Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles 1) This irresistible first novel tells the story of a quiet boy who eerous quest in order to fulfill his destiny -- and find his father -- in a strange world beneath New York City When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry roo, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with huor&39;s arrival is no accident A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland&39;s uncertain future Gregor wants no part of it -- until he realizes it&39;s the only way to solve the or ee both him and the Underland forever