Gregor lives in New York City with his demented grandmother, his emotionally wounded mother, and two younger sisters. And their chief enemy is a race of man-sized, man-eating rats (gnawers). Their uneasy allies include giant spiders (called spinners) and giant cockroaches (crawlers). What 11-year-old Gregor finds is an underground kingdom populated by purple-eyed people who live in harmony with giant bats (fliers). In Scholastics ∺bout the Author blurb, Suzanne Collins explains her first novel as a 21st-century, New York City version of ∺lice in Wonderland in the sense that instead of a rabbit hole, you might fall down a manhole and what you would find at the bottom would be quite different too. Fans of Suzanne Collins's acclaimed fantasy series will find more suspense and action than ever in this thrilling third saga.Purchase here The Underland plague is spreading, and when one of Gregor's family is stricken, he begins to understand his role in the Prophecy of Blood, and must summon all his power to end the biological warfare that threatens the warmblooded creatures of the Underland. Gregor's mom finally relents, on the condition that she go with them. until the rat Ripred assures the family that Gregor and Boots are just needed for a short meeting, which the crawlers will attend only if their 'princess' Boots is present. But this time, Gregor's mother refuses to let him return to the Underland. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (Bk 3) - Book Two left off with Gregor reading the Prophecy of Blood: a prophecy that calls for Gregor and Boots to return to the Underland to help ward off a deadly plague. But Gregor must face the possibility of his greatest loss yet, and make life and death choices that will determine the future of the Underland.

Together, they descend into the deadly Waterway in search of an ominous rat known as Bane. Gregor knows it is a ploy to lure him to the subterranean world, but he gives in and heads back underground, where he is reunited with his bat, Ares, the princess Luxa, and new allies. But his vow crumbles when his little sister, Boots, is snatched. Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (Bk 2) - Gregor learns of his role in another Underland prophecy, yet he swears he will never return to that place. Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous adventure that will change both him and the Underland forever. Gregor wants no part of it - until he realizes it's the only way to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. more » to play in the Underland's uncertain future. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. Gregor the Overlander (Bk 1) - 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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