Experience the beginning of the Tripods’ reign in this prequel to the classic alien trilogy ideal for fans of Rick Yancey’s <I >The 5th Wave</I> and Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Shadow Children series.<br><br>When it comes to alien invasions, bad things come in threes.<BR> <BR>Three landings: one in England, one in Russia, and one in the United States.<BR> <BR>Three long legs, crushing everything in their paths, with three metallic arms, snacking out to embrace—and then discard—their helpless victims.<BR> <BR>Three evil beings, called Tripods, which will change life on Earth forever.<I ></I>