Warmbloods Books

Having listened to the first two books on audio and loved them, I continued with the third book "curse of the warmbloods" On CD. I love it when a childrens series continues to grow, in both content , character maturity and overall plot wise. I have read books before that seem to go nowhere with ever installment and I quickly tire of those.

This book, is my favorite out of the three so far. The first one "Gregor the Overlander" correctly laid out the mythos and introduced the characters in a nonconfusing way (there are so many and types!) It made you want to read more. The second book "Prophecy of the Bane" continued where the first left off but wasnt as exciting or compelling. This third book launches Gregor back into the underland for another adventure and its all about true realities, growth, family and way darker than the first two, much like Prisoner of Azkaban is to the Harry Potter series.

Gregors family isnt just chilling in the overland allowing him to sew his wild oats underground, they are struggling with mental illness (because his father was tortured by the rats) Money issues (his mom has to be the sole breadwinner) His sister is scared to death of losing her family wouldnt you be if three of them just dissappeared underground and came back talking of giant rats, squids, roaches, and bats? The underlanders of course eventually need Gregor, but his Mother puts her foot down and says NO! Not even to help them out with a Plague that is killing them and Gregor is the "one" to find the cure according to another prophecy.

What takes place after that is truly scary, and exciting and heartwarming. More characters are introduced, and we lose more along the way. I rushed out and got the fourth Audio CD's as soon as I could!

I am a K-5 school librarian and am always looking for good books to recommend to my students. This series is truly excellent!

This second book of the "Underland Chronicles" continues the journey of Gregor and his baby sister Boots. Meeting new characters and encountering more tests for all involved. The author weaves a wonderful tale and my son absolutely adores all the characters. I also enjoy reading this series to him, we both become very caught up within the stories and with all the characters...it's hard to put down!

For the third time, Gregor and his little sister Boots descend to the Underland to fulfill an ancient prophecy. In this story the Curse of the Warm-bloods is a terrible plague that threatens every mammal in the Underland. On their journey to find cure, the heroes encounter Luxa, her bat Aurora and Hamnet, Luxa`s long-lost uncle. Although I enjoyed it, the story jumps around far too often and also fails to answer questions from previous books. As one and two were okay but not great and this one is only so-so I don't think I'll read any others.

I've read the last two Gregors and when I finished them i couldn't wait until the third. Collins is a genius. The last two have been about the usual stuff you read in these kind of books today but this took it to a whole new level. Theres plenty of violence for those of you who don't like sissy books and plenty of action that will keep you on the edge of your seat through the whole book. This in my opinion and out of all the books I've read this could be the book of the year.

The service provided by the seller was excellent. As for the books, all of my kids have read them and are now loaning them out.

This book reviews about 10 of the most popular warmblood breeds, including history, development of the breed, characteristics and memorable competitors in each breed. Near the end, it also lists all the different registry's with requirements which is priceless if you are into breeding for a sport horse. It took me weeks to research all that was simply organized in this book. It also provides insight on what to look for when choosing a stallion or if you should breed at all! Great book!

As a long time breeder of warmbloods and author of bloodline articles, I recommend this book to anyone considering breeding sport horses with European bloodlines. The book is well written and easy to follow. It covers each of the 'breeds' and the most successful performance lines, up to the publication date. The book is an excellent reference; however, the development of the top internationally successful horses today is proceeding at an incredible rate with new sires establishing themselves regularly. To keep current, breeders should subscribe to individual breed registries and/or the World Federation of Sport Horse Breeders through BCM in Holland. They produce an annual update on leading sires.

As the owner of The Warmblood Connection, I refer buyers and prospective breeders to this book on a regular basis. The authors offer the most impartial information related to the different Warmblood breeds. The authors do an excellent job of presenting the significant Warmblood bloodlines (in terms of performance) and then tracking these bloodlines to stallions and mare already imported to the United States. This is a must-have resource for anyone who wants to purchase or breed Warmbloods. Karen Jackson