The Pool of Fire

By: John Christopher

Narrated by: William Gaminara

Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's Summary

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.

©1968 Samuel Youd (P)2011 Audible Ltd

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.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

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.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

excellent!

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

pretty good.

a little short in my opinion, could definitely have gone into more detail.. but all-around a decent listen.

This is a great series read all

The story line is great just do it and read the books. I was not into reading untill know!!

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.

Dated preteen almost-science-fiction....

This review will cover the prequel (When the Tripods Came) and the trilogy (The White Mountains, The City of Gold, and The Pool of Fire.) These are all more than slightly dated, quite British, and definitely pre-teen fare. A very young male audience may enjoy this series. I found the story modestly interesting but more than a bit derivative and conventional.

The prequel can be read before the trilogy, but it does not add much that is not described in the trilogy. The characters in the prequel are less developed, the action less compelling, and the story more predictable than the trilogy. The trilogy has decent British boy character development, and an interesting story with some (not very intense) action and a few interesting twists. Perhaps being written in the 60???s is some excuse for weak science (but there is a lot of great pre-60???s science fiction.)

2 of 5 people found this review helpful

The much bigger struggle

The best and most realistic ending to the story one could have possibly have wished for.

Not Just for Young Adults

Having enjoyed the BBC Tripods series as a teenager, I couldn't resist trying the audiobooks. As this is a 'young adults ' series, my expectations were not high, but I was very pleasantly surprised. Although not without plot holes, the story moves forward at a pace, and young Will's excitement, enthusiasm, and rashness all make for a very engaging narrative. This is complemented by the excellent narration of William Gaminara. I thought initially to only listen to the first book, but ended up getting the whole trilogy. Highly recommended!

A whole new world.

The audio books and my kindle have opened up a whole new world to me. Having had reading difficulties throughout my early life I am now able to enter a whole realm of adventure. I have devoured the Tripods series The Pool of Fire is the third book and continues the longing to follow Will's challenges to escape; his life as a slave to discover the Tripods life style and use it against them. I never ever considered I would become a bookworm but I'm well and truly hooked and can't wait to listen to the next chapters. If you like adventure, science fiction and suspense, the whole series is a must and i'm so glad I purchased them.

0 of 1 people found this review helpful