Publisher's Synopsis
In all the world, no creature inspires more fear in more people than a spider. Yet this animal is so small that we require a magnifying glass to examine it. What if this fear is a misapplication of an inbred instinct meant for a much different creature? What if this other species is sentient? What if they are aware of us? What if they are found.a] This is the story of Sandy Tapps, an orphaned girl who stumbles upon a startling secret: A race of spider-like creatures exists just yards beneath our feet! Cavernous halls and tunnels hide an un-human civilization. And Sandy discovers something elseaone lost and scared youngster no bigger than a manas fist.