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The book describes the fantasy world of Fantasia slowly being devoured by a malevolent force called "The Nothing". The [[Childlike Empress]], who rules Fantasia, has fallen ill, and the young warrior [[List of The Neverending Story characters#Atreyu|Atreyu]] is tasked to discover a cure, believing that once the Empress is well, the Nothing will no longer be a threat. Atreyu is given a medallion called the [[AURYN]] that can guide and protect him in the quest. As Atreyu sets out, the Nothing summons a vicious and highly intelligent [[wolf]]-like creature named [[Gmork]] and sends him to kill Atreyu.

Atreyu's quest directs him to the giant, [[turtle]]-like adviser Morla the Ancient One in the Swamps of Sadness. Though the AurynAURYN protects Atreyu, his beloved horse Artax is lost to the swamp, and he continues alone. Morla won't help Atreyu because of her allergies to young people and apathy, and says she doesn't have the answers he seeks; she instead directs Atreyu to the Southern Oracle, ten thousand miles distant before going back to eternal sleep. Gmork closes in as Atreyu succumbs to exhaustion trying to escape the Swamps, but is narrowly saved by the Luck [[Dragon]] [[Falkor]]. Falkor takes him to the home of two [[gnome]]s who live near the gates to the Southern Oracle. Atreyu crosses the first gate, but is perplexed when the second gate—a mirror that shows the viewer's true self—reveals a boy which Bastian is shocked to recognize as himself. Atreyu eventually meets the Southern Oracle, who tells him that the only way to save the Empress is to find a human child who lives beyond the boundaries of Fantasia to give her a new name. Bastian comments that he would name the Empress after his late mother. Atreyu and Falkor flee, as the Nothing consumes the Southern Oracle.

In flight, Atreyu is knocked from Falkor's back into the Sea of Possibilities by the Nothing, losing the AURYN in the process. He wakes on the shore of some abandoned ruins, where he finds several murals depicting his adventure, including one of Gmork. Gmork then reveals himself and explains that Fantasia represents humanity's imagination and is thus without boundaries, while the Nothing is a manifestation of the loss of [[hope]]s and dreams. Atreyu battles and kills Gmork, as the Nothing begins to consume the ruins.