No kid-gloved parable: an allusive, politically astute vision that includes book-burning, factional tensions, and petty dictators. The ragtag, splintered band must endure yet another betrayal just as safety seems near it is this aspect-the self-serving evil within the ranks-that gives the book a deadly glint and sophisticated appeal. But Knocker, a last-minute appointment, has a secret assignment to bring back the Rumble treasure chest, and the mission's priority of money over life becomes clear when he sacrifices one of their number to keep the chest. Reaching the Rumble Bunker, they move swiftly, each after his special prey, with savage persistence. The Borribles are true and worthy heroes for children and for the rest of us. After training they squabble, jockey for position, and vie distrustfully, but capture by a Borrible-Snatcher galvanizes them into a collective escape action and purposeful assault. Each Borrible unit sends one representative-an ambitious street fighter-to invade Rumble territory and destroy the High Command. When several Rumbles appear on their land, the fierce, scrappy Borribles unite to put down the overprivileged rat-like enemy. The three volumes in the trilogy are The Borribles, The Borribles Go For Broke, and The Borribles Across the Dark Metropolis. Set in Battersea, this chilling British fantasy features outcast urban children (normal ones who turned Borrible after a ""bad start"") in a violent adventure with a grim, vital message. The Borrible Trilogy is a series of young adult books written by English writer Michael de Larrabeiti.
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