When the Tripods Came

Sam Youd

Original title: When the Tripods Came (The Tripods #0.5)

first published 1988 Dutton, 1988 151 pages

The Tripod series

Fourteen-year-old Laurie and his family attempt to flee England when the Tripods descend from outer space and begin brainwashing everyone with their hypnotic Caps. *John Christopher is a pseudonym of Sam Youd.*

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Editions we hold

When the Tripods Came paperback · 2014 · Aladdin · 240 pages · 9781481414814
When the Tripods came edition · 2014 · Aladdin · 197 pages · 9781481414821
When the Tripods Came edition · 2013 · Simon & Schuster, Limited · 160 pages · 9781481409131
When the Tripods Came edition · 2009 · Paw Prints 2009-04-09 · 9781439528952
When the Tripods Came paperback · 2003 · Simon Pulse · 160 pages · 9780689857621
When the Tripods Came edition · 2003 · Tandem Library · 9780613618298
When the Tripods Came (Tripods) edition · 1999 · Sagebrush Education Resources · 9780833562210
When the Tripods Came (The Tripods Series) edition · 1991 · The Trumpet Club · 162 pages · 9780440842767
When the Tripods Came edition · 1990 · Collier Books · 151 pages
When the tripods came. edition · 1990 · Puffin · 127 pages
When the Tripods Came edition · 1990 · Perfection Learning Prebound · 9780812492507
When the Tripods came edition · 1988 · Dutton · 151 pages

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