The Tripods: When the Tripods Came (Paperback)

from john257hopper

This is a prequel to the author's Tripods trilogy, published twenty years (1988) after that trilogy (1967/8) and after the TV adaptation of the first two books. The story gives a reasonable lead up to the events in the original, following the backstory given more briefly in the middle book of the...

from rturba

Genre: Science fiction Review: This book is a great example of science fiction. Its plot is highly unrealistic, but yet it is believable, because of the scientific side of it. It may be unlikely that the Tripods would actually come to earth and control humans, but the author makes you believe it ...

from nebula21

This is the prequel to the Tripods Trilogy. The title is self-explanatory - a young boy tells his story about the coming of the Tripods and his family's attempts to escape their grasp. I have not yet read the trilogy, but I have seen the TV series and this book answered a lot of questions. It is ...

from kewpie

This is an excellent prequel to the Tripods trilogy. BUT: If you have not read the series, PLEASE HEED THIS ADVICE: Don't read this until after you finish the original trilogy. I know that it says #1 on the spine, and these events happened before the first three books. Ignore that! It's more fun ...

from PhoebeReading

I love it when a book exceeds my expectations. And they were very low after finishing the core Tripods trilogy. John Christopher's well-crafted prequel, however, more than made up for my disappointment in those first three dry, poorly paced books. By shifting the action to the near-future, Christ...