Rick Yancey

Last updated

Rick Yancey
Rick Yancey (cropped).jpg
Born Miami, Florida, U.S. [1]
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Education Roosevelt University (BA)
Period2003–present
Genre Fantasy, science fiction, horror
Notable works Alfred Kropp series,
The 5th Wave series,
The Monstrumologist
Website
rickyancey.com

Richard Yancey is an American author who writes works of suspense, fantasy, and science fiction aimed at young adults.

Contents

Bibliography

Novels

Young adult novels

Children's books

Non-fiction

Adaptations

Related Research Articles

Genre fiction, also known as formula fiction or popular fiction, is a term used in the book-trade for fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre.

The Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB) is a database of bibliographic information on genres considered speculative fiction, including science fiction and related genres such as fantasy, alternate history, and horror fiction. The ISFDB is a volunteer effort, with the database being open for moderated editing and user contributions, and a wiki that allows the database editors to coordinate with each other. As of April 2022, the site had catalogued 2,002,324 story titles from 232,816 authors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katherine Applegate</span> American fiction writer

Katherine Alice Applegate, known professionally as K. A. Applegate or Katherine Applegate, is an American young adult and children's fiction writer, best known as the author of the Animorphs, Remnants, Everworld, and other book series. She won the 2013 Newbery Medal for her 2012 children's novel The One and Only Ivan. Applegate's most popular books are science fiction, fantasy, and adventure novels. She won the Best New Children's Book Series Award in 1997 in Publishers Weekly. Her book Home of the Brave has won several awards. She also wrote a chapter book series in 2008–09 called Roscoe Riley Rules.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Richards</span> British writer (born 1961)

Justin Richards is a British writer. He has written science fiction and fantasy novels, including series set in Victorian or early-20th-century London, and also adventure stories set in the present day. He has written many spin-off novels, reference books and audio plays based on the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and he is Creative Consultant for the BBC Books range of Doctor Who novels.

Patricia Briggs is an American writer of fantasy since 1993, and author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Arthur Jr.</span> American writer (1909–1969)

Robert Arthur Jr. was a writer and editor of crime fiction and speculative fiction known for his work with The Mysterious Traveler radio series and for writing The Three Investigators, a series of young adult novels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Bowes</span> American writer

Richard "Rick" Dirrane Bowes is an American author of science fiction and fantasy.

<i>Doctor Death</i> (magazine) US pulp science fiction magazine

Doctor Death was the title of a short-lived pulp science fiction magazine published by Dell Magazines in 1935, as well as the name of the main character featured in that magazine. Doctor Death was an archcriminal who wanted to return the world to a primitive condition and used supernatural tools such as zombies and magic in his plots against humanity. The stories were written by Harold Ward under the pseudonym of "Zorro". Dell may have intended Doctor Death to be a continuation of a character of the same name in All Detective Magazine, also published by Dell.

Richard James Bleiler is an American bibliographer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, and adventure fiction. He was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction in 2002 and for the Munsey Award in 2019-2022; he won the Munsey Award in 2023. He is the son of Everett F. Bleiler.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rick Riordan</span> American author (born 1964)

Richard Russell Riordan Jr. is an American author, best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. Riordan's books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million copies in the United States. 20th Century Fox adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a series of films, while a Disney+ adaptation is in production. His books have spawned related media, such as graphic novels and short story collections.

The Alfred Kropp series is a trilogy of young adult fantasy novels written by American author Rick Yancey. The first book, The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, was named a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year and was a finalist for the Carnegie Medal. The second book, Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon, received a positive review from Publishers Weekly and was released in May 2007. The third book, Alfred Kropp: The Thirteenth Skull, was already written and on the store shelves for sale, but was announced by Yancey in Publishers Weekly in April 2006

Gareth P. Jones is an English children's writer, and author of the Dragon Detective Agency series of books.

<i>Castle</i> (TV series) American crime comedy-drama TV series (2009–2016)

Castle is an American crime mystery/comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC for a total of eight seasons from March 9, 2009, to May 16, 2016. The series was produced jointly by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claudia Gray</span> American author

Claudia Gray is the pseudonym of Amy Vincent, an American writer of paranormal romance young adult fiction, best known for the Evernight series and her Star Wars novels: Lost Stars, Bloodline, Leia, Princess of Alderaan, Master and Apprentice,Into the Dark, and Star Wars: The Fallen Star.

<i>The Monstrumologist</i> 2009 novel by Rick Yancey

The Monstrumologist is a young adult horror novel written by American author Rick Yancey. It was published on September 22, 2009 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. It is the first book in The Monstrumologist series, followed by The Curse of the Wendigo. The story follows Will Henry, an orphaned assistant to Dr. Pellinore Warthrop, a man who specializes in monstrumology, the study of monsters.

Simon Cheshire is a British writer of children's literature, often in the genres of mystery and science fiction. He has over 70 published works include the Saxby Smart detective series and the SWARM techno-spy series. His first book, published in 1997, was Jeremy Brown of the Secret Service. Many of his books are for the 8 to 12 age range but some, such as the romantic comedy Plastic Fantastic, are for teens, while the horror novel Flesh and Blood is for older teens and adults. In 2020, he left the children's market and now writes historical/ horror novels under the pen name Richard Gadz.

George Mann is a British author and editor, primarily in genre fiction, and is best known for his alternate history detective novel series Newbury and Hobbes (2008-2019) and The Ghosts action science fiction noir novels (2010-2017), a book series set in the same universe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of science fiction</span> Overview of and topical guide to science fiction

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to science fiction:

<i>The Final Descent</i> 2013 horror novel by Rick Yancey

The Final Descent is a horror novel by Rick Yancey, the fourth and final book in a series that he inaugurated in 2009 with The Monstrumologist. It was published in September 2013 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, which recommends it for reader ages 14 and up, grades nine and up.

The 5th Wave may refer to:

References

  1. "About". rickyancey.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.