Under The Mountain

by Maurice Gee

Book Overview

Beneath the extinct volcanoes surrounding the city, giant creatures are waking from a spellbound sleep that has lasted thousands of years. Their goal is the destruction of the world. Rachel and Theo... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140313893
• ISBN13: 9780140313895
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.1" x 0.3" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

The TV series was also great!

Sadly I have never been able to get my hands on a copy of the book, but I saw the TV series when I was 6, and it certainly made a lasting impression on me. Great story, great atmosphere! I still vividly remember scenes from it...

A Brilliant Book

Maurice Gee's book Under the Mountain is an amazing book. It was first read to me when I was only about eight years old, and I just found a copy and re-read it. Rachel and Theo Matheson are twins, and apart from having red hair, they seem to be perfectly normal kids. Until they visit Auckland and are encountered by a strange old man, and a couple of freaky neighbours. The twins discover that they are a crucial part in the war between two alien races. Rachel and Theo learn that only red-haired twins can save their world from destruction by huge, powerful alien creatures. This is a great book, and I'd recommend it to people of all ages. I know my parents liked it just as much as my brother and me. The characters are believable, and the plot is well thought out. Although I prefer Maurice Gee's O series, I still love this book.