The Pool of Fire

Tripods Series, Book 3

By: John Christopher

Narrated by: William Gaminara

In the final book of John Christopher's classic series, Will Parker returns to the headquarters of the Resistance after several months in the City of Gold and Lead. He travels to Eastern Europe and the Middle East to set up resistance cells with young boys who question the power of the Tripods.

When they are able to capture one of the Tripod 'Masters', they unlock a secret that they use in attempt to finally wrest control of the earth from the Tripods, and maybe - just maybe - save humanity.

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Just as I remembered

I first read this in early 70s and I loved the trilogy. This audio book is true to the book. Recommended

Ageless

The concepts and ideals in this book are ageless. Friendship, freedom, hard work, bravery. An excellent series of books for both youth and adults. This was the third time I have read them.

The End of the Tripod Trilogy!

This is the final book in the Tripod Trilogy. I didn't enjoy this one as much as the others, but it's still good regardless! Of course, I had to find out what happened to the boys and whether or not the Resistance would succeed shaking control away from the alien Masters!

William Gaminara narrates all of the Tripod books, and he does a good job reading the story and distinguishing the boys from one another with various accents.

I read the prequel "When the Tripods Came" right after this in order to finish off the series.

Preteen book

I can remember this book from late grade school, and wanted to revisit the past, This book and the other two in the series were entertaining then and somewhat now. Mr. Christopher had a good introduction as to how and why the series came about. I think he achieved his goal.

loved it

its amazing to think this series was written so long ago. Its so good! It was like i was sucked into tje story

Recommend Book

I really liked the story and all the characters. But can be a little slow.

great show

as good as the talking book i listened to at the school for the blind i attended. looking forward to the prequil.

excellent!

I loved it, and so will you. I highly recommend this audiobook. Order your copy right away!

awesome book!

What made the experience of listening to The Pool of Fire the most enjoyable?

I was able to close my eyes and picture the story as it was being read.

What other book might you compare The Pool of Fire to and why?

i cannot compare this book.

Which character – as performed by William Gaminara – was your favorite?

Henry

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

free the minds

Any additional comments?

this review is by a 13 year old boy who enjoyed the book very much.

Enjoyable even as an adult

I read this as a ya, and picked up the first one a year or so ago (and the others this summer). While it’s more simplistic than I remember, it still holds up well. Definitely a fun read.