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14-year-old Will Burrows has little in common with his strange, dysfunctional family. In fact, the only bond he shares with his eccentric father is a passion for archaeological excavation. So when Dad mysteriously vanishes, Will is compelled to dig up the truth behind his disappearance. He unearths the unbelievable: a secret subterranean society. "The Colony" has existed unchanged for a century, but it's no benign time capsule of a bygone era--because the Colony is ruled by a cultlike overclass, the Styx. Before long--before he can find his father--Will is their prisoner...

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Editions

8 editions · 3 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2011
    Chicken House · 464 pages · 9781905294428
  • Hardcover · English · 2008
    Scholastic, Inc. · 9780545073271
  • Hardcover · English · 2008
    Tunnels (Book 1)
    The Chicken House · 480 pages · 9780439871778
  • Other · English · 2009
    Paw Prints · 471 pages · 9781439598047
  • Other · English · 2008
    Galaxy Plus · 461 pages · 9781405663045
  • Other · English · 2008
    Scholastic Book Clubs · 472 pages · 9780545106115
Subterranean CivilizationJuvenile fiction