Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods came third in 'a series of narratives that are interrelated yet can stand on their own', a fact not missed by reviewers. This writing experience resulted in her structuring books 'like a three-act play', and paying close attention to the plot's pacing. in dramatic writing and her experience as a screenwriter.

Ĭollins has listed two main sources of influence in her writing of The Underland Chronicles. During this time period, Collins continued writing for children's TV, describing her scripts as 'an excellent mental break . Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods was written at around the same time as her first picture book, When Charlie McButton Lost Power.

There she focused more on her writing than her other pursuits, and published five books in four years, including the rest of The Underland Chronicles. Īfter the publication of Gregor the Overlander in 2003, Collins moved with her family to rural Connecticut. 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. Upon seeing a sample of that first book, Stimola immediately agreed to represent Collins and sent the book's manuscript to Scholastic. Proimos also recommended her to his literary agent, Rosemary Stimola. She was encouraged by colleague James Proimos to begin writing children's books, and started the manuscript of Gregor the Overlander shortly thereafter. The Underland Chronicles was first conceived by author Suzanne Collins while working as a television screenwriter for Generation O!. in a manner accessible to upper elementary and middle school readers'. It has been lauded for ' a number of political issues . In August 2010, it was released in ebook form. It was released as an audiobook on December 13, 2005, read by Paul Boehmer. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods has been published as stand-alone hardcovers and paperbacks, as well as part of a boxed set. 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. The novel takes place a few months after the events of the preceding book, in the same subterranean world known as the Underland. It is the third book in The Underland Chronicles, and was first published by Scholastic in 2005.

Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods is an epic fantasy children's novel by Suzanne Collins.

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