Freefall (Tunnels Book 3)

I've been a fan of this book series since the first day it came out. The first tunnels book is probably the most mysterious and exiting in the series. It begins with Will (the main character) and his friend Chester digging holes. One day they stumble upon a mysterious brick wall. Later into the book they manage to break through the wall and they find a city. When I first read about an underground town my mind was just saying The City of Ember (Books of Ember) which is also a good book. Anyway, Will finds that he was actually born in the Colony (the name of the city). He finds a family that he didn't know before and becomes in love with the underground city. I can't remember when the first book stops, (haven't read it in a couple of years) but eventually Will and Chester are abducted by the Colony's police force known as the Styx. Will and Chester are held in different cells. Will escapes and comes back for Chester. Together they take a ride on a train known as the miners train deeper into the earth as stowaways. When they get off the train they discover that they are in a place known as the Deeps. There is little food or water here and there is still Styx patrolling around. They are aided by 2 renegades by the names of Drake and Elliot. The book Deeper is a little less 'action-y' but is still a good book. Drake and Elliot help Will and Chester survive. They run from the Styx and near the end of Deeper Elliot, Chester, and Will get seperated from Drake. They are cornered near the Pore and are forced to jump in. The Pore is supposed to be an endless hole. But if you had Styx shooting at you with all they've got, I would've jumped too. Well, I really don't want to spoil the book for you so I guess I'll stop there. dd

Addicted still! What a wonderful series of books. I just can't put them down! If you fell in love with Harry Potter, like I did several years ago, you'll fall in love with the Tunnels series by Roderick Gordon. Mystery, suspense, action, history, fantasy...the whole lot!

Well the first original tunnels book wasn't interesting until part 3. But it was worth it because the series totally redeemed itself. I recommend reading it no matter what it is the best freaking book in the world. We did need that first part though because the more you look back on I the more it makes sense. Considering it is such a good Long series the first book is just the beginning to the emotional attachments to characters the Styx Styx twins dominion and most of all going deeper down into the earth until you reach the center....... but they'll some how manage to find a way deeper than that!!!!!!!!

Arrived several days earlier than expected and in brand new condition. I could not be more pleased.

As I read this third book in the Tunnels series I pictured in my mind just what the underworld must look like and was reminded of the two film versions of Journey to the Center of the Earth. This series is certainly film-worthy. In this volume the majority of the violence and gore comes from encounters with the authors' versions of giant spider-like creatures and arachnoid "angels." In their cases it is 'eat or be eaten.' The ubiquitous Styx, the vicious and truly evil bad guys of the series, constantly amazed me by showing up anywhere and everywhere. It was exasperating! As soon as I thought the characters were safe for a while and could have a well-deserved rest, the creepy Styx would show up along with the most creepy and eeee-vil twin girls on earth! Our heroes are split into two groups in this book as Will and Dr. Burrows make their way back to the surface where Dr. Burrows becomes the most annoying parent ever. Will is reunited with his adoptive mother who has changed into a much nicer and capable person. She learns that the Styx have infiltrated all levels of authority on the surface. The story leads us ever deeper under the earth into even more dangerous and fantastic places. The authors' science may be questionable at times but their imaginations run wildly enough to give us all some terrific thrills.

I really like the amount of characters throughout the story because it wasn't too much to handle. The only thing that I wasn't pleased about is that there wasn't enough description for each setting so I was left guessing what the place looked like. But overall I loved it because each chapter was about a different character and nothing got lost in the book.

This series is very exciting! My son loves it as our read aloud, and this third book in the series has captivated us both! Kudos to the author and Amazon for making it available using my kindle touch.

Good book, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and how it put me into the books world