Greg Rathbone
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Gregory "Rat" Rathbone is a character in the CHERUB Series
. He was born in the Australian outback as the youngest son of the Leader of the religious cult; 'The Survivors'. He is also the on-off boyfriend of Lauren Adams
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which he read many times whilst in 'The Ark'.
Divine Madness
Rathbone first meets James Adams
in 'The Survivors' ark by playing a practical joke on him. They are then both thrashed and forced to spend a day in the sweatbox; a metal shed. James then asks Rat to get him and his sister "cushier" jobs, such as office work, as opposed to the warehouse or laundry.
At the end of the book Rat helps James and Lauren escape and joins CHERUB.
Man vs. Beast
Rat plays a very small part in Man Vs. Beast as he is taking part in basic training. Lauren blackmails James to sneak into the training compound with her to assist Rat.
Mad Dogs
Rat plays a small part in this book as well. He helps to take revenge on Norman Large, a former CHERUB training instructor, for threatening Lauren. Most of the main characters play a trick on Mr Large's adopted daughter, Hayley Large-Brooks who they trick into going for a date with James.
The Sleepwalker
Greg's part in The Sleepwalker is moderately important. He visits Lauren on the mission twice. The second time he visited he helped with the arrest of Asif Bin Hassam.
CHERUB
CHERUB is a series of young adult spy novels, written by the English author Robert Muchamore, focusing around a division of the British Security Service named CHERUB, which employs minors, predominantly orphans, as intelligence officers...
. He was born in the Australian outback as the youngest son of the Leader of the religious cult; 'The Survivors'. He is also the on-off boyfriend of Lauren Adams
Lauren Adams
Lauren Adams is one of the principal protagonists in the fictional book series CHERUB by British author Robert Muchamore and the sister of James Adams, the main protagonist...
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Background and early life
Rathbone was born in the Australian out back. He was brought up in difficult conditions, living all of his early life in the Survivor's ark, a building in North Australia containing the most radical of the cult Survivors, set up by Joel Reagan. He was often thrashed for bad behaviour. His mother committed suicide when Rathbone was young.Academia
Rat is highly intelligent, although tests undertaken on CHERUB campus have failed to replicate the IQ of 197 that he claimed to possess while living in the Survivor's Ark. Due to him spending many years living with 'The Survivors' he has major gaps in his common sense. He enjoys reading and had a badly damaged copy of Oliver TwistOliver Twist
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to...
which he read many times whilst in 'The Ark'.
Divine MadnessCHERUB: Divine MadnessDivine Madness is the fifth novel in the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore. In this novel, CHERUB agents James and Lauren go to Australia to investigate a cult called the survivors.- Plot Summary :...
Rathbone first meets James AdamsJames Adams (character)
James Robert Anthony Adams is the main character of the CHERUB series by British author Robert Muchamore. He is a prominent part of all the First Series Cherub books: The Recruit, Class A, Maximum Security, The Killing, Divine Madness, Man Vs...
in 'The Survivors' ark by playing a practical joke on him. They are then both thrashed and forced to spend a day in the sweatbox; a metal shed. James then asks Rat to get him and his sister "cushier" jobs, such as office work, as opposed to the warehouse or laundry.
At the end of the book Rat helps James and Lauren escape and joins CHERUB.