Mice, or "nibblers," are disappearing, and Luxa is determined to find out why. Gregor joins her on a fact-finding mission, and when the true fate of the mice is revealed, it's something far more sinister than Gregor or Luxa has imagined in this gripping fourth volume.
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Mice, or "nibblers," are disappearing, and Luxa is determined to find out why. Gregor joins her on a fact-finding mission, and when the true fate of the mice is revealed, it's something far more sinister than Gregor or Luxa has imagined in this gripping fourth volume.
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It's only a few months since Gregor and Boots returned from the Underland, leaving their mother behind to heal from the plague. Though Gregor's family receives frequent updates on her condition, they all know Gregor must return to fulfil his role as the warrior who is key to the Underlanders' survival. Accompanied by his now-talkative little sister Boots, still considered the honorary 'princess', Gregor joins forces with another princess-12-year-old Luxa-and Ripred the rat to defend the Underlanders and the vulnerable 'Nibblers', or mice, from the rat army.
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“"The cliff-hanger ending will leave readers gasping." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Vivid description, expert pacing, and subtle character development all enhance this gripping fantasy adventure." --The Horn BookA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIESA USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIESA BOOK SENSE BESTSELLING SERIES”
Kirkus Starred In this penultimate volume in "The Underland Chronicles," Collins begins to gather herself for the grand finale. Gregor has been taking echolocation lessons with Ripred, the charismatic and violent outlaw rat, and after one session he introduces Gregor to Bane, the white-rat pup Gregor spared in defiance of prophecy (Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, 2004). Bane is now some eight feet tall and still growing, and thoroughly, dangerously mad. Shortly after this introduction, both Ripred and Bane go missing, and Queen Luxa discovers that mice who succored her in the jungle (Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, 2005) have also disappeared, leaving only one enigmatic Mark and Hazard, Gregor's little sister Boots and the faithful cockroach Tornp. A customarily eventful trip through Hades Hall to the Firelands leads the band to both the mice and Bane, who has his own Final Solution in mind for the entire mouse race. The cliffhanger ending will leave readers gasping as Gregor goes chasing another prophecy, the direst yet.
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Suzanne Collins lives in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.
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