Tunnels (Tunnels #1)

The New York Times Bestseller! The story of an outcast boy, his eccentric dad, and the scary underground world they discover through secret TUNNELS.

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....

Praise for the Tunnels series:

"Compelling." —Booklist, starred review

"Exciting." —Kirkus Reviews

"Thrilling." —The Columbus Dispatch

"Nonstop action for readers who aren't afraid of the dark." —School Library Journal

"An amazing world—with astonishing twists and surprises hiding around every corner." —www.teenreads.com

"Fantastic fun—has a claustrophobia and griminess all its own.Well paced, exciting, and-in places-frightening. (You have been warned.) The danger in the darkness is very real and is well worth the wait." —Philip Ardagh