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The City of Gold and Lead - John Christopher
The City of Gold and Lead
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Narrator Will 13, escaped England with cousin Henry and French Jean-Paul "Beanpole" from Tripod machines to Swiss Alps. They train for an annual Competition in Germany, where winners enter the Tripod City, and nobody leaves. But Fritz, tall, dark, taciturn is chosen with Will and Beanpole. Can... show more
Narrator Will 13, escaped England with cousin Henry and French Jean-Paul "Beanpole" from Tripod machines to Swiss Alps. They train for an annual Competition in Germany, where winners enter the Tripod City, and nobody leaves. But Fritz, tall, dark, taciturn is chosen with Will and Beanpole. Can they fake obedient control of real Caps and return?
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Format: paperback
Publisher: Puffin
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Novels, Science Fiction, Aliens, Dystopia, Apocalyptic, Post Apocalyptic
Series: The Tripods (#2)
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A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it
4.0 The City of Gold and Lead
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I could cut a long review short: 'The Tripod Trilogy' is a terrific sf series for the young ones, the darkest revelation of a post-tripod-conquest world is, obviously, that women don't matter at all. Where does that leave all the young men? I read these books when I was 11 or 12 and I can't remember...
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I Love Romance...and Zombies
I Love Romance...and Zombies rated it
5.0 The City of Gold and Lead (Tripods Series #2)
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finally finished reading it aloud to my daughter. we loved it.
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Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it
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Having by the skin of their teeth survived a cross-continental walk to freedom from the mind-control of the [b:Tripods|64316|The White Mountains|John Christopher|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348576934s/64316.jpg|197262], Will and his friends now volunteer to risk their lives by joining those who en...
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Reading Maketh a Full Man...
Reading Maketh a Full Man... rated it
3.0 The City of Gold and Lead
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Second in the "Tripod" trilogy, this book picks up where "The White Mountains" leaves off. Will and his two friends, Henry and Beanpole, have found a group of free humans in the Swiss Alps (the white mountains). They have successfully avoided the mind-control of the Tripods, and are living by thei...
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