When the alien Tripod machines land on Earth, they don't seem much of a threat. The first skirmishes end in victory for the human forces. But the real danger - the insidious mind-controlling powers of the Tripod Masters - is only just beginning. Laurie and his family must flee their homes as the invaders tighten their tentacled grip - and find a place to start the fight back... The thrilling and eerie prequel John Christopher's classic dystopian Tripods series is available for the first time in ebook format.

 

This book features in the following series: Tripods, Tripods Series .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Cornerstone .

Christopher Samuel Youd was a British writer best known for his science fiction published under the pseudonym John Christopher. His many novels include The Death of Grass and The Possessors. He won the Guardian Prize in 1971 and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1976, Youd also wrote under several other names including Stanley Winchester, Hilary Ford and Samuel Youd.