It chronicles the adventures of a scientist who researches and studies monsters in the 1800s, and his young assistant. Monstrumologist all the tropes wiki fandom powered by. The monstrumologist monstrumologist, book 1 by rick yancey book cover, description, publication history. Now yancey begins a gripping new series with the monstrumologist. If it can speak i know my stomach will beg me to stop reading this book. Pellinore warthrop, a man who specializes in monstrumology, the study of. View mobile site jokeypsych endgamehonest galaxyquest. Henry contemplates the meaning of life, death, and his complicated feelings about. It gives me a chance to reflect on and analyze the series as a whole.
Written in diary format, it follows what happens to a young boy apprenticed to an eccentric man who studies gruesome monsters for a living. The monstrumologist is a critically acclaimed book series by rick yancey author of confessions of a tax collector, the alfred kropp series for young adults, and. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. This study guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the monstrumologist. The monstrumologist 2009 the curse of the wendigo 2010 the. His services are indispensable to me stopping only twicefor another cup of tea around three a. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 434 pages and is available in hardcover format. Since the book is ostensibly a transcription of will henrys journals that he wrote to help exorcise his guilt and memories of his service to the doc, its a pretty fitting name.
These first three journals folios i, ii, iii include the story of will henrys battles against the anthropophagi, ravenous, maneating creatures. So starts the diary of will henry, orphan and assistant to a do. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. By yucky, i mean totally gross and stomachchurning. His latest book, the 5 th wave, is the story of a teenage girl searching for her brother in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The monstrumologist is a literary fiction ya horror which also happens to be a printz honor. A comprehensive list of all official character backgrounds for fifth edition. Free download or read online the monstrumologist pdf epub book. The third book in the printz honoraward winning series, this gothic, gory novel is articulately literary. Rick yancey is the author of popular young adult novels such as the alfred kropp series and the monstrumologist series. But there is no beginning nor ending nor anything in between beginnings are endings and all endings are the same. The book is split into three parts, referred to as folios.
Not much had happened in the world of monstrumology. The monstrumologist is the first stunning gothic adventure in a series that combines the spirit of hp lovecraft with the storytelling ability of rick riorden. People spell this creatures name in several different ways, anthropophagi or anthropophage being two examples. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the monstrumologist. The monstrumologist is an amazing book, the horror begins in chapter one and does not stop until the end.
Warthrops childhood his father had studied monstrumology, and after he finished school he began to study monstrumology like his father, and later hired james henry as his assistant, but after he died in a house fire, he took in will henry to be his apprentice. The monstrumologist is a young adult historical novel by rick yancey. Hmm the monstrumologist is well written yes, yes many people describe it as literary fiction and of course there is the printz thing. About the author rick yancey is the author of the monstrumologist, the curse of the wendigo, the isle of blood, and the final descent. The monstrumologist by rick yancey awardwinning youth. Poor twelve year old william, an orphan, is the apprenticeassistant to the monstumologist. Rick yancey has written numerous titles for teens and adults. A have read the series too and would like to read other thoughts on it. It is the first book in the monstrumologist series, followed by the curse of the wendigo. The first edition of the novel was published in september 22nd 2009, and was written by rick yancey. The monstrumologist is told from the perspective of a boy named will henry, who works for a man named pellinore warthrop he is a monstrumologist, or someone who studies monsters.
The curse of the wendigo book by rick yancey official. The monstrumologist wiki is a fandom books community. This book was far from keeping me up at night i live and breathe horror, keep in mind but for the faint of heart i could see you getting a bit uncomfortable in the dark while you read. The book s publisher, penguin, is betting big that the 5 th wave has what it takes to become the next hunger games, and is giving the book. Read read books novel free online read novels free online read novels. All in all, good books, not ground breaking, but good. The monstrumologist monstrumologist, book 1 by rick yancey. An extra note indicates that the androphagoi are cannibals, as reflected in their name. Warthrop goes hunting for the holy grail of monstrumology with his eager new. This second book in the monstrumologist series explores the line between myth and reality, love and hate, genius and madness. It is marketed as a young adult novel, ages 14 and up, but i am reading it with a group of 7th and 8th grade students, yancey does not hold back any detail, no matter how gory, so it is not for the easily grossedout. The monstrumologist series by rick yancey, books, paperback, great condition. The book, set up as the journal of william henry, follows wills life as a monstrumologist assistant through one of wills most harrowing adventures.
With the books graphic and vivid descriptions of the gory and bloody scenes, i can always hear my stomach complaining and twisting not of hunger but of disgust. They suggest, for example, that in many young adult novels, the portrayal of. His is a peculiar life, full of late night dissections, cemetary romps, visits to lunatic asylums, and bloody battles in the depths of the earth. Like the best monster novels, the monstrumologist series illuminates the strengths and weaknesses inherent in humanity by comparing humans with actual monsters.
The premise behind the whole book is that the story of will henry is being posthumously transcribed from his journals by some anonymous author. The monstrumologist by rick yancey is a horror novel with a coming of age background that makes for a wonderful young adult novel. See the complete the monstrumologist series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. A monsterhunting doctor and his apprentice face off against a plague of monsters in the first book of a terrifying series. Once again aimed at the ya crowd, yancey overshoots his target audience and makes a book that will be deemed a great read by discerning adults as well. They are clever and the characters are well defined, i love will henry and his adventures as the. Warthrop is a scientist who tracks and studies reallife monsters. The monstrumologist book 1 page 1 chapters list prologue june 2007 the director of facilities was a small man with ruddy cheeks and dark, deepset eyes, his prominent forehead framed by an explosion of cottony white hair, thinning as it marched toward the back of his head, cowlicks rising from the mass like waves moving toward the slightly.
Warthrop goes hunting for the holy grail of monstrumology with his eager new assistant, arkwright, he leaves will henry in victorian new york. A beautifully written and super creepy horror series that will seriously scare the pants right off of you. The monstrumologist marked a turn in genre for yancey, though, and his subsequent books including three more in the monstrumologist series all have a distinct scifi flavor. Awardwinning author rick yancey has captivated young adult readers with his popular alfred kropp novels, the first of which was named a best book for children by publishers weekly and was a finalist for the carnegie medal. So starts the diary of will henry, orphan and assistant to a doctor with a most unusual specialty. Published in 2009, its the first book in the monstrumologist series. And it is fantastically gory and bloody always a plus in horror novels. The monstrumologist by rick yancey, is a victorian monster story unlike any i have ever read. The monstrumologist is a trilogy of novels by rick yancey. Herodotus first wrote of androphagoi in his histories, where he described them as one of several tribes near scythia. The story follows will henry, an orphaned assistant to dr. Friends, i can barely contain my morbid delight at having discovered this delightfully gruesome book.
The main characters of this horror, young adult story are pellinore warthrop, will henry. The manners of the anthropophagi are more savage than those of. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The monstrumologist 2009 the curse of the wendigo 2010 the isle of blood 2011 this series contains examples of. The monstrumologist is a young adult horror novel written by american author rick yancey. Encased in this book are the three folios compiled by will during their. But he is dead now and has been for more than forty years, the one who gave me his trust, the one for whom i kept these secrets. The monstrumologistseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. As mentioned above, parents be cautious and smart about this purchase. On one level, it is possible to read rick yanceys the monstrumologist 2009. Yancey kicks off a new series set in 19th century united states featuring monstrumologist pellimore warthrop and his young apprentice will henry. In the short time he has lived with the doctor, will has grown accustomed to his late night callers and dangerous.
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