![]() ![]() Following in the grand tradition of the richly mined seam that is subterranean fiction - explored by the likes of Jules Verne in Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Edgar Rice Burroughs in his Pellucidar series - Tunnels has a claustrophobia and griminess (as well as grimness) all of its own. When the "Topsoilers" do finally get down into the colony, it all becomes fantastic fun. But, as is so often the case, he's left behind a journal. Will's father, the archaeologist Dr Burrows, is one such man. Along the way, we gather that those who come close to discovering this underworld are "disappeared" by a mysterious group of flat-capped, pallid-faced, overcoat-wearing figures whose eyes are covered by sunglasses. What starts out as eager anticipation may well turn into exasperation. In fact, you have to wait for all of those 170-odd pages. ![]() The discovery of the underground colony is a long time coming. Along with clues generously salted away in the text from the outset, most - if not all - readers will be waiting for the boys to discover said city. If you do, you'll find Will and Chester, deep underground, coming upon a road, street lights and houses. ![]() ![]() The front cover shows a city at the end of a tunnel and on the back cover are the words "Try it! Read page 177". There, I've said it, though I don't think I've gone and spoilt it for anyone. In Tunnels, 14-year-old Will Burrows and his friend Chester Rawls discover an underground city. ![]()
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