'Gordon and Williams will soon have legions of fans. Narrator Steven Crossley captures the authors' unique vision with his captivating performance. Hailed as the next big thing in fantasy literature, Tunnels grips the imagination while making readers think twice about the ground beneath their feet. Before long their extraordinary adventure unearths a terrible secret-one that may cost them their lives. Into this dark and mysterious place go Will and his friend Chester, unsure what they will find and oblivious to the dangers ahead. Ruled by a brutal class called the Styx, 'The Colony' has not changed in a hundred years. When 14-year-old Will Burrows goes looking for his missing father, he discovers an underground world that time forgot. Soon after it was optioned for a major film. Originally self-published, this riveting fantasy became the stuff of legend before catching the attention of the publisher who discovered J.K. I think that people age 13 and up should read this book because it is a good read.In order to save audiobooks to your Wish List you must be signed in to your account. If you liked the first book there’s more to read in the second book (Deeper). Also how the ends with out telling the reader whether or not Will finds his dad. The ending of the first book makes you want to go and read the second book (Deeper) because of how the bookends with the murder of Will’s friend. The book is rather slow at first and then it gets better the more you read. Will’s mum ends up in hospital after the stress of losing Will’s dad. Also he found out what his sister Rebecca really is.

Will discovers why he doesn’t fit in with his family up top. The people who live underground are very pale and have fine white hair. After graduating without the faintest idea what he wanted to do, he spent some time in the wilderness when he played in a few bands, then. Born in 1960, he grew up in Highgate, North London, and eventually went to university where he dabbled in genetics and listened to Joy Division. In their journey to find Will’s dad they find an underground city with a colony of people living down there. Roderick Gordon is the author of the Tunnels series of books. Will and Chester see to it that they will set out to find Will’s dad. Will and his family are very worried about Dr Burrow’s disappearance. Will’s dad goes missing after having a big fight with Will’s mum. Also he likes to help Will dig his forty pits tunnel that has let him help with. His only friend is Will Burrow they hang out together at the very edge of the school grounds. His family are all different types of people and none of them seem to fit together like a normal family does.Ĭhester Rawls is a big, stocky bloke but ha has been picked on because of that for most of his school life. Will’s skin colour is a pale white and his hair is fine and is a snowy white colour.

Who has only one friend called Chester Rawls. Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams is a novel about Will Burrow a shy small boy. The only thing he has in common with anyone in his family is his passion for digging which he shares with his dad Dr Burrow. At 14 years of age Will is living with his family in England and he feels like he doesn’t fit in with his family.