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Rick Yancey

    November 4, 1962

    Rick Yancey, also known as Richard Yancey, is a Florida native who transitioned to a full-time writing career after earning a degree in English. His acclaimed works span two distinct series, one aimed at young readers and another at adults, both featuring settings in Knoxville, Tennessee. Yancey's narrative voice is celebrated for its unique appeal and engaging qualities. He masterfully crafts stories that resonate with a broad audience.

    Rick Yancey
    The Monstrumologist
    The infinite sea
    The extraordinary adventures of Alfred Kropp
    The 5th Wave
    The 5th Wave Collection
    The Isle of Blood
    • 2017

      Praise for this thrilling series is abundant, with critics hailing it as a modern sci-fi masterpiece. The first installment captivates with its remarkable storytelling, leading to a sequel that impressively builds on its predecessor. Readers find the pacing heart-pounding, the prose lyrical, and the twists mind-bending, creating an epic tale filled with romance, action, and suspense. The finale delivers an unforgettable and haunting conclusion, showcasing achingly precise prose that intensifies as the story unfolds. The narrative remains relentless, with action that grips the reader while maintaining beautiful language. Critics note that the ending is both satisfying and heartbreaking, true to the characters and the world crafted throughout the series. Yancey’s writing remains solid and descriptive, effectively revealing the complexities of the human condition. The series culminates in a powerful finale that emphasizes girl power, featuring an uneasy alliance between key characters that highlights the best moments of this thought-provoking conclusion. Overall, the series is celebrated for its engaging plot and emotional depth, making it a must-read for fans of the genre.

      The 5th Wave Collection
    • 2016

      The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us. But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has Ringer. Zombie. Nugget. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves. In these last days, Earth’s remaining survivors will need to decide what’s more important: saving themselves…or saving what makes us human.

      The Last Star
    • 2016

      Will Henry hat bereits viel erlebt und dem Tod mehrmals entronnen. Doch dieses Mal muss er allein in die gefährlichen Tiefen des Monstrumariums hinabsteigen, um sich einem furchtbaren Monster zu stellen, das schlimmer ist, als er es sich je hätte vorstellen können.

      Der Monstrumologe und das Drachenei. Roman
    • 2015
    • 2014

      The 5th Wave - 2: The Infinite Sea

      • 300 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity. Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world, a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together is gone. As the 5th Wave rolls across the landscape, Cassie, Ben, and Ringer are forced to confront the Others’ ultimate goal: the extermination of the human race. Cassie and her friends haven’t seen the depths to which the Others will sink, nor have the Others seen the heights to which humanity will rise, in the ultimate battle between life and death, hope and despair, love and hate.

      The 5th Wave - 2: The Infinite Sea
    • 2014

      Dr. Warthrop jagt ein legendäres Monster, den "Heiligen Gral" der Monstrumologie, und lässt Will Henry in New York zurück. Nach Monaten erhält Will die schreckliche Nachricht vom Tod des Doktors und misstraut dem neuen Assistenten. Er begibt sich auf die Suche nach seinem Lehrmeister und reist nach Socotra, der Insel des Blutes.

      Der Monstrumologe und die Insel des Blutes. Roman
    • 2014

      The infinite sea

      • 300 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.9(5279)Add rating

      "Cassie Sullivan and her companions lived through the Others' four waves of destruction. Now, with the human race nearly exterminated and the 5th Wave rolling across the landscape, they face a choice: brace for winter and hope for Evan Walker's return, or set out in search of other survivors before the enemy closes in"--

      The infinite sea
    • 2013

      The 5th Wave

      • 457 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
      4.0(417600)Add rating

      The New York Times bestseller is now a major motion picture! This gripping tale has received numerous accolades, including the 2014 Red House Children's Book Award and recognition as a finalist for the Teen Book of the Year. It has been praised as a remarkable read by Entertainment Weekly and is a blend of suspense and science fiction reminiscent of The Passage and Ender's Game. In a world devastated by an alien invasion, the first wave leaves only darkness, the second wave claims the lucky, and the third wave ensures that only the unlucky survive. With the fourth wave, the sole rule is to trust no one. As Cassie flees from the alien beings that appear human and wreak havoc on Earth, she believes solitude is her best chance for survival. However, her encounter with the enigmatic Evan Walker complicates her mission to rescue her brother and survive. Cassie faces a heart-wrenching choice between trust and despair, defiance and surrender, life and death. Described as "wildly entertaining" by The New York Times Book Review, this modern sci-fi masterpiece promises to redefine the genre. The series continues with The Infinite Sea and The Last Star, further exploring the gripping narrative and its compelling characters.

      The 5th Wave
    • 2012

      The Curse of the Wendigo

      • 464 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
      4.1(149)Add rating

      Flesh-eating danger abounds in the chilling sequel to The Monstrumologist that is “as fast-paced, elegant, and yes, gruesome as its predecessor” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). While Dr. Warthrop is attempting to disprove that Homo vampiris, the vampire, could exist, his former fiancée asks him to save her husband, who has been captured by a Wendigo—a creature that starves even as it gorges itself on human flesh. Although Dr. Warthrop considers the Wendigo to be fictitious, he relents and performs the rescue—but is he right to doubt the Wendigo’s existence? Can the doctor and Will Henry hunt down the ultimate predator, who, like the legendary vampire, is neither living nor dead, and whose hunger for human flesh is never satisfied? This second book in The Monstrumologist series explores the line between myth and reality, love and hate, genius and madness.

      The Curse of the Wendigo
    • 2012

      When Dr. Warthrop goes hunting for the "Holy Grail of Monstrumology" in 1888, twelve-year-old orphan Will Henry follows him to Socotra, plunging into depths of horror worse than anything he has experienced so far.

      The Isle of Blood