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A rather disappointing finale to the Tripods trilogy. The story had to be stretched beyond the limits of suspension of disbelief, with a number of particularly glaring flaws. (

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Will Parker has managed escape from the City of Gold and Lead, where he served as a slave to one of the Masters who rule the modern world. And he has not only discovered what lies behind the Tripods' power, but how the Masters heartlessly plan to destroy the Earth.

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