One Gnawer beside, one lost up ahead, and eight will be left when we count up the dead' from the Prophecy Of Grey in Gregor the Overlander. 'Two Over, two Under, of royal descent, two Crawlers, two Fliers, two Spinners assent.

Arc Words: Certain phrases from the various Prophecies get repeated over and over again in the story before it's revealed what they mean:.

Not to mention the plot-helping mutations.

Anyone Can Die: Even characters that have been part of the story for multiple books, like Solovet.

Later in the series, as more becomes known about his family, there are potential hints to them being of Hispanic origin.

Ambiguously Brown While never directly said, and on first read through it can be totally overlooked, as Gregor's darker skin seeming to be in comparison to the Underlander's.

Lampshaded when Gregor is introduced to Henry-he almost laughs that 'among all these strange names, there's a Henry'.

Aerith and Bob: The humans have both typical English names-Henry, Howard, York, Susanna, Judith-and more fantastic names like Solovet, Nerissa, Vikus and Mareth.

Played straight with his son Hamnet, whom Solovet through Cold-Blooded Torture convinced him to fight.

Averted with Vikus, though he usually plays more of a supporting role.

Averted in Gregor the Overlander when his dad manages to steer them back to Regalia.

Gregor, Boots, and Lizzie's parents are not completely useless, and never by choice, but they are rarely able to help Gregor with his unique problems.

Okay, pretty much all female characters save Nerissa, Boots, and Lizzie.

Pretty much a requirement, with the humans nearly always at war with the rats.

In fact, what she did to him made him leave Regalia for the more dangerous jungles, and he doesn't regret leaving for a minute. Abusive Parents: Solovet due to her Well-Intentioned Extremist tendencies was this to Hamnet.The series has a small but devoted fanbase, which has become slightly larger following the success of her other series, The Hunger Games. Though it sounds like your run-of-the-mill fiction, the books are surprisingly good and feature great characters. Little does he know his quest will change him forever. But when he discovers that a strange prophecy foretells a role for him in the Underland's uncertain future, he knows there's no other choice.

Of course, Gregor wants no part of a conflict between these creepy creatures. There, humans live uneasily besides gi ant spiders, bats, cockroaches, and rats-but the fragile peace is about to fall apart. When a kid named Gregor follows his little sister, Boots, through a grate in the laundry room of their New York apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland beneath the city. The Underland Chronicles, abbreviated fondly as TUC, was written by author Suzanne Collins as her debut series of novels. The bonding ceremony between flier and human

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