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Rick Yancey

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Rick Yancey was born in Miami, Florida on November 4, 1962. He received a B.A. in English from Roosevelt University in Chicago. Before becoming a full time writer in 2004, he worked as a field officer for the Internal Revenue Service. His first book, A Burning in Homeland, was published in 2003. He visa mer is the author of several series including The 5th Wave, The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, The Highly Effective Detective, and The Monstrumologist. He wrote a memoir entitled Confessions of a Tax Collector. In 2010, he received a Michael L. Printz Honor for The Monstrumologist. The 5th Wave was adapted into a movie. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

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Verk av Rick Yancey

Den femte vågen (2013) 6,517 exemplar
Det oändliga havet (2014) 3,110 exemplar
Den sista stjärnan (2015) 1,975 exemplar
The Monstrumologist (2010) — Författare — 1,727 exemplar
The Isle of Blood (2011) — Författare — 396 exemplar
Monstrumologen : William James Henry (2013) — Författare — 270 exemplar
The Seal of Solomon (2007) 237 exemplar
The Thirteenth Skull (2008) 172 exemplar
The Highly Effective Detective (2006) 160 exemplar
The 5th Wave Collection (1714) 72 exemplar
The 5th Wave Box Set (2015) 60 exemplar

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Rags & Bones (2013) — Bidragsgivare — 381 exemplar

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Yancey, Richard
Födelsedag
20th century
Kön
male
Nationalitet
USA
Födelseort
Miami, Florida, USA
Bostadsorter
Florida, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Utbildning
Roosevelt University
Yrken
Internal Revenue Service tax collector
theater critic
playwright
Priser och utmärkelser
Michael L. Printz Honor
Kort biografi
Richard Yancey (born November 4, 1962)[citation needed] is an American author who writes works of suspense, fantasy, and science fiction aimed at young adults.

Rick Yancey was born in a Miami suburb, Florida.

Yancey wrote his first short story in seventh grade while attending Crystal Lake Junior High School in Florida. After graduating from Lakeland Senior High School, he was accepted to Florida Southern College and majored in Communications. After a year at Florida Southern College, Yancey transferred to Florida State University and ultimately graduated from Roosevelt University with a B.A. in English. After graduation, Yancey planned on attending law school.

Ultimately, Yancey decided against law school and began teaching English classes as well as acting and directing in local community theatres. In 1991, Yancey applied for a government job and was hired by the Internal Revenue Service, where he worked as an agent for twelve years.

Yancey also spent 10 years of his life in Knoxville, Tennessee, where two of his books are set.

While working at the IRS, Yancey wrote screenplays in his spare time. At the suggestion of his wife and collaborator, one of his screenplays became his first professionally published book, A Burning in Homeland (Simon and Schuster), published in 2001.

With the success of A Burning in Homeland, Yancey resigned from the IRS in 2004 to concentrate on writing full-time. His memoir, Confessions of a Tax Collector (HarperCollins, 2004), chronicles his days working at the IRS.

After the release of his memoir, Yancey began work on two series of books—one for adults, and one for children.

The Alfred Kropp series tells the story of an awkward teenager who saves the world when he comes into possession of King Arthur's famed sword, Excalibur—pursued by the secret cabal of knights who have hidden it for centuries. Published by Bloomsbury Children’s Publishing in the U.S. and the U.K., and in fifteen foreign language editions, the series comprised three books: The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp (2005), The Seal of Solomon (2007), and The Thirteenth Skull (2008).

His Highly Effective Detective books (St. Martin’s Press) are whodunits for adult readers, featuring a charming but barely competent private investigator based in Tennessee. That series consists of four titles: The Highly Effective Detective (2006), The Highly Effective Detective Goes to the Dogs (2008), The Highly Effective Detective Plays the Fool (2010), and The Highly Effective Detective Crosses the Line (2011).

By 2010, Yancey had completed the first book in The Monstrumologist series. The tetralogy tells the tale of a 19th-century doctor and his young apprentice, who race around the world chasing—and being chased by—monsters. This highly acclaimed series, published by Simon and Schuster Children’s Books in the U.S. and the U.K, and in eight foreign language editions, comprised four books: The Monstrumologist (2009), The Curse of the Wendigo (2010), The Isle of Blood (2011), and The Final Descent (2013).

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Perhaps the best so far in the series.it has the trademark blend of gore & poetry that makes the series so appealing. The occasional touché s of macabre humor make for a quick and enjoyable read
 
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cspiwak | 23 andra recensioner | Mar 6, 2024 |
I enjoyed it but found the violen ce to be a little har to take. I turn to this series for lighter mystry entertainment but this istallment was sufficiently dark for any taste
 
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cspiwak | 2 andra recensioner | Mar 6, 2024 |
I enjoy all of yancey's books. His unlikely heros and over the top stories are both funny and touching
 
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cspiwak | 12 andra recensioner | Mar 6, 2024 |
Got it from ala, which is why I was able to read so early.
Really enjoyed it, although I felt the sequence in the woods at the beginning was a little longer than it needed to be.
 
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cspiwak | 42 andra recensioner | Mar 6, 2024 |

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Verk
34
Även av
1
Medlemmar
16,869
Popularitet
#1,331
Betyg
3.8
Recensioner
833
ISBN
313
Språk
17
Favoritmärkt
12

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