His love for his lost father factors heavily into his personality in a stunning turn of events, he discovers the reason for the disappearance of his father-who also plays a role in the prophecy. The relationship between Gregor and two-year-old Boots embodies much of the book's charm, and Gregor himself grows up before readers' eyes. Before long, Vikus, the noble patriarch of the Underlanders, reveals to Gregor an ancient prophecy-and why he believes that the boy is the foretold "overland warrior," come to liberate them from the giant rats.
While passionately trying to find a way back home, 11-year-old Gregor learns about the Underlanders, their history and their unusual customs. In a charming tip of the literary hat, debut novelist Collins introduces her young heroes Gregor and his little sister Boots into a wonderland through a trip down a long hole-in this case, an opening in a wall of their apartment building's laundry room. Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous adventure that will change both him and the Underland forever.Publishers WeeklyIn a cavernous world beneath New York City, humans who long ago emigrated from the "Overland" live side-by-side with super-intelligent bats and loyal giant cockroaches. Gregor wants no part of it - until he realizes it's the only way to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. Little does he know his quest will change him and the Underland forever.Rich in suspense and brimming with adventure, Suzanne Collin's debut marked a thrilling new talent, and introduced a character no young reader will ever forget.Available for purchase at:Apple - Audiobook (Downloadable format)Audible - Audiobook (Downloadable format)audiobooks.When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. But when he discovers that a strange prophecy foretells a role for him in the Underland's uncertain future, he realizes it might be the only way to solve the biggest mystery of his life. There, humans live uneasily beside giant spiders, bats, cockroaches, and rats-but the fragile peace is about to fall apart.Gregor wants no part of a conflict between these creepy creatures.
When eleven-year-old Gregor follows his little sister through a grate in the laundry room of their New York apartment, he hurtles into the dark Underland beneath the city. Suzanne Collins is also the author of the bestselling Hunger Games trilogy. Rich in suspense and brimming with adventure, the New York Times-bestselling Underland Chronicles unfold the fate of the Underland and the great warrior, Gregor.
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