Gregor the Overlander
Novel by Suzanne CollinsWikipedia
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Oct 17, 2026
speaker_3HOST
An entirely different methodology of world-building.
speaker_2HOST
We are pairing that post-apocalyptic wandering with Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins, published in 2003.
speaker_2HOST
This is a middle-grade epic fantasy compared in the text to Percy Jackson or Harry Potter.
speaker_2HOST
It's about a massive underground world filled with prophecies.
speaker_2HOST
It reminds me of the depths in Tears of the Kingdom, just dropping into pitch blackness and having to conquer your fear of the dark.
speaker_3HOST
And that conquerors fear ties directly into the thematic core.
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The article points out that Gregor the Overlander shares the heavy coming-of-age themes that Link continually faces.
speaker_3HOST
We watch Gregor grow in confidence and ability as he navigates these hidden hostile depths.
Brock KingsleyHOST
Um, uh, I, um, it, it's, I wanna say it's Gregor.
Brock KingsleyHOST
Yeah, Gregor the Overlander.
Brock KingsleyHOST
I know, that's why it was throwing me 'cause I was like, "It can't be that," 'cause as we just said Cregor a lot of times.
Jason WisemanHOST
Cregor, Cregor, Gregor.
Brock KingsleyHOST
But it's, yeah, it's Suzanne Collins and it's Gregor the Overlander.
Brock KingsleyHOST
It's a younger series than Hunger Games.
Brock KingsleyHOST
It's like, so it's meant for a younger group of people, but it's, like-
Catherine BivensGUEST
I really do.
Catherine BivensGUEST
I do want to shout out Gregor the Overlander, also by Suzanne Collins.
Catherine BivensGUEST
That is slept on.
Catherine BivensGUEST
Also something I really enjoyed in middle school, but...
SteveHOST
was a children's writer, yeah.
AndyHOST
Yeah, yeah, the Gregor the Overlander series.
AndyHOST
Super good book.
AndyHOST
Series of books.