The series is marketed as four books: the first is a prequel, and then the remaining three form a trilogy. The prequel (When The Tripods Came) was apparently written twenty years after the trilogy. In my opinion, it lacks the pace, solid voice, and excitement of the trilogy. There's nothing in the prequel that is necessary for enjoyment of the trilogy. I'd recommend skipping it, and reading the trilogy by itself.
The trilogy -- The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, and The Pool of Fire -- is a great series. The target audience is grade school/young teen boys; it's likely Herself borrowed the books from her brother back in days of yore. The general plot points of fending for oneself and being strong in the face of adversity always resonated with Herself, and her most-often-reread books (including these) typically followed those themes.
We're working our way through the last book in the trilogy now. Our favorite was the middle book. Would we survive in the city of gold and lead? Would you?
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