But when he and Boots fall through a chute in his laundry room, they end up in the Underland, a scary world filled with huge, creepy critters, he doesn't realize that life as he knows it is going to completely change.įor the royal human family in the Underland thinks he is the long-awaited 'Overland' warrior from a vague prophecy. I would recommend this book highly and am looking forward to reading the second in the series - The Prophecy of Bane.Įleven-year-old Gregor thought he was going to spend his whole summer sweltering in his NYC apartment babysitting his two-year-old sister Boots and his deranged grandmother. There were setbacks, sadness, trials, betrayals and hope. The quest Gregor takes with other Underland humans and creatures is told in an exciting and transfixing way and I was really interested in what was going to happen. Is his father really still alive, if not - how will Gregor react, if he is still alive - will he be the same great father or will he have sided with the gnawers. Gregor doesn't truly believe he is the warrior that the prophecy foretold of, but he agrees to go on the quest just to save his father. The bats are human allies, humans actually fly on their backs. Humans in the Underland live on a thin rope in the land of crawlers, gnawers, giant spiders - called spinners, and giant bats.

When Vikus tells Gregor that his father fell years ago and is rumored to still be alive, kept prisoner by giant rats, called gnawers, and that ther is a prophecy that foretells of Gregor coming and saving not only his dad, but also all of the Underland. Boots is sweet and gets along with almost everyone and every creature. They try to escape and find out just how dangerous the Underworlds creatures are for them. They hint that there are huge dangers for Boots and Gregor, them being Overlanders, but Gregor only wants to go home with Boots. Luxa's grandfather Vikus takes Boots and Gregor to their castle and give them a room. They meet up with some giant cockroaches, called Crawlers, who then take them to the 'Queen' of the Underlanders, a sometimes royal pain in the rear - Luza. One day while he is in the basement laundry room with Boots, they both fall through a grate into a totally different world, the Underworld. Since then, he has pretty much taken care of his mom and his little sister, Boots, who is now 2 years old. Gregor's, who is 11, father disappeared a little over 2 years ago.

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