Gregor The Overlander

Gregor the Overlander

When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it -- until he realizes it's the only way to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous adventure that will change both him and the Underland forever.

Okay I'm aware the audience for my Tumblr blog is not quite the same as the audience for middle-grade portal fantasy, but if this website is still talking about Percy Jackson then I can talk about this one. I read a lot of 6-to-8-book middle grade fantasy series and I can say with one hundred percent certainty that this is the best one. It's brutal. It's weird. You'll cry about a cockroach the size of a dog. You'll question the nature of fate itself. If any of you know any 8-12 year olds who haven't yet been scarred for life by a book series that will change their brain chemistry forever, do them a favor and pick them up this book.

Also, if you liked the Hunger Games, it's the same author. Did she tone it down when writing for younger audiences? Not even a little.

A plushie of a thing

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eternaljourneytmbr

2 months ago

Art of a bat with extremely long ears that point straight upward. His body is orange and furry, his face pink and wrinkled with a cute small smile. His brown wings are half-unfurled at his sides.

Hello, I'm the Easter Bunny! Er... what? Bunnies have wings, right? Since they lay eggs, right...?

Virginia Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus)

Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia, USA

Status: Endangered

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eternaljourneytmbr

5 months ago

meanwhile, the IRL version

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eternaljourneytmbr

3 months ago

Part 2 of flapflap friends, for anyone who might have wanted to see the little guy actually flap. Bats have very neat locomotion! (Also, for any nervous parties, I’m vaccinated against rabies and this little guy’s mouth did not come near my bare skin at any point. I took a glove off to shoot this video, which i wasn’t supposed to do, but there was very low risk here.)

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eternaljourneytmbr

3 months ago

Juvenile White-striped freetailed bat, via

Deffo look at the source on this one, the circumstances of the rescue are wild. They have over 200 of these little guys!!!

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eternaljourneytmbr

6 months ago