![]() 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. 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. ![]() 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. ![]()
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