Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (Underland Chronicles, #3)

Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (Underland Chronicles #3)

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Book Two left off with Gregor reading the Prophecy of Blood: a prophecy that calls for Gregor and Boots to return to the Underland to help ward off a deadly plague. But this time, Gregor's mother refuses to let him return to the Underland... until the rat Ripred assures the family that Gregor and Boots are just needed for a short meeting, which the crawlers will attend onl...more
Paperback, 358 pages
Published July 1st 2006 by Scholastic Paperbacks (first published July 1st 2005)
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Alexa
Might be my favorite book in the series so far. I love the characters. Gregor, Luxa, Boots, Temp, Ripred, and Ares are all great. And I can totally understand why Ripred is Suzanne Collins's favorite character.

Since this series is for a younger audience, it's a bit more lighter and funnier than The Hunger Games. But really, it's not that much different. Sad things happen. There's war and hunger and death. And there's creepy stuff too. (Like with what happened to a bat in the previous book or the...more
Kendra
For any Hunger Games fan, the earlier Suzanne Collins series is a worthwhile read. While it doesn't have the depth of THG, and is written for a younger age group (11-12 year olds), it carries many of the same themes as THG: the conflict between different groups, poverty vs wealth, violence and war. In fact, I would consider this series to be more violent and have more death, but the majority of it happens between animal species such as bats, rats, and spiders, and then humans. Various warfare is...more
Hunger Games Bookclub (HGBC)
For any Hunger Games fan, the earlier Suzanne Collins series is a worthwhile read. While it doesn't have the depth of THG, and is written for a younger age group (11-12 year olds), it carries many of the same themes as THG: the conflict between different groups, poverty vs wealth, violence and war. In fact, I would consider this series to be more violent and have more death, but the majority of it happens between animal species such as bats, rats, and spiders, and then humans. Various warfare is...more
Sarah Stewart
I've been on the point of swearing off series because they just seem to drag me on and on without giving me the fulfillment of a journey from exposition through a climax to a conclusion that I expect from a book. It was such a relief to be in the hands of an author who knows what they are doing and can create satisfying story that stands on its own two feet even when it is part of a series.

I'm getting very attached to Gregor and Co. Each character is distinct and memorable--they feel real becau...more
Andy
Just finished the third installment of the Gregor the Overlander series but while still giving it 3 stars felt that it was not as compelling as the first two and the solution to the story's problem quite disappointing. In fact as I think further I would consider a two star rating as I was quite disappointed with the way this story fumbled its conclusion to the prophecy.

Once again Gregor and his sister Boots are forced to go to the Underland, this time through trickery. While they are compelled t...more
Cora
In the third book in the Gregor the Underlander series, Gregor finds himself once again returning to the Underland to fulfill his role in a prophecy. This time there is a plague that threatens to wipe out all warmblooded creatures in the Underland. In order to save those he loves, Gregor must join together with rats, bats, cockroaches, and Regalians on a dangerous mission to find the cure. My eight year-old son really loves this series. It has humor, adventure and giant cockroaches. What could b...more
Robyn
This series continues to be high quality. Each book leads well to the next without either wasting lots of time rehashing the previous story or leaving the reader floundering trying to recall past plot details (since originally they were obviously not released all at once, readers would have had time between reading each book).

As an adult reader there are a significant amount of underlying messages in these books, about the different types of courage, different types of strength, empathy, findin...more
CekMoNSter
Between the first and the second book on the series, I would rate this third book as the second best.
There were a lot of new stuff happening in Underland this time around. Some revelations that left me in disgust especially what happened to all of the infected creatures.

This time around, Gregor had to come back to Underland to attend a meeting to find a cure that will help to cure a fatal plague that had been threatening warmblooded creatures. His mother though, forbid him from entering the land...more
Burçak :)
Yine her zamanki gibi eğlenceli bir kitaptı. Ama artık olayların işleniş tarzı beni sıkmaya başladı.
Her zaman bir olaylar oluyor ve olayı çözmek için grup oluşturuluyor
ve grupta en başta her zaman işe yaramayan bi kaç kişiyi yazar öldürüyor sonlarda da üzüntü vermek için gruptan sevdirdiği karakterleri öldürüyor
ve Gregorumuz baş karakter hastanelik olarak görevi tamamlıyor :S

Ama sevmedim mi kitabı.. sevdim ama artık farklı şeyler görmek istiyorum..
Şaşırtıcı şeyler yokmuydu.. Vardı.. Özellikle...more
Becky Ginther
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Russell
Having read the first two books of the Hunger Games, and my wife having read all three, we got Collins first published series. Top notch reads overall, engaging and clever, she flexes her world-building muscles in these and to great effect. I give all them 4 stars, expect the last book.

Collins does her major themes very well, family, love, loyalty, honor, respect, not judging in haste and being willing to re-evaluate with new evidence, doing one's duty to protect and defend that which one loves,...more
Steve Clark
These books are supposed to be aimed at grades 4-6. I am therefore so very glad I have an 11-year old daughter, because otherwise I wouldn't have a good excuse to read this series--except that they're wildly entertaining and read as easily as putting down the tastiest junk food. As it is, we're having a blast tearing through them as part of our summer. She likes me to read first, because I'm a little better at holding back spoilers, but she's right behind me. The only problem: I'm now into book...more
Karin
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Ryan
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Karissa
The third book in the Underland Chronicles is one of the better ones so far in this series.

Gregor is called back down to the Underland when a horrible plague breaks out among the Underlanders. Upon arrival in the Underland Gregor finds himself swept up in yet another prophecy; The Prophecy of the Blood. Can Gregor and others find the cure for the plague in time? Or will all of the warmbloods be destroyed?

This was a quick read and a fast-paced novel. I continually find the presence of Boots as th...more
Claudia
Oct 22, 2010 Claudia rated it 4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Claudia by: Steven, Drew, Billie
I continue to really love the partnership between Boots and her big brother Gregor. He works so hard to keep her safe, and she reminds us one of the strongest traits in the human heart is generosity of spirit. She reaches out to everyone...and everything! She nearly loses her life here because she does not recognize dangers. She trusts...she is everything the Underlanders aren't. Now there is a plague, and Gregor is sent on another impossible mission. We meet Luxa's uncle and her cousin, half-Ov...more
Erica
Have these Underlanders ever, since Mr. Sandwich took them below, had a non-prophecy day? It seems to me that Gregor is always hopping down the air shaft to go fufill some underground prophecy and no one bats an eye (or eyes a bat, ha ha ha), like prophecy-fulfilling is a daily thing, something everyone knows about and engages in from birth. Like breathing and eating. It makes me think that Sandwich and others scheduled every day from now until the series ends with prophecy-doing.
Getting Gregor...more
Karen
After Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, we, along with Gregor, are left wondering what the fate of Ares, his bond, Luxa, Aurora, Twitchtip (I think that's her name) were. The Underland are to try to keep him up to date via a message through the laundry room gate. There has been no news for a long time, and then a scroll appears one day. Gregor expects news of his friends, but instead it is a pleading summons for him to return to the Underland again.

In Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, a pla...more
Jenben8426
I really am enjoying this series. In fact I think they are getting a bit better each time. I think Collins was really learning how to grip her readers with the first one, and now is picking up speed. Her ability to grip your emotions is becoming stronger. Great storyline this time. Gregor must return to the Underland this time to fulfull the prophecy of blood. A plague has gripped the Underland nations and it will be up to Gregor to help find the cure. Only this time it hits far more close to ho...more
Shannon
I started my day reading this book and I finished it by lunch time. Not a bad morning, in my opinion! (Not terribly productive, either, but that's another story for another day.)

What I liked best about this book was its ambivalence to war and violence. The hardest paper I wrote in all of my undergraduate days was a philosophy paper on whether violence was ever justified. Prior to writing the paper, we read Thoreau's Civil Disobedience and watched Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing. I struggled to de...more
Raunak S
Gregor And The Curse Of The Warmbloods is the third book in this underworld series. Book three begins with Gregor, the main character, in the bathroom trying to read the backwards written “ Prophecy of Blood.” he, his four year old sister Lizzie, and two year old sister Boots, have just returned from the underworld city of Regalia. It seems that everything will be normal again, but unfortunately, the peace is interrupted. While in the laundry room, Gregor finds a scrolls that calls for his aid...more
Becky
I've really got into this series and I was eager to get stuck into the next book, but I went to Harry Potter Studio Tours yesterday (more on that in another post) so I didn't get to read anything. But as it's 'Good Friday' I got the day off work so I settled to read this book and I finished it very quickly.
Gregor is called back to the Underland, once more a prophecy dictates his involvement, but this time much more is at risk, a plague has spread and is affecting all warm blooded creatures, and...more
June
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Bludhaven
So far this my favourite in the series, it's the first time I really felt with the characters.

This time Gregor is called upon to fulfill another prophecy: A deadly plague is spreading through the Underland and a party is sent to the jungle to get the cure.

Gregor has been prepared to go to the Underland again, but his mother is opposed to let him and his littl sister Boots go into danger again. Ripred persuades them to come and Gregor's mother insists on coming along - and is very soon infected b...more
Rosalia
Gregor is again called down to the Underland to participate in another quest. This time his mother insists on accompanying him to make clear her feelings on the Underlanders demands of her son and family. Unfortunately this time the quest invovles a plague and Greogor's mother falls a victim to it, so he once again finds himself on a quest where his family is at stake.

I was super excited about getting to meet a Hisser and to catch a glimpse of the Nibblers in this book. The jungle that Gregor an...more
Frishawn Rasheed
Sep 26, 2010 Frishawn Rasheed rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: ages 8 and up
Gregor has once again been summoned to the Underland, and this time he is taking his mother! That's right...he has to take Boots and his mother. This time he has to resolve the prophesy of the Curse of the Warmbloods. This curse comes in the form of a plague that leaves great pustules on the skin that are filled with blood. This plague is brought by fleas, and soon after coming to the Underland; Gregor's mother is bitten and soon contracts the dreaded sickness.
This sends Gregor and Boots on a d...more
Nikki
Turn and turn and turn again
You see the what but not the when
Remedy and wrong intwined
Until they form a single vine

I first heard this book--yes, heard--when my aunt read it out loud to my uncle as he was helping us remodel our house. I had seen bits and pieces of this series before, but this was the first I had truly been exposed to it. The refrain of the Prophecy of Blood was so catchy--not to mention the fact that I am a logic buff and therefore was intrigued by the idea of a prophecy like thi...more
Sarah Maddaford
This book had some very sad parts as well as a pretty deep discussion about what fighting and war really mean especially after the fact. I keep having to remind myself that Gregor is only 11 at the beginning of this book, which is part of the reason that his mom objects so much to him going back to the Underland. He really does act more mature than most 11 year old I know, but he has already gone through two prophecies. I had the prophecy fairly well figured out by the time the quest reached its...more
Steven R. McEvoy
As each story unfolds, Gregor grows and matures as he faces each new challenge and works through each prophecy. These stories are very well written and to be honest, I am enjoying them more as each book progresses, whereas with the Hunger Games Trilogy, I enjoyed each book a little less. Suzanne Collins has crafted an amazing land under, filled with various creatures, races, alliances, wars and more. The Underland is very different from the city above that Gregor comes from. Above in the Overlan...more
Kim Van Sickler
I listened to the third book in the Underland Chronicle driving from Tampa, FL, to Tallahassee, FL, then from there partway to Lake Lure, NC. I was the most energized by this installment. As far as the overabundant action sequences in the series go, these battles were first rate, and most closely parallel Collin's battle scenes in the Hunger Games trilogy.

The other reason I liked this book best is Gregor's mom insists on accompanying him to the Underland this time. That's the only way this inst...more
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Since 1991, Suzanne Collins has been busy writing for children’s television. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains it All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. For preschool viewers, she penned multiple stories for the Emmy-nominated Little...more
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“Nerrissa? You believe her? Well, you at least have to credit her with a certain instability! Remember when she told you that I was going to take over the Fount with and army of Lobsters?" said Ripred.

You did try to take over the Fount with an army of Lobsters." said Vikus.

Yes, yes, but it was years before she was born. My point is, she flip-flops in and out of time like a fish in shallow waters." answered Ripred.”
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“turn and turn and turn again
you see the what, but not the when
remedy and wrong entwine
and so they form a single vine”
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