Unlike Gregor who cannot wait to leave, readers will likely find it to be a fantastically engaging place. In her world, a child singing "Patty-Cake" can change the course of history and a stoic rat can mourn the fact that although he is able to read, he cannot write because he has no thumb. Collins does a grand job of world-building, with a fine economy of words-no unnecessary details bog down either the setting or the invigorating story. When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders. 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. 24.In 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. 9780702303258 Gregor the Overlander 24.8000 NZD InStock /shop/books/childrens-books/fiction /shop/books/childrens-books /shop/books /shop/books/childrens-books/fiction/science-fiction-fantasy The first in a gripping young fantasy series from the authorĮver. Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerousĪdventure that will change both him and the Underland for It - until he realizes it's the only way to solve the mystery of
The first in a gripping young fantasy series from the author In the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into theĭark Underland, where spiders, rats and giant cockroaches coexist Of THE HUNGER GAMES, re-issued with a striking newly-designed cover.Įleven-year-old Gregor falls through a grate
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