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The books focus on the epynomous Borribles, immortal elf-like [[Street Urchin|street urchins]] who live on the edges of the human world, stealing what they need and living where they can -- and making a virtue of both. They are surrounded by a rich culture of songs and tales and a book of rules and proverbs tailored to the life of adventure, defiance of authority, and casual thievery that defines the very nature of "being Borrible". Although the trilogy is set in England -- specifically, the economically-devastated London of the 1970s -- it's clear that Borribles are not a solely British phenomenon; they exist around the world. However, the saga is very much an English one.
The stories start when a Borrible named Knocker discovers that the Borribles' traditional enemy, the Rumbles -- a race of giant talking rats with a penchant for living high on the hog with technology and goods stolen from humans -- have begun to expand out of their stronghold under Wimbledon Commons and into other parts of London. In response, the Borrible tribes of London assemble a team of eight champions, one from each tribe, to assault the Rumble headquarters and assassinate the Rumble High Command. Given training, weapons and the names of their assigned targets, the
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.
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