Starting with Gregor the Overlander, these books center on an amazing underground world populated by GI-NORMOUS creatures such as bats, cockroaches, spiders, and rats. A secret underground colony of humans vies for power against the deadly rats.
What I love most about these books is that they tell a complete story, in a clear arc that builds in intensity and darkens with each installment. Beginning as an edge-of-your seat adventure, books 2-5 tackle the morality of preemptive murder, biological weapons, genocide, and the brutality of war.
Book 1: Gregor the Overlander
Book 2: Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
Book 3: Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods
Book 4: Gregor and the Marks of Secret
Book 5: Gregor and the Code of Claw
This post is part of the A to Z Blogging Challenge.
I had read Gregor the Overlander way back in the day when it came out and loved it too! I never got to the rest of the series.. (maybe it's time now??)
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Michelle @ In Media Res
Yes! Go back and read the whole series! They get darker and more intense as they progress. I found that the series as a whole had a very complete, cohesive arc - in true Suzanne Collins fashion.
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