the city of gold and lead by john christopher

Humans are controlled from age 13 by implants called 'Caps,' which suppress individuality and free will. Lifestyle is reminiscent of the Middle Ages, but small artifacts from the Modern Age are still used, such as watches. Human society is largely pastoral, with few habitations larger than villages, and what little industry exists is conducted under the watchful presence of the Tripods. The story of The Tripods is a variation on post-apocalyptic literature, wherein humanity has been enslaved by 'Tripods' - gigantic three-legged walking machines, piloted by unseen alien entities (later identified as ' Masters'). The first two were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. The Tripods is a series of young adult novels written by John Christopher, beginning in 1967. JSTOR ( May 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. If (('gtm=off') const isAppRedirect = ('appRedirect') Ĭonst isAndroid = /Android/i.test(erAgent) Ĭonst isIphone = /iPhone|iPad|iPod/i.test(erAgent) Without anyone to help him, Will must learn the secrets of the Tripods-and how to take them down-before they figure out that he’s a spy…and he can only pretend to be brainwashed for so long. That means journeying to the Tripod capital: the City of Gold and Lead.Īlthough the journey will be difficult, the real danger comes once Will is inside the city, where Tripods roam freely and humans are even more enslaved than they are on the outside. In order to save everyone else, Will and his friends want to take down the Tripods once and for all. But once there, they wonder about the world around them and how they are faring against the machines.

They’d found a safe haven where the mechanical monsters called Tripods could not find them. When Will and his friends arrived at the White Mountains, they thought everything would be okay. Will and his friends return to the City of the Tripods-and risk their lives-in this second book of a classic alien trilogy ideal for fans of Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave and Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Shadow Children series. ⚠️ This book will unfortunately be removed from the service on the 14th of May.

The city of gold and lead by john christopher