The Tripods Attack!: The Young Chesterton Chronicles Book 1 Contributor(s): McNichol, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0999170600 ISBN-13: 9780999170601 Publisher: Hillside Education OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Religious - Christian - Science Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.94 lbs) 370 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Sixteen-year-old Gilbert Chesterton is orphaned and friendless, stuck working a menial job in grimy turn-of-the-century London. Then one night strange lights fill the sky and a hail of giant meteors crashes into a field outside the city. The next day Gilbert is amazed to find himself hired by a newspaper and rushed out to investigate the scene. Is it a harmless natural phenomenon, or the first wave of an alien invasion? Gilbert soon learns he's not the only one asking that question, and he's joined by three strangers with their own interest in the fantastic events.
As Gilbert is drawn deeper in the threat of the mysterious tripods, he unveils a sinister conspiracy that may hold the key not only to the fate of mankind, but to his parents' violent and tragic death. And so, with only his friends, his wits, and a tattered holy card to help him, Gilbert must race to save the world--all the while struggling to reconcile his troubling past with his budding faith in God. |