Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
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| Author | Suzanne Collins |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Underland Chronicles |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
| Released | 1 September 2004 |
| Pages | 320 pg |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-439-65075-5 |
| Preceded by | Gregor the Overlander |
| Followed by | Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods |
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane is the second book in the Underland Chronicles.
[edit] Plot
After having left the underland with his father to the overland, they made up a story about their disappearance. Then Gregor notices that, while in the park, Boots disappears down a rock. He goes after her and reappears in the underland where he learns that he has another prophecy to fulfill. This time he has to go on a quest to destroy an evil white rat that may lead to the destruction of the other underland species. He goes on the quest with his bond Ares, Boots, Temp, Luxa (who was not supposed to be there in the first place), Luxa's bond Aurora, a rat called Twitchtip, Mareth, Mareth's bond Andromeda, Luxa's cousin Howard, Howard's bond Pandora, and two shiners (fireflies) called Photos Glow-Glow and Zap. They sail over the waterway. Pandora discovers a small island, but as she is investigating, she is eaten by mites. Sometime afterwards, the two fireflies betrayed the group because they didn't have enough food (as fireflies are big eaters). They left and told the rats of the group's location in exchange for food. The rats woke up the serpents when they found out that the group was coming for the Bane. In this process Twitchtip's nose is injured, making her unable to smell the Bane. After the fight with the serpents, Boots, Luxa, Temp, and Aurora are separated from Gregor. Gregor also learns that the Bane is actually a baby and gives it to Ripred to take care of him. Gregor is then put on trial and found innocent. At the end, he finds that Boots is alive, but the location of the rest of his group was unknown.
