Looking for a sci-fi/fantasy series of novels from 80's involving tripods that cap children on the 13-14th...
It dealt with future events, where tripods ruled the world. Upon your 13th or 14th birthday, the males would be brought up to the tripod and fitted with a metal skull cap that would help control their thinking. I forgot the name of the series, author, or even main characters, just certain aspects of the plot.
story-identification novel
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It dealt with future events, where tripods ruled the world. Upon your 13th or 14th birthday, the males would be brought up to the tripod and fitted with a metal skull cap that would help control their thinking. I forgot the name of the series, author, or even main characters, just certain aspects of the plot.
story-identification novel
edited Dec 12 '18 at 19:42
Azor Ahai
72521223
asked Dec 12 '18 at 18:25
Derrek Miller
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Possible duplicate of In which 80s childrens TV series is a pre-industrial future world ruled by 3-legged robots?
– Kyle Doyle
Dec 12 '18 at 19:03
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Not a dupe until OP confirms the answer.
– amflare
Dec 12 '18 at 19:22
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@KyleDoyle The OP is asking about a series of novels, and the linked duplicate is about a TV series (albeit based on those novels).
– Lexible
Dec 12 '18 at 19:45
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Downvoting because of apparently poor research. Googling "tripod metal cap mind control" brings up a dedicated Wiki and the Wikipedia page immediately.
– jpmc26
Dec 13 '18 at 2:07
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I agree with "no research". Even Googling "tripod book" immediately brings up the Wikipedia page!
– user3067860
Dec 13 '18 at 15:25
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It dealt with future events, where tripods ruled the world. Upon your 13th or 14th birthday, the males would be brought up to the tripod and fitted with a metal skull cap that would help control their thinking. I forgot the name of the series, author, or even main characters, just certain aspects of the plot.
story-identification novel
edited Dec 12 '18 at 19:42
Azor Ahai
72521223
asked Dec 12 '18 at 18:25
Derrek Miller
6012
It dealt with future events, where tripods ruled the world. Upon your 13th or 14th birthday, the males would be brought up to the tripod and fitted with a metal skull cap that would help control their thinking. I forgot the name of the series, author, or even main characters, just certain aspects of the plot.
story-identification novel
story-identification novel
edited Dec 12 '18 at 19:42
Azor Ahai
72521223
asked Dec 12 '18 at 18:25
Derrek Miller
6012
edited Dec 12 '18 at 19:42
Azor Ahai
72521223
asked Dec 12 '18 at 18:25
Derrek Miller
6012
edited Dec 12 '18 at 19:42
Azor Ahai
72521223
edited Dec 12 '18 at 19:42
Azor Ahai
72521223
edited Dec 12 '18 at 19:42
Azor Ahai
72521223
72521223
asked Dec 12 '18 at 18:25
Derrek Miller
6012
asked Dec 12 '18 at 18:25
Derrek Miller
6012
asked Dec 12 '18 at 18:25
Derrek Miller
6012
6012
2
Possible duplicate of In which 80s childrens TV series is a pre-industrial future world ruled by 3-legged robots?
– Kyle Doyle
Dec 12 '18 at 19:03
3
Not a dupe until OP confirms the answer.
– amflare
Dec 12 '18 at 19:22
2
@KyleDoyle The OP is asking about a series of novels, and the linked duplicate is about a TV series (albeit based on those novels).
– Lexible
Dec 12 '18 at 19:45
11
Downvoting because of apparently poor research. Googling "tripod metal cap mind control" brings up a dedicated Wiki and the Wikipedia page immediately.
– jpmc26
Dec 13 '18 at 2:07
3
I agree with "no research". Even Googling "tripod book" immediately brings up the Wikipedia page!
– user3067860
Dec 13 '18 at 15:25
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show 1 more comment
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Possible duplicate of In which 80s childrens TV series is a pre-industrial future world ruled by 3-legged robots?
– Kyle Doyle
Dec 12 '18 at 19:03
3
Not a dupe until OP confirms the answer.
– amflare
Dec 12 '18 at 19:22
2
@KyleDoyle The OP is asking about a series of novels, and the linked duplicate is about a TV series (albeit based on those novels).
– Lexible
Dec 12 '18 at 19:45
11
Downvoting because of apparently poor research. Googling "tripod metal cap mind control" brings up a dedicated Wiki and the Wikipedia page immediately.
– jpmc26
Dec 13 '18 at 2:07
3
I agree with "no research". Even Googling "tripod book" immediately brings up the Wikipedia page!
– user3067860
Dec 13 '18 at 15:25
2
2
Possible duplicate of In which 80s childrens TV series is a pre-industrial future world ruled by 3-legged robots?
– Kyle Doyle
Dec 12 '18 at 19:03
Possible duplicate of In which 80s childrens TV series is a pre-industrial future world ruled by 3-legged robots?
– Kyle Doyle
Dec 12 '18 at 19:03
3
3
Not a dupe until OP confirms the answer.
– amflare
Dec 12 '18 at 19:22
Not a dupe until OP confirms the answer.
– amflare
Dec 12 '18 at 19:22
2
2
@KyleDoyle The OP is asking about a series of novels, and the linked duplicate is about a TV series (albeit based on those novels).
– Lexible
Dec 12 '18 at 19:45
@KyleDoyle The OP is asking about a series of novels, and the linked duplicate is about a TV series (albeit based on those novels).
– Lexible
Dec 12 '18 at 19:45
11
11
Downvoting because of apparently poor research. Googling "tripod metal cap mind control" brings up a dedicated Wiki and the Wikipedia page immediately.
– jpmc26
Dec 13 '18 at 2:07
Downvoting because of apparently poor research. Googling "tripod metal cap mind control" brings up a dedicated Wiki and the Wikipedia page immediately.
– jpmc26
Dec 13 '18 at 2:07
3
3
I agree with "no research". Even Googling "tripod book" immediately brings up the Wikipedia page!
– user3067860
Dec 13 '18 at 15:25
I agree with "no research". Even Googling "tripod book" immediately brings up the Wikipedia page!
– user3067860
Dec 13 '18 at 15:25
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This is John Christopher's The Tripods series.
The story of The Tripods is a variation on post-apocalyptic literature, wherein humanity has been enslaved by "Tripods" — gigantic three-legged walking machines, piloted by unseen alien entities (later identified as "Masters"). Human society is largely pastoral, with few habitations larger than villages, and what little industry exists is conducted under the watchful presence of the Tripods. Lifestyle is reminiscent of the Middle Ages, but small artefacts from the Modern Age are still used, such as watches.
Humans are controlled from the age of 14 by implants called "Caps", which suppress curiosity and creativity. Some people, whose minds are broken by the Caps, become vagrants. According to The City of Gold and Lead, Masters begin to believe that humans should be capped at an earlier age "because some humans, in the year or two before they are Capped, become rebellious and act against the masters", but this cannot be done, because Capping must wait until the braincase has stopped growing.
There are three books in the main series published in the 1960s, The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, and The Pool of Fire, and one prequel published in the 1980s, When the Tripods Came.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 18:28
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And if so, it's a dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/53540/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 18:32
1
This sounds like a terrible teen dystopia novel lol but it's 50 years old
– Azor Ahai
Dec 12 '18 at 19:30
8
It's really quite enjoyable. I read it as a child.
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:33
2
Ah, more properly, dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/89884/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:55
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The Tripods trilogy by John Christopher. "[H]umanity has been enslaved by "Tripods" — gigantic three-legged walking machines, piloted by unseen alien entities...Humans are controlled from the age of 14 by implants called "Caps", which suppress curiosity and creativity."
answered Dec 12 '18 at 18:29
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This is John Christopher's The Tripods series.
The story of The Tripods is a variation on post-apocalyptic literature, wherein humanity has been enslaved by "Tripods" — gigantic three-legged walking machines, piloted by unseen alien entities (later identified as "Masters"). Human society is largely pastoral, with few habitations larger than villages, and what little industry exists is conducted under the watchful presence of the Tripods. Lifestyle is reminiscent of the Middle Ages, but small artefacts from the Modern Age are still used, such as watches.
Humans are controlled from the age of 14 by implants called "Caps", which suppress curiosity and creativity. Some people, whose minds are broken by the Caps, become vagrants. According to The City of Gold and Lead, Masters begin to believe that humans should be capped at an earlier age "because some humans, in the year or two before they are Capped, become rebellious and act against the masters", but this cannot be done, because Capping must wait until the braincase has stopped growing.
There are three books in the main series published in the 1960s, The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, and The Pool of Fire, and one prequel published in the 1980s, When the Tripods Came.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 18:28
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And if so, it's a dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/53540/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 18:32
1
This sounds like a terrible teen dystopia novel lol but it's 50 years old
– Azor Ahai
Dec 12 '18 at 19:30
8
It's really quite enjoyable. I read it as a child.
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:33
2
Ah, more properly, dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/89884/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:55
add a comment |
This is John Christopher's The Tripods series.
The story of The Tripods is a variation on post-apocalyptic literature, wherein humanity has been enslaved by "Tripods" — gigantic three-legged walking machines, piloted by unseen alien entities (later identified as "Masters"). Human society is largely pastoral, with few habitations larger than villages, and what little industry exists is conducted under the watchful presence of the Tripods. Lifestyle is reminiscent of the Middle Ages, but small artefacts from the Modern Age are still used, such as watches.
Humans are controlled from the age of 14 by implants called "Caps", which suppress curiosity and creativity. Some people, whose minds are broken by the Caps, become vagrants. According to The City of Gold and Lead, Masters begin to believe that humans should be capped at an earlier age "because some humans, in the year or two before they are Capped, become rebellious and act against the masters", but this cannot be done, because Capping must wait until the braincase has stopped growing.
There are three books in the main series published in the 1960s, The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, and The Pool of Fire, and one prequel published in the 1980s, When the Tripods Came.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 18:28
FuzzyBoots
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And if so, it's a dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/53540/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 18:32
1
This sounds like a terrible teen dystopia novel lol but it's 50 years old
– Azor Ahai
Dec 12 '18 at 19:30
8
It's really quite enjoyable. I read it as a child.
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:33
2
Ah, more properly, dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/89884/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:55
add a comment |
This is John Christopher's The Tripods series.
The story of The Tripods is a variation on post-apocalyptic literature, wherein humanity has been enslaved by "Tripods" — gigantic three-legged walking machines, piloted by unseen alien entities (later identified as "Masters"). Human society is largely pastoral, with few habitations larger than villages, and what little industry exists is conducted under the watchful presence of the Tripods. Lifestyle is reminiscent of the Middle Ages, but small artefacts from the Modern Age are still used, such as watches.
Humans are controlled from the age of 14 by implants called "Caps", which suppress curiosity and creativity. Some people, whose minds are broken by the Caps, become vagrants. According to The City of Gold and Lead, Masters begin to believe that humans should be capped at an earlier age "because some humans, in the year or two before they are Capped, become rebellious and act against the masters", but this cannot be done, because Capping must wait until the braincase has stopped growing.
There are three books in the main series published in the 1960s, The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, and The Pool of Fire, and one prequel published in the 1980s, When the Tripods Came.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 18:28
FuzzyBoots
88.5k11273425
This is John Christopher's The Tripods series.
The story of The Tripods is a variation on post-apocalyptic literature, wherein humanity has been enslaved by "Tripods" — gigantic three-legged walking machines, piloted by unseen alien entities (later identified as "Masters"). Human society is largely pastoral, with few habitations larger than villages, and what little industry exists is conducted under the watchful presence of the Tripods. Lifestyle is reminiscent of the Middle Ages, but small artefacts from the Modern Age are still used, such as watches.
Humans are controlled from the age of 14 by implants called "Caps", which suppress curiosity and creativity. Some people, whose minds are broken by the Caps, become vagrants. According to The City of Gold and Lead, Masters begin to believe that humans should be capped at an earlier age "because some humans, in the year or two before they are Capped, become rebellious and act against the masters", but this cannot be done, because Capping must wait until the braincase has stopped growing.
There are three books in the main series published in the 1960s, The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, and The Pool of Fire, and one prequel published in the 1980s, When the Tripods Came.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 18:28
FuzzyBoots
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answered Dec 12 '18 at 18:28
FuzzyBoots
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FuzzyBoots
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And if so, it's a dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/53540/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 18:32
1
This sounds like a terrible teen dystopia novel lol but it's 50 years old
– Azor Ahai
Dec 12 '18 at 19:30
8
It's really quite enjoyable. I read it as a child.
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:33
2
Ah, more properly, dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/89884/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:55
add a comment |
1
And if so, it's a dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/53540/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 18:32
1
This sounds like a terrible teen dystopia novel lol but it's 50 years old
– Azor Ahai
Dec 12 '18 at 19:30
8
It's really quite enjoyable. I read it as a child.
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:33
2
Ah, more properly, dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/89884/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:55
1
1
And if so, it's a dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/53540/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 18:32
And if so, it's a dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/53540/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 18:32
1
1
This sounds like a terrible teen dystopia novel lol but it's 50 years old
– Azor Ahai
Dec 12 '18 at 19:30
This sounds like a terrible teen dystopia novel lol but it's 50 years old
– Azor Ahai
Dec 12 '18 at 19:30
8
8
It's really quite enjoyable. I read it as a child.
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:33
It's really quite enjoyable. I read it as a child.
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:33
2
2
Ah, more properly, dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/89884/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:55
Ah, more properly, dupe of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/89884/…
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 12 '18 at 19:55
add a comment |
The Tripods trilogy by John Christopher. "[H]umanity has been enslaved by "Tripods" — gigantic three-legged walking machines, piloted by unseen alien entities...Humans are controlled from the age of 14 by implants called "Caps", which suppress curiosity and creativity."
answered Dec 12 '18 at 18:29
Kyle Doyle
1,013211
add a comment |
The Tripods trilogy by John Christopher. "[H]umanity has been enslaved by "Tripods" — gigantic three-legged walking machines, piloted by unseen alien entities...Humans are controlled from the age of 14 by implants called "Caps", which suppress curiosity and creativity."
answered Dec 12 '18 at 18:29
Kyle Doyle
1,013211
add a comment |
The Tripods trilogy by John Christopher. "[H]umanity has been enslaved by "Tripods" — gigantic three-legged walking machines, piloted by unseen alien entities...Humans are controlled from the age of 14 by implants called "Caps", which suppress curiosity and creativity."
answered Dec 12 '18 at 18:29
Kyle Doyle
1,013211
The Tripods trilogy by John Christopher. "[H]umanity has been enslaved by "Tripods" — gigantic three-legged walking machines, piloted by unseen alien entities...Humans are controlled from the age of 14 by implants called "Caps", which suppress curiosity and creativity."
answered Dec 12 '18 at 18:29
Kyle Doyle
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answered Dec 12 '18 at 18:29
Kyle Doyle
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Kyle Doyle
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Possible duplicate of In which 80s childrens TV series is a pre-industrial future world ruled by 3-legged robots?
– Kyle Doyle
Dec 12 '18 at 19:03
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Not a dupe until OP confirms the answer.
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@KyleDoyle The OP is asking about a series of novels, and the linked duplicate is about a TV series (albeit based on those novels).
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Downvoting because of apparently poor research. Googling "tripod metal cap mind control" brings up a dedicated Wiki and the Wikipedia page immediately.
– jpmc26
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I agree with "no research". Even Googling "tripod book" immediately brings up the Wikipedia page!
– user3067860
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