In some ways, it’s almost idyllic-a world without war or famine, where people are comfortably assured of their own destiny. This is a wonderful and adventurous trilogy of books that is perfect for boys 7-11.As post-apocalyptic visions of the future go, the world in John Christopher’s Tripod series isn’t so bad. We also learn that sometimes these "caps" fail and it turn the child into a "vagrant." When a few young boys decide they'd rather live as they are and not be "capped" they are forced to flee their tranquil town and begin a journey that will only end when the mystery of the Tripods is fully revealed. We learn that all of the children in this society have a cap placed on their heads at a certain age by mysterious towering tripods during a ceremony that is considered a passage into adulthood. The rich descriptions give you the feeling that the book is set in the late 1700's, but gradually, little clues indicate that this is not a tale from our past but from a time yet to come. The first book in the series, White Mountains, begins in a small English village. There were forests to explore and lakes that must be jumped into, but one series that got my undivided attention was the Tripod Trilogy from John Christopher. This is a wonderful andĪdventurous trilogy of books that is perfect for boys 7-11.Īs a 10 year old boy, it was hard to get me to focus on anything for long. Mystery of the Tripods is fully revealed. They'd rather live as they are and not be "capped" they are forced toįlee their tranquil town and begin a journey that will only end when the
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