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In the trilogy, the neat, orderly and boring adult world is positioned in direct contrast to the wild, scruffy world of the Borribles. Along with structure and organisation, materialism is heavily derided; the Borribles have fulfilling existences despite their lack of possessions, while those who crave material wealth are inevitably presented as villains. Comradeship and co-operation are also presented as highly laudable traits -– the Borribles will go to any length and take any risk to protect one of their own. Though written as young adult fiction, the books deal with serous topics, such as debate over what causes are noble enough to die for and which aren't.
The trilogy was originally published in the late 1970s and early 1980s and immediately was the target of [[Moral Guardians|reactionary criticism]] for its "antisocial" and "anti-authority" themes. The release of the third volume was actually ''canceled'' in 1985 by a nervous publisher who felt that in the wake of well-publicized riots that year, the political climate had changed too much for it to be considered "acceptable" anymore; fortunately, a less squeamish firm then took up the challenge. Despite this, the trilogy became, and remains, a cult classic, with literary figures such as [[China Mieville]], [[Diana Wynne Jones|Diana Wynne]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20010714113837/http://www.leemac.freeserve.co.uk/newquestions.htm Jones], [[Neil Gaiman|Neil]] [http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008_07_17_archive.html Gaiman] and [[Cory Doctorow|Cory]] [http://boingboing.net/2014/01/16/the-borribles-are-back.html Doctorow] touting its influence on their work and eagerly evangelizing it to anyone who will listen. And the movie rights have been optioned many times over the years, although no production has yet to escape [[Development Hell]].
Sadly, as Michael de Larrabeiti passed away in 2008, no new Borrible adventures are likely to be forthcoming. However, as of January 2014, the entire series has been relaunched by TOR UK in both
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