John Christopher - The White Mountains
Release Date: April 01, 2003 |
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John Christopher - The White Mountains - It happened so long ago that almost no one can remember what life on earth was like before the Tripods arrived. The Tripods--huge, three-legged machines--seemingly came from nowhere, took over the earth, and enslaved all adult humans. Now, as children begin to enter adulthood, they take part in a Capping Ceremony, a mysterious event during which anyone who is of age is taken away by the Tripods and Capped--meaning that when they return they have a metal plate attached to the top of their skulls. Anyone who undergoes the ceremony is left docile and subservient--a perfect vessel to do the work of the Tripods. However, there are a few who attempt to escape this fate and dream of life in the White Mountains--the one place on earth said to be inaccessible to the Tripods. As he nears the year of his own Capping, a boy named Will learns about life in the White Mountains and decides to make the perilous journey towards them--and freedom. This is the first book in the Tripods Trilogy, which continues with THE CITY O
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Key Information |
| Authors | John Christopher |
| Fiction Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
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Book Editions |
| Book Editions | PaperbackReissue195April 01, 2003Simon Pulse7.25"(h) x 4.5"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.35 lbs.9780689856723 |
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| Publisher's Note | Apart from the one in the church tower, there were five clocks in the village that kept reasonable time, and my father owned one of them. |
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