Cover of The City of Gold and Lead

The City of Gold and Lead

Book 2 of The Tripods series

Will, Beanpole, and Henry have managed to escape the Tripods. But instead of living in safety, in the small community of free people, they have chosen to embark upon a mission that may cost them their lives.

Genre
aliens and first contactscience fictiondystopiafantasypost-apocalyptic
Themes
childhood
Setting
future
Mood
nostalgia
Subject
science
Audience
young adultchildrensmiddle grade
Length
medium · 209 pages

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