Tripods: The White Mountains: Book 1
book 1, The Originals
No. of pages 208
Nobody knows how long it has been since the Tripods came. Nobody remembers life on Earth before they enslaved it. Humans live in scattered farms and villages, kept quiet and obedient by the mind-controlling Caps implanted when they reach their teens.
Will Parker's time is fast approaching - but a chance encounter with a madman convinces him that it may still be possible to resist the alien masters. So begins an epic tale of survival and defiance - and Will's journey to the White Mountains.
This is book 1 in The Originals .
There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Penguin Books Ltd .
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.
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The Originals
Penguins Originals series brings together iconic YA books from Penguin Publishing. Provocative, iconic and outspoken, these are the stories that have been influencing and inspiring generations for decades, and are considered the pioneers of YA. From political awakening, war and unrequited love to addiction, teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust, The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths.
