountains. The book ends with the boys being sent to compete in the “games,” which would allow one of them to infiltrate the City of Gold and Lead.