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''The Tripods'' refers to a young adult trilogy-and-a-prequel series of [[Science Fiction]] novels written by British author [[John Christopher]]. This series of novels tells the story of the conquest and eventual liberation of Earth by alien invaders [[Serial Numbers Filed Off|inspired by the Martians of]] ''[[The War of the Worlds (novel)|The War of the Worlds]]''.
== The novels are as follows: ==
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* [[Loves the Sound of Screaming]]: The Masters. They program their slaves to shriek and howl when they are beaten, for the Masters' enjoyment.
* [[Mass Hypnosis]]: How the Masters take over the world. Firstly, they use television signals that aren't universally effective. Later, they use mind-controlling Caps on the victims of hypnosis, and (once they get a foothold) everyone else.
* [[The Master (trope)|The Master]]: The Masters, of course.
* [[May Contain Evil]]: The Trippy Show.
* [[Medieval Stasis]]: Enforced by the Tripods.
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* [[Teen Genius]]: Beanpole
* [[Terra Deforming]]: The Masters' Plan for Earth.
* [[The Master (trope)||The Masters]]
* [[Title Drop]]: All three books of the trilogy.
* [[Trilogy Creep]]: First, it was a trilogy, then the author added a prequel.
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