The Master teetered on his three stubby legs, his tentacles moved uncertainly. 'Then, passing a pyramid, we saw one of them come out, Mario gripped my arm, unthinkingly, and I winced. It's discovered that the invaders, the 'Masters', can't hold their booze.

'The land we are going to is called America, and the people there speak the English tongue. The suppression of human knowledge to make the invader's control easier becomes further apparent. ''And yet Will, an ordinary boy, no brighter than most, a trifle on the small side-Will has struck at one of these monsters and seen it collapse and die. The speaker introducing him isn't exactly flattering. His return leads to his being asked to give an explanation of conditions. In the previous bk, Will had escaped from the City of Gold and Lead & was now back at the place where the rebels were living & organizing. It wd've been interesting to read about the rebellion happening without top-down leadership. Common sense as well as justice demands this.'' - pp 7-8Īn anarchist in the midst of those rebellious humans! Good for him, I say. All free men are equal, and must be given the rights of equality. There are others who are not lacking in wisdom. It is not only you and your Councilors who can plan how to defeat the Tripods. You should rather come to us asking than ordering. I would remind you, Julius: it is not Capped men you are talking to, but free. You talk of parts to play, of men being told what they must do. ''You talk of the Council coming to us with its plans. This review cd be called 'Review Lite' b/c I have almost nothing to say about the bk - not because I didn't enjoy it, I did enjoy it, but, perhaps, b/c it was a 'classic' reading experience for me where I just breezed thru the story & then it was done. This is the last bk in the Tripods Trilogy (except for a prequel that was published as a sequel 20 yrs later) that I've already reviewed the 1st 2 bks of: The White Mountains: The City of Gold and Lead. By tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE - October 15-16, 2020

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