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. 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.
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