Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods
The cover of the first boxed set edition.
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| Author | Suzanne Collins |
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| Cover artist | Daniel Craig, August Hall |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Underland Chronicles |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
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Publication date
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July 1, 2005 |
| Pages | 308 |
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| OCLC | 56686615 |
| LC Class | PZ7.C6837 Gp 2005 |
| Preceded by | Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane |
| Followed by | Gregor and the Marks of Secret |
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods is an epic fantasy children's novel by Suzanne Collins. It is the third book in The Underland Chronicles, and was first published by Scholastic in 2005. The novel takes place a few months after the events of the preceding book, in the same subterranean world known as the Underland. In this installment, the young protagonist Gregor is once again recruited by the Underland's inhabitants, this time to help cure a rapidly-spreading plague.
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods has been published as stand-alone hardcovers and paperbacks, as well as part of a boxed set. It was released as an audiobook on December 13, 2005, read by Paul Boehmer. In August 2010, it was released in ebook form. It has been lauded for "[addressing] a number of political issues ... in a manner accessible to upper elementary and middle school readers".
The Underland Chronicles was first conceived by author Suzanne Collins while working as a television screenwriter for Generation O!. She was encouraged by colleague James Proimos to begin writing children's books, and started the manuscript of Gregor the Overlander shortly thereafter. Proimos also recommended her to his literary agent, Rosemary Stimola. Upon seeing a sample of that first book, Stimola immediately agreed to represent Collins and sent the book's manuscript to Scholastic. Stimola represented Collins throughout the publication of each book in the series, including Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, and helped to bolster Collins's confidence during the "Harry wave" - her name for the "skewed publisher expectations about what constitutes a success" that resulted from the publication of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
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