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.
The narrative revolves around Richard Yancey's unexpected journey after he responds to a lucrative blind ad, only to discover it leads him to a position with the Internal Revenue Service. This experience delves into the complexities and perceptions surrounding one of the most disliked federal agencies, exploring themes of bureaucracy, personal growth, and the often misunderstood nature of tax collection. Yancey's story offers a unique perspective on a job that many dread, revealing the human side of an organization that is typically viewed with fear and disdain.
Praise for The 5th Wave Now a major motion picture starring Chloë Grace Moretz
Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances.-Entertainment Weekly A
modern sci-fi masterpiece . . .-USAToday.com Wildly entertaining . . . I
couldn't turn the pages fast enough.-Justin Cronin, The New York Times Book
Review Praise for The Infinite Sea Heart-pounding pacing, lyrical prose and
mind-bending twists . . .-The New York Times Book Review Impressively improves
on the excellent beginning of the trilogy.-USA Today An epic sci-fi novel with
all the romance, action, and suspense you could ever want.-Seventeen.com
Praise for The Last Star Yancey's prose remains achingly precise, and this
grows heavier, tighter, and more impossible to put down as the clock runs
out...this blistering finale proves the truth of the first two volumes: it was
never about the aliens.-Booklist, starred review A haunting, unforgettable
finale.-Kirkus Reviews Yancey doesn't hit the breaks for one moment, and the
action is intense, but the language always stays lyrical and lovely. It's a
satisfying end to an impressive trilogy, true to the characters and the world
Yancey created.-Entertainment Weekly Yancey has capped off his riveting series
with a perfect ending.-TeenReads.com [T]he ending provides both satisfaction
and heartbreak.-Publishers Weekly Yancey's writing is just as solid and
descriptive as in the first two books....What Yancey does beautifully is
reveal the human condition.-Examiner.com Rick Yancey sticks the (alien)
landing in the action-packed finale to his The 5th Wave invasion saga . . . .
And the author gives us a major dose of girl power as well, pairing Cassie and
Ringer for an uneasy alliance that provides the best moments in this fantastic
series' thought-provoking and satisfying conclusion.-USA Today Books in the
series: The 5th Wave (The First Book of The 5th Wave) The Infinite Sea (The
Second Book of The 5th Wave) The Last Star (The Third Book of the The 5th
Wave)
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.
A monster-hunting doctor and his apprentice face off against a plague of monsters in the first book of a terrifying series. Publishers Weekly says “horror lovers will be rapt.” These are the secrets I have kept. So starts the diary of Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a doctor with a most unusual specialty: monster hunting. In the short time he has lived with the doctor in nineteenth-century New England, Will has grown accustomed to his late-night callers and dangerous business. But when one visitor comes with the body of a young girl and the monster that was eating her, Will’s world changes forever. The doctor has discovered a baby Anthropophagus—a headless monster that feeds through a mouth in its chest—and it signals a growing number of Anthropophagi. Will and the doctor must face the horror threatening to overtake and consume the world…before it is too late. The Monstrumologist is the first stunning gothic adventure in a series that combines the terror of HP Lovecraft with the spirit of Arthur Conan Doyle.
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.
Experience a chilling journey into horror with the complete Monstrumologist collection by Rick Yancey, presented in a collectible boxed set. This series blends gothic adventure with gruesome themes, inviting readers to explore the dark and monstrous elements that lurk within its pages. Perfect for fans of thrilling narratives and eerie atmospheres, this collection promises an immersive dive into the macabre.
"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"--
"Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them"--Provided by publisher
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.
Alfred Kropp's uncle gets him roped into a suspicious get-rich-quick scheme that changes his life forever: stealing Excalibur - the legendary sword of King Arthur. But after Alfred unwittingly delivers the sword into the hands of the enemy, he sets off on an unlikely quest to try to right his wrong and save the world from imminent destruction...
