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Rick Yancey

Rick Yancey
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Rick Yancey

Rick Yancey is the author of the critically acclaimed series Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp. He earned a BA in English from Roosevelt University in Chicago, and worked as a field officer for the Internal Revenue Service before turning to writing full time in 2004. Rick lives in Florida with his wife Sandy, three sons, two dogs and one lizard.

The Monstrumologist: The Isle of Blood will be released on September 29, 2011 in Mass Market Paperback, eBook
Sep 29, 2011
The Monstrumologist: The Isle of Blood is now available in Mass Market Paperback, eBook
Sep 29, 2011
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The Monstrumologist has won an award
Jul 15, 2011
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The Monstrumologist has won an award
Apr 08, 2011
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The Monstrumologist has won an award
Apr 08, 2011
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The Monstrumologist has won an award
Jan 26, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Monstrumologist
Oct 24, 2010
The Monstrumologist: Curse of the Wendigo will be released on October 01, 2010 in Trade Paperback, Mass Market Paperback, eBook
Oct 01, 2010
The Monstrumologist: Curse of the Wendigo is now available in Trade Paperback, Mass Market Paperback, eBook
Oct 01, 2010
News:
The Monstrumologist has won an award
Aug 05, 2010
News:
The Monstrumologist has won an award
Jul 23, 2010
The Monstrumologist: The Terror Beneath will be released on March 04, 2010 in
Mar 04, 2010
Mar 04, 2010
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The Monstrumologist has won an award
Feb 25, 2010
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The Monstrumologist has won an award
Jan 22, 2010
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The Monstrumologist has won an award
Jan 20, 2010

Authors on the Web

The Atlantic Wire, March 22, 2012
...Harry Potter™ : Puffin paid a rumored seven-figures to acquire a "major new trilogy" of young adult novels from Rick Yancey, author of the well-received Albert Kropp trilogy. The publisher describes the first novel in the series, The Fifth Wave , as "...
Bookseller, March 21, 2012
...trilogy" for a rumoured seven-figure pre-empt at the Bologna Book Fair, snapping up three books by US author Rick Yancey. Puffin Fiction publishing director Sarah Hughes bought UK and Commonwealth rights in the trilogy, The Fifth Wave, from G P Putnam's...
Individual.com, February 24, 2012
...of the Books among the five high schools in the Merced Union High School District. "The Monstrumologist" by Rick Yancey is a "gothic thriller (that) will appeal to kids who like scary with high-brow Dickensian writing," said a review in Library Media...
Merced Sun-Star, February 24, 2012
...of the Books among the five high schools in the Merced Union High School District. "The Monstrumologist" by Rick Yancey is a "gothic thriller (that) will appeal to kids who like scary with high-brow Dickensian writing," said a review in Library Media...
ALA, January 26, 2012
...Audio, 2011. “Chime”by Franny Billingsley, read by Susan Duerden. Listening Library, 2011. “Curse of the Wendigo” by Rick Yancey, read by Steven Boyer. Recorded Books, 2010. “Fever Crumb” by Philip Reeve, read by Philip Reeve. Scholastic...
Calabasas Patch, October 29, 2011
...themselves wandering into eight new fairytales with no bread crumb trail to lead them back. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey This is not for the faint of heart: if you want horror, if you want gore, this is the story. Will Henry is apprentice to...
Livingston Patch, October 17, 2011
...Westerfeld Malice by Chris wooding Fire by Kristin Cashore If I Stay by Gayle Forman The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey Charles & Emma: The Darwins’ Leap Of Faith by Deborah Heiligman I Can’t Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs By Teens by...
The Atlantic Wire, March 22, 2012
...Harry Potter™ : Puffin paid a rumored seven-figures to acquire a "major new trilogy" of young adult novels from Rick Yancey, author of the well-received Albert Kropp trilogy. The publisher describes the first novel in the series, The Fifth Wave , as "...
Bookseller, March 21, 2012
...trilogy" for a rumoured seven-figure pre-empt at the Bologna Book Fair, snapping up three books by US author Rick Yancey. Puffin Fiction publishing director Sarah Hughes bought UK and Commonwealth rights in the trilogy, The Fifth Wave, from G P Putnam's...
Standard Speaker, December 16, 2011
..."Following Christopher Creed," by Carol Plum-Ucci. "Lies," by Caroline Bock. "The Isle of Blood," by Rick Yancey. "iBoy," by Kevin Brooks. "Die for Me," by Amy Plum. "Shelter," by Harlan Cohen. "The Forgotten Affairs of Youth," by Alexander McCall Smith....
Moorpark Acorn, December 15, 2011
...children’s book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Walnut Canyon’s version of the story, co-written by teachers Rick Yancey and Nema Pierce- Storino, is one of three holiday plays on rotation each year at the school. WHO CHILD—Walnut Canyon...
distraction no. 99, October 26, 2011
...the secrets I have kept. This is the trust I never betrayed.Thus begins the first folio of Rick Yancey's The Monstrumologist, one of the most amazing horror stories I've ever read, topped only by its sequels, The Curse of the Wendigo and The Isle of...
Frenetic Reader, October 25, 2011
...year, I thought I'd just post an additional five today.Without further ado:1. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey - This book is straight-up horror and has the best creepy atmosphere. It's also got some pretty disturbing monsters, which is rather awesome....
CSI: Librarian, October 16, 2011
...My weekly post where I keep track of books I've read, books I've had to put aside, and books I've reviewed for the past week. This week, I...Attempted:Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer by Cecily von Ziegesar - I was really looking forward to this book, but I...