The City of Gold and Lead

Written by John Christopher

Book #2 in the The Tripods series

A daring mission to infiltrate the Tripods' city could save humanity—or doom it.

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304 pages· 920L· AR 6.5 · 8 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

Will and his friends embark on a perilous journey to the City of Gold and Lead, the heart of the Tripods' empire. As they infiltrate the city, Will must navigate a world where humans are enslaved and Tripods rule. With no allies inside, he must uncover the machines' secrets before his cover is blown. Can Will outsmart the Tripods and ignite a rebellion, or will he become another victim of their control? The fate of humanity hangs in the balance as time runs out.

From the publisher

Will and his friends return to the City of the Tripods–and risk their lives–in this second book of a classic alien trilogy ideal for fans of Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave and Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Shadow Children series. When Will and his friends arrived at the White Mountains, they thought everything would be okay. They’d found a safe haven where the mechanical monsters called Tripods could not find them. But once there, they wonder about the world around them and how they are faring against the machines. In order to save everyone else, Will and his friends want to take down the Tripods once and for all. That means journeying to the Tripod capital: the City of Gold and Lead. Although the journey will be difficult, the real danger comes once Will is inside the city, where Tripods roam freely and humans are even more enslaved than they are on the outside. Without anyone to help him, Will must learn the secrets of the Tripods–and how to take them down–before they figure out that he’s a spy…and he can only pretend to be brainwashed for so long.

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