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Deeper (Tunnels #2)
by
Roderick Gordon (Goodreads Author),
Brian Williams
The Tunnels adventure is far from over for Will Burrows.
In his quest to find his father, Will is plunged even deeper underground. And as if things weren't bad enough already in the heat and darkness, he stumbles across a Styx plot with terrible implications for the world above - and a sister who isn’t finished yet …
In his quest to find his father, Will is plunged even deeper underground. And as if things weren't bad enough already in the heat and darkness, he stumbles across a Styx plot with terrible implications for the world above - and a sister who isn’t finished yet …
655 pages
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(first published January 1st 2008)
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Nov 10, 2012
Jennifer Wardrip
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Reviewed by Joan Stradling for TeensReadToo.com
After digging through the subterranean world of modern-day London in search of his father, fourteen-year-old Will Burrows ended up on the run from the diabolical Styx army with his best friend, Chester, and his newly discovered brother, Cal.
As they travel deeper into the earth, they find dangers none of them ever dreamed possible. And the worst danger of all is the one from Will's murderous sister, Rebecca, who is leading the Styx army in an evil pl...more
After digging through the subterranean world of modern-day London in search of his father, fourteen-year-old Will Burrows ended up on the run from the diabolical Styx army with his best friend, Chester, and his newly discovered brother, Cal.
As they travel deeper into the earth, they find dangers none of them ever dreamed possible. And the worst danger of all is the one from Will's murderous sister, Rebecca, who is leading the Styx army in an evil pl...more
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La segunda entrega de Túneles, porque la aventura no podía terminar en un sólo libro.
Esperé cerca de un año para encontrar la segunda parte, me la leí en el margen de dos semanas y gracias a este libro logré encontrar la comunidad de MundoTúneles (MT) y muchas cosas más.
El estilo de escritura sigue siendo el mismo. Algo pesado en algunas partes, desbordante de imaginación y capaz de hacerte imaginar los sonidos y olores con sólo describirlos.
Will sigue siendo el mismo chico curioso, valiente e...more
Esperé cerca de un año para encontrar la segunda parte, me la leí en el margen de dos semanas y gracias a este libro logré encontrar la comunidad de MundoTúneles (MT) y muchas cosas más.
El estilo de escritura sigue siendo el mismo. Algo pesado en algunas partes, desbordante de imaginación y capaz de hacerte imaginar los sonidos y olores con sólo describirlos.
Will sigue siendo el mismo chico curioso, valiente e...more
Mar 08, 2011
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DEEPER
Book by:Roderick Gordon & Brian Williams
Review by: Jacob Cole
First off let me tell all who read this that I have never read a book for the fun of it. In fact the only time I ever read books is books is because of reports and projects, but Deeper and the whole Tunnels series is something different, way different! I stumbled on the books Tunnels and Deeper about two years ago at the book fair. I read about half of it and then it sat on my shelf for six months until six grade roled aroun...more
Book by:Roderick Gordon & Brian Williams
Review by: Jacob Cole
First off let me tell all who read this that I have never read a book for the fun of it. In fact the only time I ever read books is books is because of reports and projects, but Deeper and the whole Tunnels series is something different, way different! I stumbled on the books Tunnels and Deeper about two years ago at the book fair. I read about half of it and then it sat on my shelf for six months until six grade roled aroun...more
Dec 30, 2011
Kayla
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone and Everyone, esp. people who have read the first book!
Recommended to Kayla by:
My school-friend Megan
The sequel to its predecessor, Deeper, is like that attraction at Disneyworld that you want to ride over and over and over again.
One of my pet peeves with books is bad cliffhangers. I hate it when you finish a book with a cliffhanger ending, and you really want to know what happens next. You finally get your hands on the sequel, but chapter one doesn't pick up from where you left off- it takes a couple chapters to get back to where you left off. Deeper is not one of those books.
Deeper quite lite...more
One of my pet peeves with books is bad cliffhangers. I hate it when you finish a book with a cliffhanger ending, and you really want to know what happens next. You finally get your hands on the sequel, but chapter one doesn't pick up from where you left off- it takes a couple chapters to get back to where you left off. Deeper is not one of those books.
Deeper quite lite...more
As I read this book I was glad that it moved a lot faster than the first one. There was one part for me that was kindof slower so I skimmed a few chapters. My one critique of these books would be the endings. When I read Harry Potter or Fablehaven, I loved it because I felt like the book had an ending, but still left you wondering what would happen in the next book. These books, Tunnels and Deeper, make me feel like they just ran out of ideas so they ended it there, in a random spot. I like a li...more
In this sequel to Tunnels, Will and Chester are once again in a subterranean world deep beneath the earth searching for Will's father, Dr. Jacob Burrows. Will and Chester meet up with Will's biological brother Cal and are faced with unspeakable dangers. The Styx, the underground militia and the Limiters, highly-trained mercenaries are after the trio. Will, Chester, and Cal bump into a couple of renegades, Elliot and Drake who are masters at stealthy maneuvers and seem to be in tune with the unde...more
Will is in despair after he witnesses he uncle be slaughter by a styx commander. He goes deeper into the earth following his father's footsteps. With his landscape growing much larger than before, he finds himself lost and in despair. Luckily he meets some new allies that help keep him alive and track his father. But with new allies also came new and fouler enemies. Some even the styx answer to.
Deeper brings a new concept into the series- that Will doesn't have all the answers and is hopelessly...more
Deeper brings a new concept into the series- that Will doesn't have all the answers and is hopelessly...more
Wow.....nice!!!! The writers give us a lot of things there on the Deeper.
Deeper is like the second world. There are island, ocean, animals (old-time) also plants. And many more things else which related with science.....it's difficult for me to explain.
Will together with his brother (Cal) and friend (Caster) decided go to the Deeper for looking his foster-father, amazing that they can survive live in the Deepers which is imposibble to live there, found things that they never expect. And especial...more
Deeper is like the second world. There are island, ocean, animals (old-time) also plants. And many more things else which related with science.....it's difficult for me to explain.
Will together with his brother (Cal) and friend (Caster) decided go to the Deeper for looking his foster-father, amazing that they can survive live in the Deepers which is imposibble to live there, found things that they never expect. And especial...more
Hlouběji do PODZEMÍ je druhý díl světového bestselleru od anglických autorů Gordona a Williamse. Jak jsem řekla v předchozí recenzi, nakladatelství Fragment si vybralo opravdu skvělou sérii.
První díl končil v důlním vlaku do Hlubin, kam Styxové posílají Chestera a kde se shodou okolností (možná že ne, tak úplně) ocitne i Will s Callem. A tam se také vracíme na začátku tohoto dílu. V druhé dějové linii poznáváme Sáru, Willovu biologickou matku, která se celá léta skrývala na povrchu. Několik kapi...more
První díl končil v důlním vlaku do Hlubin, kam Styxové posílají Chestera a kde se shodou okolností (možná že ne, tak úplně) ocitne i Will s Callem. A tam se také vracíme na začátku tohoto dílu. V druhé dějové linii poznáváme Sáru, Willovu biologickou matku, která se celá léta skrývala na povrchu. Několik kapi...more
Ugh! Maybe my opinion is deep seated in my claustrophobia since I am one of the few that didn't like it. I didn't care for the first book but i was told this one is better. Granted I was completely intrigued at the idea. The underground dystopia was a new spin I felt had great promise. The description is great. The story is well written as far as writing goes but...
The characters suck. I don't find any of them like-able. The only characters I liked were killed off in the last book. And what's t...more
The characters suck. I don't find any of them like-able. The only characters I liked were killed off in the last book. And what's t...more
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I have just finished reading the second book in the Tunnels series, Deeper. In this story, Will, Chester and Cal are trying to find will's father and escape the Deep. But first they must survive. The deep is filled with many creature that try to attack them. This book had parts that were very violent and disturbing. Will's own biological mother is convinced by the Styx that Will murdered her brother. Now brainwashed, Will's mother and the Styx try to find and kill Will Burrows. Meanwhile, his d...more
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Ok. I didnt technicly finish the whole book...
I read the first 200 pages. I was unsure if it would be better than Tunnels, which I did not like (see my Tunnels review), but I was willing to give it a try.
200 pages read. I was BORED. This book, the authors attempted to make it exciting, but just didn't succeed.
spoiler allert:
When Cal "died", or so i thought, i put down the book, satisfied with that as an ending. One thing about this book, was the good characters were not likable, the bad ones wer...more
I read the first 200 pages. I was unsure if it would be better than Tunnels, which I did not like (see my Tunnels review), but I was willing to give it a try.
200 pages read. I was BORED. This book, the authors attempted to make it exciting, but just didn't succeed.
spoiler allert:
When Cal "died", or so i thought, i put down the book, satisfied with that as an ending. One thing about this book, was the good characters were not likable, the bad ones wer...more
The latest book I have read is Deeper by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams. This book is the sequel to the book Tunnels. In Tunnels, Will Burrows is a teenage boy, but he is kind of a loner. He only has one friend and his name is Chester. When Will’s dad goes missing, he really wants to go looking for him, because he is the only one he shares a hobby with. The both like to go on archeological digs. When Will finds a secret passage under his house, he goes and looks for his dad there. Him and h...more
The author of Tunnels has done it again. They made another amazing book. Deeper is more than an average adventure book. It pulls you into the story and you feel like you understand what the characters are feeling. Deeper shows what amazing work the authors of Tunnels can produce.
Will is no ordinary boy. He was born in this underground world called the colony. His mother, Sarah Jerome wanted to escape the colony. She took Will and her younger son, Cal and was on her way to one of the passages...more
Nov 04, 2009
Dioskoroi
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
orang yg terlanjur beli Tunnels
Sebenernya gw ngikutin seri ini setengah terpaksa, nggak enak kalo kita nggak menyelesaikan apa yg telah kita mulai, dan gw mengharapkan banyak (atau minimal sedikit) perbaikan dari buku pertama -- sayang sekali, gw jelas kecewa berat..
Plotnya muter2, nggak jelas, dan terlalu lambat, berasa seperti never ending torture buat gw, bahkan saking frustasinya gw malah ngintip page terakhir dan berniat menyudahi siksaan ini sesegera mungkin, sebelum sadar gw bakal rugi banyak karena gw kan udah beli Tu...more
Plotnya muter2, nggak jelas, dan terlalu lambat, berasa seperti never ending torture buat gw, bahkan saking frustasinya gw malah ngintip page terakhir dan berniat menyudahi siksaan ini sesegera mungkin, sebelum sadar gw bakal rugi banyak karena gw kan udah beli Tu...more
A good follow-up to the first one. Sort of reminds me of a creepier kids version of Indiana Jones that takes place entirely underground (except for little asides about the people Topsoil). Lots of tension, rip-roaring adventure and general wackiness going around in these books, quite enjoyable. I'm curious how long this series is meant to be. I had thought that the 3rd one was the final in the series, but I'm not really sure how they could manage to wrap everything up by then. Although I suppose...more
You know how some writers use trite language and make grammatical errors, but they're such good storytellers that you don't care? Yeah, this is one of those writers. I like this book better than Tunnels, although I'm annoyed that once again it leaves us hanging at the end. It's a blatant ploy to sell more books, and I should refuse to play along, but then I'd never find out what happens. The author knows he has us where he wants us. Dang it.
This book would appeal to adolescent/teen boys, given i...more
This book would appeal to adolescent/teen boys, given i...more
Spennende oppfølger til "Tunnels". Will Burrows og kameraten Chester er tilbake, enda dypere enn før! På fortsatt jakt etter Wills far reiser de enda lenger ned i bakken hvor de møter stadig større utfordringer og fantastiske omgivelser og skapninger.
Boka er spennende, sannsynligvis litt i skumleste laget for mange på barneskolen og passer nok best for ungdomsskolen og oppover. Det eneste jeg har å utsette på denne boka er at den er litt for lang. Det er litt treg framdrift i første halvdelen og...more
Boka er spennende, sannsynligvis litt i skumleste laget for mange på barneskolen og passer nok best for ungdomsskolen og oppover. Det eneste jeg har å utsette på denne boka er at den er litt for lang. Det er litt treg framdrift i første halvdelen og...more
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ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this book was good because it was interesting, and a little bit of a mystery because it let you know just enough of what was happening outside of what the main characters were doing that you knew that something was going on, but not what. Like when it seems like Rebecca was in two places at once, then will finds out in the end that (spoiler) there are actually two of them. The characters in the book often have realistic thoughts: (another spoiler) will was stran...more
Deeper is the second book in the Tunnels series. It was a bit long, but I did enjoy and can't wait to see how it all concludes in the third book. The book kind of ends in a cliffhanger, so I am really dying to read the third, but bookclub book comes first.
Anyway, this book continues the journey of Will and his friends as they go deeper into the Earth's surface to find Will's Father. However, I can't say much more then that without giving away the first book. That is the hard part about writing a...more
Anyway, this book continues the journey of Will and his friends as they go deeper into the Earth's surface to find Will's Father. However, I can't say much more then that without giving away the first book. That is the hard part about writing a...more
The Tunnels adventure is far from over for Will Burrows.
In his quest to find his father, Will has plunged even further undergound. And as if things weren't bad enough already, he stumbles across a Styx plot with terrible implications for the world above.
And a sister who isn't finished yet... -blurb
This is the second book in the Cicle Inthe Spiral series
This is so good! I seriously can't put this book down! Every spare moment I find myself reading more!
So far I give this book nineteen stars out...more
In his quest to find his father, Will has plunged even further undergound. And as if things weren't bad enough already, he stumbles across a Styx plot with terrible implications for the world above.
And a sister who isn't finished yet... -blurb
This is the second book in the Cicle Inthe Spiral series
This is so good! I seriously can't put this book down! Every spare moment I find myself reading more!
So far I give this book nineteen stars out...more
for me. kinda boring and need so much effort to finished this books. it's so thick and even i love details...it's too details so i think this book is too much action than the dialogue (and yes it is)
the atmosphere is put me in more pressure since i don't like place without sky, and more riddiculous because the picture in this book, IF this world is true so the land is sinking already...hahaha
looking forward for read the next book.
PS. the truth is i don't actually finished this book i skip a lot...more
the atmosphere is put me in more pressure since i don't like place without sky, and more riddiculous because the picture in this book, IF this world is true so the land is sinking already...hahaha
looking forward for read the next book.
PS. the truth is i don't actually finished this book i skip a lot...more
This book suffered from repetition, and a decided lack of novelty. It could have been half as long, as many of the chases and explorations were very similar in tone, and did little to advance the overall plot.
I have this feeling that the authors are going for a standard trilogy, with a concrete ending in mind, but they didn't have enough material to flesh the book out properly.
Still, there are some great scenes, a particularly stunning climax, and I doubt that many children will have the same c...more
I have this feeling that the authors are going for a standard trilogy, with a concrete ending in mind, but they didn't have enough material to flesh the book out properly.
Still, there are some great scenes, a particularly stunning climax, and I doubt that many children will have the same c...more
Deeper
By Roderick Gordon
Fantasy
643 pages
Deeper is a great book about Will, Chester and Cal's struggle for survival in the Deeps. In the last book Will and Chester had come across an underground civilization. This race was not very welcoming. After a long turn of events, Will, Chester and Will's brother, Cal, were on their way to the Deeps, a place that this civilization says is dangerous and impossible-to-escape. (Cal is Will's ACTUAL brother. Will had been born in this underground civilization...more
By Roderick Gordon
Fantasy
643 pages
Deeper is a great book about Will, Chester and Cal's struggle for survival in the Deeps. In the last book Will and Chester had come across an underground civilization. This race was not very welcoming. After a long turn of events, Will, Chester and Will's brother, Cal, were on their way to the Deeps, a place that this civilization says is dangerous and impossible-to-escape. (Cal is Will's ACTUAL brother. Will had been born in this underground civilization...more
Deeper
Rodrick Gordon
643 pages
Fiction
Will and Chester are heading into the deeps but, they need to escape otherwise in the deeps they will be tortured to death. With the help of Cal, they cut a hole in the roof of the train and escape. But they realize that they have no clue where they are. So they just travel deeper underground, still looking for a way out and for Will's father. Along the way they come across Rebecca, Will's topsoil sister. She came underground not to find them but to kill Will....more
Rodrick Gordon
643 pages
Fiction
Will and Chester are heading into the deeps but, they need to escape otherwise in the deeps they will be tortured to death. With the help of Cal, they cut a hole in the roof of the train and escape. But they realize that they have no clue where they are. So they just travel deeper underground, still looking for a way out and for Will's father. Along the way they come across Rebecca, Will's topsoil sister. She came underground not to find them but to kill Will....more
Ух! Что за книга! Сколько динамики! Понравилась даже больше, чем первая часть. Очень интересно и захватывающе. Не смотря на довольно солидный объем ( 730 стр.) читается легко и с удовольствием. Здесь вы найдете огромное количество пещер и гротов, подземную цивилизацию, заброшенные руины неизвестного народа, множества подземной живности, кучу злодеев и даже опыты над людьми в попытках создания биологического оружия. Ядерная смесь, не правда ли? :)
Единственный минус - это абсолютно нелогичные пост...more
Единственный минус - это абсолютно нелогичные пост...more
Deeper by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams is about two friends named Will and Chester who embark on a journey deep into the Earth’s crust. The story’s plot describes a quest to defeat the evil Styx who inhabit the dark caves within the crust. For a long time, the Styx had been focussed on wiping out humanity and ruling the Earth. The main characters are Will, Chester, Will’s sister - Rebecca, Will’s Father - Dr. Burrows, Will's mother - Sarah Jerome, Will’s brother - Cal, a sniper named Elli...more
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| What is your favorite character in the Tunnels Series??? | 3 | 7 | Jan 29, 2013 05:26pm | |
| How would you like the last story to end? (Please no spoilers) | 1 | 3 | Aug 14, 2012 12:42pm | |
| best book i have read in a long time | 1 | 25 | Sep 30, 2008 07:39am |
Roderick Gordon was born and grew up in London. He also went to university in London where he was supposed to be reading biology but instead spent far too much time the various student bars with his future writing partner, Brian Williams. He went on to do corporate finance in the City until 2001 when he was thrown out for excessive daydreaming. He counts a number of writers and poets among his anc...more
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“Because we are no different from any animal, any insect or germule. We are not special, Cal. You, me, we all came from nothing, and that's exactly where we're all going one day, maybe soon, whether we like it or not.”
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