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338 pp.
| Putnam
| May, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-0-399-16243-5$18.99
(4)
YA
5th Wave series.
Cassie (The Infinite Sea) has learned she can't trust the alien Others or humans. But then her adversary, Ringer, offers Cassie a chance to save Evan and stop the evil Vosch. With only days until the Others start bombing cities, Yancey's ensemble must make their final stand. While lacking the atmosphere of the prior books, fans of the series will appreciate this conclusion.
304 pp.
| Putnam
| September, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-0-399-16242-8$18.99
(3)
YA
5th Wave series.
Cassie (The 5th Wave) and her battered group of alien-apocalypse survivors hole up in a rat-infested motel--waiting to be rescued or hunted; waiting to live or die. One of this sequel's greatest strengths is the development of ensemble cast members, each with an intricate backstory of loss and adversity. Yancy's sharp prose grips the reader and refuses to let go.
310 pp.
| Simon
| September, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4424-5153-7$18.99
(2)
YA
Monstrumologist series.
This fourth and final volume of the series (a blend of gothic horror, cryptozoology, and Sherlockiana) features apprentice Will Henry in the throes of adolescent rebellion as he seeks to escape the jealous, domineering monstrumologist Warthrop and wrest the affection of Lilly Bates away from a rival suitor. Yancey has taken some considerable risks here, ones that should thrill his ardent fans.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2013
460 pp.
| Putnam
| May, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-399-16241-1$18.99
(2)
YA
Cassie, sixteen, prepares herself for the fifth wave of aliens, the final takeover, fearing that she may be all that's left of humanity. She's alone until she meets "very good-looking" Evan Walker, and together they must figure out how to fight back. Yancey vividly portrays Cassie's existential crisis in a broken world: how to live, why to live, and what to care about.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2013
538 pp.
| Simon
| September, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-8452-8$18.99
(2)
YA
Monstrumologist series.
In their third (and darkest) adventure, Pellinore Warthrop and Will Henry's hunt for the Magnificum takes the monstrumologist and his apprentice to the Socotra, the Isle of Blood. Along the way they dodge spies, befriend literary icons, and test the boundaries of their complex relationship. One final book should bring the series--a wonderful mix of period fiction and gothic horror--to a satisfying conclusion.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2011
424 pp.
| Simon
| October, 2010
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TradeISBN 978-1-4169-8450-4$17.99
(2)
YA
Monstrumologist series.
Dr. Warthrop and apprentice Will (The Monstrumologist) rescue John Chanler from the Wendigo, a vampire-like creature from American Indian mythology. Chanler recuperates in a Gilded Age New York, where the monstrumologists are holding their annual conference; he soon disappears and a succession of gruesome murders occur. Will's first-person narrative is brooding and atmospheric, conveying just the right sense of mystery and horror.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2011
454 pp.
| Simon
| September, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-8448-1$17.99
(3)
YA
Monstrumologist series.
The journal of Will Henry, who lived to be well over a hundred years old, is discovered after he dies. In it, he relates his boyhood as the orphaned assistant to a monstrumologist--his adventures and studies, the horrors he witnessed, etc. The highly gothic stories, written in a formal old-fashioned style, are absorbingly gruesome.
297 pp.
| Bloomsbury
| July, 2008
|
TradeISBN 978-1-59990-114-5$16.99
(4)
YA
Alfred, still an unwilling player in a global game of mythic artifacts and top-secret missions, tries to engineer a deal to return to normal life. Though the prose is beyond purple (a female agent is "a bouncing swirl of golden-haired blondness"), the numerous high-speed chases, involving everything from horses to helicopters, ensure that the target audience will be too engrossed to notice.
327 pp.
| Bloomsbury
| May, 2007
|
TradeISBN 978-1-59990-045-2$16.95
(3)
YA
When an ancient artifact releases an army of biblical demons, Alfred, the orphaned last descendant of Lancelot, once again joins ranks with the mysterious evil-fighting company OIPEP to defeat the demons. Alfred's second adventure is nail-bitingly tense, its desperation barely lightened by well-placed glimmers of humor, and Alfred himself is endearingly vulnerable as he faces perils both physical and psychological.