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Gregor and the Code of Claw (Underland Chronicles #5)

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The stunning conclusion to the riveting Gregor the Overlander series.
Everyone in the Underland has been taking great pains to keep The Prophecy of Time from Gregor. Gregor knows it must say something awful but he never imagined just how awful: It calls for the warrior's death. Now, with an army of rats approaching, and his mom and sister still in Regalia, Gregor the warrio...more

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Published May 1st 2007 by Scholastic Press

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Jun 29, 2008 Allison rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: five-stars, 1owned, genre-high-fantasy

Instead of beginning back in New York, a few months after the previous novel, the fifth, and final, book in The Underland Chronicles takes place almost immediately after Marks of Secret. After declaring war against the rats and their hitler-esque leader, The Bane, the Underlanders are preparing for the mighty war that Sandwich predicted. Gregor, Boots and the gang (joined by a surprise member of Gregor's family) rush to decode the Code of Claw according to the final prophecy. FIlled with nonstop...more Instead of beginning back in New York, a few months after the previous novel, the fifth, and final, book in The Underland Chronicles takes place almost immediately after Marks of Secret. After declaring war against the rats and their hitler-esque leader, The Bane, the Underlanders are preparing for the mighty war that Sandwich predicted. Gregor, Boots and the gang (joined by a surprise member of Gregor's family) rush to decode the Code of Claw according to the final prophecy. FIlled with nonstop action, Gregor and The Code of Claw is a wonderful and thought-provoking ending to the series.

I can honestly say that this book shook me. After spending so much time with Suzanne Collins' amazing characters, I was quite sad to see them go. I was perhaps more dissapointed that for most of them, there was no happily ever after, no perfect ending. Despite all they have done, Gregor and Luxa are still preteens at the end of this book, so their stories cannot have an ending. They have growing up to do, new struggles to face, and as much as I crave a happy ending, I do respect Collins for not slapping it on there, because to do so would cheapen the novels. I believe that his experience with the Underland has made Gregor into a perceptive young man who is able to see beyond the traditional presentation of right and wrong. Being in The Underland allows Gregor to think more critically, and to make his own decisions, instead of just blaming fate or a prophecy. I also believe that reading this book has helped me to challenge some of the things I once believed and to more thoroughly explore both sides of any issue.

I highly recommend this series to young readers and older readers alike because I think it is a well-written, thought provoking series. I hope that Suzanne Collins will at least consider continuing the Underland Chronicles (perhaps through a prequel or spin-off series, I'm not sure a sequel to Code of the Claw would be wise), or, at the very least, work on a new series that captures some of the elements that made this one outstanding.

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May 29, 2007 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was the last of the 5 Underland books, and I enjoyed them all immensely. They were recommended to me by a 3rd grader who knows his stuff.

I would definitely place these up there among my favorite children's/fantasy series. They walk a really interesting line between being meant for children (the protagonist is 12) and being pretty violent. I'll have to compare them some to my other faves: The writing isn't as quick or cerebral as in the Lemony Snicket books, but I think it is generally bett...more

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Dec 10, 2008 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Sep 07, 2007 Courtney rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone who can read!

Possibly one of the most spectacular endings to a series.

From start to finish, I was GLUED to the pages of this book. And for once, it wasn't from my almost-obsessive-compulsiveness. ;) Packed with symbolism, impossible love, connectable warring, union of different races... it's recommendable to all ages.

Suzzane Collins has a way of making you connect to her characters inadvertantly- that way, you aren't prepared to lose them. Her characters are real enough that, as the reader, you want them t...more

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May 18, 2012 Tyler Snow added it

If you haven't read Gregor and The Code of Claw, you need to. This is one of the most heart-pounding and breath taking book of all. In this book there is a mysterious prophecy about Gregor, but the underlanders don't want to show him it because it foretells something bad is going to happen to him. As Gregor , Boots and their mom are trapped in the underland. Lizzie, Gregor's other sister, lands down there with them. There is a code that no one but the rats known how to break, which tells of thei...more

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Mar 10, 2009 Trina rated it 5 of 5 stars

In this last book in the Gregor the Overlander series, Suzanne Collins achieves the impossible. She made me cry over the reported death of a rat. It is a testament to her skill at writing these characters in such a way that they seem so real, so believable, so sympathetic. She does a fantastic job of painting each creature in shades of gray. There is no one that is all good or all bad. Perhaps that is what makes them seem so real. I fought tears for the entire last half of this book. I'm sure pa...more

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Dec 29, 2008 Jackamo rated it 4 of 5 stars

I liked this series a lot, and I liked this book for the most part. I think that I'd give it a 3.5 if I could. The ending didn't give me the closure that I'd like.

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I felt like Gregor's connection with the Underland after the final battle wasn't clear. You're not sure if he's moving, if he'll ever go to the Underland again, if he'll ever see Luxa again, how he'll handle trying to be a normal 12 year old again after all that he has been through and all th...more

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May 12, 2013 Kendra rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens-lit

For any Hunger Games fan, the earlier Suzanne Collins series is a worthwhile read. While it doesn't have the depth of THG, and is written for a younger age group (11-12 year olds), it carries many of the same themes as THG: the conflict between different groups, poverty vs wealth, violence and war. In fact, I would consider this series to be more violent and have more death, but the majority of it happens between animal species such as bats, rats, and spiders, and then humans. Various warfare is...more

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May 12, 2013 Hunger Games Bookclub (HGBC) rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Apr 11, 2013 Anjali Williams rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this series and would highly recommend it. Although it covers similar thematic ground, it is written for a younger audience than the Hunger Games series. (It depends on the kid, but I would suggest 5th-6th grade as ideal; you could also read it aloud to a mature 3rd-4th grader, and older ages - even 38 - clearly can enjoy it too! My 10-year-old son and I read them at the same time, but separately.)

On the surface, it has all the elements of a page-turner. As Trevor put it, "My favorite bo...more

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Mar 24, 2013 Kristen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: mostly-ya-some-juvenile

It's hard to even think what to say about this entire series. Suzanne Collins is a phenomenal writer. I read these books after I read the Hunger Games trilogy and I have to say that they were really every bit as well-written, thought-provoking, and emotionally involved as that series, even though we are dealing with an 11 year old protagonist.

It's amazing that she can create a very believable world based underneath the streets and subways of New York City.

I read the first two books, paused for...more It's hard to even think what to say about this entire series. Suzanne Collins is a phenomenal writer. I read these books after I read the Hunger Games trilogy and I have to say that they were really every bit as well-written, thought-provoking, and emotionally involved as that series, even though we are dealing with an 11 year old protagonist.

It's amazing that she can create a very believable world based underneath the streets and subways of New York City.

I read the first two books, paused for a while, read the third, then kind of forgot about them for the while in the midst of the busy-ness of life. I finally got around to reading the fourth and fifth. I blazed through them in a matter of days, and ended up feeling totally emotionally drained at the end. A good writer can make us care so much about characters that it's hard to separate from them emotionally at the end of the series.

If you don't know the series, here is a brief outline:

In Gregor the Overlander, Gregor falls into the underground kingdom of Regalia because he is following his 3 year old sister, Boots, who blundered in through a vent. He discovers cockroaches, bats, rats, and mice that are intelligent and can speak. There is also a race of humans descended from overlanders such as himself, that have become pale-haired and skinned and violet-eyed over the course of centuries underground. We find that Gregor is believed to be the warrior from the overland spoken of in old prophecies. In this first book, he rescues his father, who has been missing for more than two years and has been captive of rats in the Underland.

In The Prophecy of Bane, Gregor and Boots return to the Underland to fulfill a second prophecy, this one involving a rat called The Bane. This giant white rat is predicted to be the downfall of humanity in the underland and the warrior is supposed to kill him.

In The Curse of the Warmbloods, Gregor and Boots return again to find that all of Underland is under threat from a plague that threatens all warmblooded creatures. Rats and humans, normally enemies, find themselves working together to solve the riddle and cure the plague.

In The Marks of Secret, Gregor discovers that the rats are secretly plotting to get rid of all the mice of Underland, and are in fact getting together a secret army to destroy the mice and humans, and any who support them.

In the final book, The Code of Claw, Gregor returns a final time to fulfill a prophecy that foretells his death. His other sister Lizzie comes along this time, and has a role in breaking the rats' secret code.

In the course of the books, Gregor and Boots develop very close relationships not just with the humans of Underland, such as Luxa, Vikus, Howard and Mareth, but also with cockroaches (Temp), bats Ares, Aurora), and even the occasional rat (Ripred, Twitchtip). They are deeply invested in the lives and struggles of the underlanders.

I love that Collins has such respect for the young readers of her books. She knows that not everything is going to have a sunny, happy ending, and that children are capable of handling sadness and despair. Characters die, Gregor and his friends suffer greatly, both physically and emotionally. And while the ending of the series is mostly positive, it is also realistic and quite poignant.

My dearest wish is that Ms. Collins will write more Underland books!(less)

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Feb 08, 2013 Holly rated it 5 of 5 stars

I am so sad that this series is over. I cannot stop thinking about the series and I can totally see how Suzanne Collins could pick this up and write more books -- there is so much more than can be done in the Underland. I am sad to see my series end.

This last book is filled with nonstop action, and is thought-provoking to the very end. I like the series even more that there was not a "happily ever after". The book ends exactly as it should -- Gregor and Luxa are still preteens and have their who...more

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Dec 02, 2012 Noelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Suzanne Collins is a masterful writer. So masterful that she can write stories that grab you by the throat and never let you go until you've read every last word. I read her Hunger Games series and loved it, even though after finishing the third novel I wanted to throw it in the fireplace. But that showed me just how good the writing was. So, I go to read her Underland Chronicles series, not having any idea what to expect. I start it and think it is a little odd at first, (still do) but kept rea...more Suzanne Collins is a masterful writer. So masterful that she can write stories that grab you by the throat and never let you go until you've read every last word. I read her Hunger Games series and loved it, even though after finishing the third novel I wanted to throw it in the fireplace. But that showed me just how good the writing was. So, I go to read her Underland Chronicles series, not having any idea what to expect. I start it and think it is a little odd at first, (still do) but kept reading for the characters that captured my attention. Boots. Luxa. Ares. Ripred. And, eventually Gregor. I then went on to completely fall in love with the characters, the plot, and the setting. Fast forward to the Code of Claw, the final installment. I think that I have a pretty good idea of what to expect: an epic ending, some Luxor(Gregor and Luxa)moments (please please please) and character deaths, which I promised myself I would not cry during. Of course, I didn't get any of that. The ending wasn't "epic", per se. It was violent, quick, emotional, and a little confusing. But definitely not epic. Luxor was one of the only things that I think was done perfectly. It shows how mature Gregor and Luxa actually are despite their young age, how right they are for each other, and how wrong they are for each other because of their (unfortunate) circumstances. But it also shows that if not for their unfortunate circumstances, they probably wouldn't have fallen in love. Character deaths: oh, character deaths. WHY??? Why did so many people have to die? I was fine with like, Solovet,(who cares about her anyway?) but ARES?! I had kind of seen that coming, though, given Ms. Collins' current track record. I cried, a lot, during and after his death. The ending was abrupt. I got really angry when I heard that Gregor and Luxa NEVER GOT TO SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN!!!! WHAT KIND OF STORY IS THAT, I ASK YOU?! WHAT? Not cool, Suzanne, not cool. Overall, yay that Gregor killed the Bane (serious creepiness), yay that we get to see Ripred's soft side, boo that Ares died, boo that my two fave characters can't ever see each other again. But after I read the series, finished it, and had time to think about it, I: #1- realized that I felt the same way Gregor felt about the end (of everything)- numb. #2- Had two phrases stuck in my head: "Ares the flier, I bond to you, Our lives are one, we two.." and "Gregor's dad slid the stone shut, parting them forever." Probably the two saddest phrases EVER. Both tearjerking. Both emotional. Both have double meanings. After reading this series and the Hunger Games series, I realized that Suzanne Collins doesn't like happy endings, and enjoys writing twisted war stories. I only recommend reading this if you aren't squeamish and don't mind character deaths. This book depressed me.
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Nov 18, 2012 Marceline added it · review of another edition

There's a reddit thread were OP asked "what books, novels, scraps of literature have you read that affect you profoundly?". Someone answered "Ender's Game. Had to take a nice long walk after that one."

On a scale of one to ten on how long a walk or break I took after finishing this book, ten being an Ender's Game, Gregor and the Code of Claw is a 4 or 5.

When Suzanne Collins writes about war, she writes about it. That War Is Hell. No excuses even if her target audience is Grade 5-8. (view spoiler)...more

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Apr 28, 2012 Barbara rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Okay, so I really finished the previous book, "...Mark of Secrets" earlier than I said I did. So big oopsies. I am still bad at typing on my smart phone.

Anywho, since I have read and finished the trilogy of the Hunger Games, I know Ms. Collins style of writing. Let me say, it had me bawling in the library as I finished reading it. Yup, three tissue salute.

THere were twists and turns and lots of "oh my god!" and "yessssss!!!!!" that the insides of my heart has gone through the ringer. No matter w...more

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Apr 27, 2012 Kim Van Sickler rated it 3 of 5 stars

Listened to this one on a road trip from Cleveland, Ohio, to Oxford, Ohio, and ended up having to finish the last CD at home. I was ready for the series to end but curious how Collins' would wrap it up. Would she leave the door open for more encounters between the Overlanders and the Underlanders? Would the Underland get its act together? One of the best parts of the series happens when Gregor returns home and is watching the news on TV. Death and destruction all over the world. The same sort of...more

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Mar 04, 2012 Books-treasureortrash rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, reviewed

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Gregor learns that the Prophecy of Time requires the death of the Warrior, and since he is the Warrior he needs to prepare himself for what is to come. Meanwhile, the Rats are invading the Underland and with Gregor's mom being held hostage he has no choice but to join in the war.

This is the fifth and final book in The Underland Chronicles. It is a fantasy book aimed at 9 to 12 year olds, but can also be classified as Young Adult. The story primarily takes place on e...more

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Feb 13, 2012 Michael rated it 5 of 5 stars

Last night, I finished up the final installment of the Underland Chronicles and I enjoyed the whole series from beginning to end. I wish not to spoil the book, but the end was sad and it took an emotional hit to my heart. Yes, it was sad in ways that you need to read the book to understand. However, I reminded myself of Vikus's words of hope and all the lessons that intertwined with this book.

At first, I couldn't accept that this was the final book. I wanted the series to continue. However, thes...more

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Oct 22, 2011 Sam rated it 4 of 5 stars

I guess it's true what they say: A good ending can really save a mediocre story! This fifth and final book is by far the best in the series. It is far darker, with a great deal of extremely graphic violence. By tying in themes from the other three books and letting simmering character traits come out in blunt fashion, Collins has capped off her story in an exciting and satisfying fashion.

I barely cared for the first three books in the Underland series. I was just interested enough to read the ne...more

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Oct 10, 2011 Russell rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The book was great up until the end.
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Collins leaves Gregor a complete mess, a broken and scared 12 year old, with no real hope of healing. I hated that part, I liked the ambiguity and that he had to deal with the consequences of being the warrior, but to leave him that messed up with no clear hope of being able to put his life back? Boo.

Next, at the end, all of a sudden the prophecies were meaningless. Wait, what? She just spent the four previous books and almost all of this one showi...more The book was great up until the end.
**Spoilers**
Collins leaves Gregor a complete mess, a broken and scared 12 year old, with no real hope of healing. I hated that part, I liked the ambiguity and that he had to deal with the consequences of being the warrior, but to leave him that messed up with no clear hope of being able to put his life back? Boo.

Next, at the end, all of a sudden the prophecies were meaningless. Wait, what? She just spent the four previous books and almost all of this one showing how the prophecies mattered and directly influenced their lives, and how everything happened the way Sandwich predicted, and how they had to unravel the meanings to save the day, but now all that is just tossed out? The only weak prophecy was the Code of the Claw, but Collins clearly wrote it to be weak so she could pull a fast one on us, the readers. Boo.

Sandwich is suddenly a bad guy. Best way to undermine the whole prophecy business is to make the guy with them turn into some evil nutcase. Boo.

I was willing to let Gregor be a rager with no explanation, after he was the prophesied warrior (until the prophecies weren't valid), but the echo location? Wow, that needs some serious explanation as to why that would work for him in that manner. I mean, it was like he turned into Daredevil, without the tedious back story on how he got superpowers and with just a minor training sequence. Boo.

Luxa and Ripred at the end.
Luxa: Exile the rats! Drive them forth into the Uncharted Lands, sealing their doom!
Ripred: We'll fight to the death! *bares teeth, sharpens claws*
Luxa: So be it, to the death! *draws sword, orders troops to move out*
Gregor: Stop being stupid. Look, I broke my sword.
Luxa: Well, let's be BFFs, Ripred!
Ripred: Oh, totally! Besties 4ever!

Reading that part it flowed well, thinking about after left me scratching my head. I mean, bonding with Ripred is a totally awesome move, gives hope, helps bury the hatchet, etc, etc. Just the speed they went from ready to kill each other to getting matching outfits for celebration feast was almost enough to give me whiplash.

Despite all this, I still give it 3 stars because the rest of the book was a great read!
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Sep 16, 2011 Rosalia rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is the final book in the Underland Chronicles and Gregor must now deal with the Prophecy of Time, his feelings for Luxa, Solovet's cold heartedness and his thoughts on the Earl of Sandwich. It's a lot to handle and with the war between the rats and humans in full swing and both his mother and both sisters in the Underland as well Gregor is having a tough time dealing with it all.

Because I read the Hunger Games first I thought the outcome of this book would be much darker then it actually wa...more

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Dec 30, 2010 Karissa rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the fifth (and so far) final book in the Underland Chronicles. I think it was my favorite book of the series and I think it did a nice job of wrapping up the series in a realistic (if not fairy tale happy ending) type of way.

You enter this book right where you left off in the 4th one. Gregor is returning to the castle with his injured comrades and running to let the Underlanders know they are about to be attacked by rats. Gregor finds out about the Prophecy of Time and ends up heavily en...more

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Dec 25, 2010 Mattiezumi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Easy to get through. I do enjoy books that have riddles, stuff to solve, reminds me of all those Brian Jacques books I used to read in junior high, especially because this series has giant talking creatures. which was fun.

I liked that there was no right sides and wrong sides, that everyone had, at some point, been complete bastards to someone else.

I really liked the characters in this series, although I felt that it was a little random that Gregor was secretly a total ninja deep down inside. An...more

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Dec 02, 2010 Zeke rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, fantasy, ya

This is the end of an excellent YA fantasy series!

The overall gist of the series is that Gregor, an 11-12 year old boy drops into a cavernous underworld to be wrapped up in a series of prophesies.

These are aimed at 8-10+, but deal with some adult issues such as death of loved ones and facing one's own death. All of these books explore this topic, something even adult fantasy series gloss over, but the first book isn't as deep as the rest of the series.

This final book is darkest and wraps up the...more

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Jul 22, 2010 Jo rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, middle-grade

A very strong finish for this series. Honestly, I think that the first book was the weakest, and that's really a shame, because I fear it may turn some people away from finishing the series. One thing is for sure, this little series is not nearly as popular as it deserves to be. I hope to recommend it a lot in the future, because it has slowly made its way to one of my favorite fantasy series.

Of course, the fact that this is the last book in the series makes it difficult for it to be satisfying...more A very strong finish for this series. Honestly, I think that the first book was the weakest, and that's really a shame, because I fear it may turn some people away from finishing the series. One thing is for sure, this little series is not nearly as popular as it deserves to be. I hope to recommend it a lot in the future, because it has slowly made its way to one of my favorite fantasy series.

Of course, the fact that this is the last book in the series makes it difficult for it to be satisfying. There was so much more I wanted, and so many things I wished could be different. These feelings can mostly be chalked up to the pitfalls of being a last book. Upon reflection, the only true complaint I have is Collins's handling of the prophecies. I don't want to spoil anything, but I felt like she'd brought the readers along a certain path for the first four books, then overturned all our assumptions in the last one, expecting us to chalk everything to this point up to coincidence. Not cool.

Rather than reflecting any further upon this book, I'd like to comment on the series as a whole in this review. I think it has several elements that set it apart from standard fantasy fare.

First, the strong inclusion of family in each book. So many fantasy books conveniently get the family out of the way, by orphaning, or otherwise afflicting the hero, so he or she can go on adventures by himself. Collins, on the other hand, includes Gregor's family, and it ends up being one of the best elements of the series. It serves to show another side of Gregor, as someone who doesn't just slay monsters, but has the tenderness to take care of a three-year-old sister. This same sister, Boots, goes on almost every quest with Gregor, and she adds most of the humor to the book. This is something that is really needed to balance out the dark parts of the books. It's good to have a hero that is conscious of the responsibilities of family, and it adds a fresh element to the fantasy feel.

Another strength of these books is that they have such real conflict. Collins is not afraid to ask the tough questions. Like, what affect does all this killing have on the psyche of a twelve-year-old boy? And are these actions ever justified? Is war necessary to gain peace? These are things that Gregor struggles with all through the books, and there are no light answers. The asking of them gives a depth to this series that most fantasies lack.

The last thing I'll mention is that Collins does some pretty awesome characterizations. And boy, she has to in order to make us become fond of some of these characters. I mean, a giant cockroach? A rat? The path to liking them is sure to be an uphill climb. Yet, by the last book, I couldn't help but love them and want more of them.

Along with all these things, The Underland Chronicles also contains all the action, excitement, and battles scenes prevalent in other fantasy. It's just that there's so much more with it.

So count me as a big fan of these books. I would consider this a 5-star series. I'll be recommending them to any hapless children at the library who stumble over and want to know what to read after Percy Jackson, or Harry Potter, or any of those other guys. (less)

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Jul 05, 2010 Cliff rated it 5 of 5 stars

To bookend my reading of this series, I figured I'd write a review for it. Suzanne Collins's Underland Chronicles will sit right alongside other children's fantasy classics. In many ways, I found myself drawing comparisons to Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Cycle, in only positive aspects.

The overall series is fairly strong. I think that's clear from the ratings I gave them. But there are some weaknesses to be found. The reliance on constant prophecies gets a little repetitive. I think she herself add...more

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Dec 16, 2009 Laura rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I plan on owning this entire series. I want all my kids to read it. I loved the 5th book SO MUCH...I give it 5 stars!!! The combination of humor, tragedy, suspense, adventure, mystery, drama, and romance had me glued to each page, staying up WAY TOO LATE because I couldn't put it down. I'm so sad the series is done. I would LOVE to see some more books about Gregor and his Underland friends.

The ending was my favorite kind: Bittersweet. Lots of sadness and tragedy (I admit I cried several times th...more

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Oct 02, 2009 Carie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Okay, I'm not sure what to rate this...maybe 4.5? It was just as wonderful and thoughtful as all of the books in the series, but the ending was SO unsettling and disturbing to me. I can't help but be plagued by the question: "What happened next?" There was also quite a lot of violence and sadness (neither of which was unexpected, given the way the series progressed). I would love to have had an epilogue or revisiting of the characters several years after the events of the book. I didn't feel qui...more

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Sep 26, 2009 Leann Hubbell rated it 3 of 5 stars

My daughter and I just finished reading this book together...the fifth and final book of the series. We very much enjoyed reading these books. As we progressed through the series each book was more exciting than the one before. HOWEVER...I don't feel that I can give this book (or the series, for that matter) more than a three-star rating.

There was MUCH MORE violence and bloodshed than I had expected. The age range is listed as 9-12, but I think that perhaps the series would be better geared tow...more

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Sep 05, 2009 Heather rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen-lit-and-i-love-it

Once again I just want to take Gregor and his family home and take care of them. This book was hard to read because so much sadness and evil takes place, but also very good because so much love and support comes to those in need. War is cruel. And it is ugly. I feel like this would be a safe book for a teen to explore those issues.

One of the things I like about this series is how ordinary kids can do things that are hard for them. I can't imagine what life must be like for a kid who has to worry...more

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Since 1991, Suzanne Collins has been busy writing for children’s television. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains it All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. For preschool viewers, she penned multiple stories for the Emmy-nominated Little...more

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The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset (The Hunger Games, #1-3)

Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1)

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“The War Has Been Declared.
Your Ally Been Ensnared.
It Is Now Or It Is Never.
Break The Code Or Die Forever.

Time Is Running Out
Running Out
Running Out

To the Warrior Give My Blade
By His Hand Your Fate Is Made
But Do Not Forget the Ticking
Or the Clicking, Clicking, Clicking
While a Rat's Tongue May Be Flicking
With Its Feet It Does the Tricking
For the Paw and Not the Jaw
Makes the Code of Claw

Time Is Standing Still
Standing Still
Standing Still

Since the Princess Is the Key
To Unlock the Treachery
She Cannot Avoid the Matching or the Scratching, Scratching, Scratching
When a Secret Plot is Hatching
In the Naming Is the Catching
What She Saw, It Is the Flaw
Of the Code of Claw

Time is Turning Back
Turning Back
Turning Back

When the Monster's Blood Is Spilled
When the Warrior Has Been Killed
You Must Not Ingore the Rapping
Or the Tapping, Tapping, Tapping
If the Gnawers Find you Napping
You Will Rot While They Are Mapping
Out the Law of Those Who Gnaw
In the Code of Claw” — 99 people liked it

“Never," said Gregor. "I'll never get rid of you, no matter how hard I try." It was no longer an effort to say the words. "I love you."
"I love you, too," said Luxa.
After that there was nothing left to say.” — 40 people liked it

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Gregor and the Code of Claw (Underland Chronicles #5)

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