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Rick Yancey

Autor de La quinta ola

34+ Obras 16,922 Miembros 833 Reseñas 12 Preferidas

Sobre El Autor

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 mostrar más 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) mostrar menos

Incluye los nombres: Rick Yancy, Yancey Rick, Richard Yancey

Series

Obras de Rick Yancey

La quinta ola (2013) 6,536 copias
El mar infinito (2014) 3,126 copias
The Last Star (2015) 1,985 copias
The Monstrumologist (2010) — Autor — 1,728 copias
The Curse of the Wendigo (2010) 634 copias
The Isle of Blood (2011) — Autor — 397 copias
The Final Descent (2013) — Autor — 272 copias
The Seal of Solomon (2007) 237 copias
The Thirteenth Skull (2008) 173 copias
The 5th Wave Collection (1714) 72 copias
The 5th Wave Box Set (2015) 60 copias

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Rags & Bones (2013) — Contribuidor — 380 copias

Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

Nombre legal
Yancey, Richard
Fecha de nacimiento
20th century
Género
male
Nacionalidad
USA
Lugar de nacimiento
Miami, Florida, USA
Lugares de residencia
Florida, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Educación
Roosevelt University
Ocupaciones
Internal Revenue Service tax collector
theater critic
playwright
Premios y honores
Michael L. Printz Honor
Biografía breve
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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Después de la primera ola, solo la oscuridad permanece. Después de la segunda sólo el que tiene suerte escapa. Y después de la tercera, sólo los que tienen mala suerte sobreviven. Después de la cuarta ola, sólo una regla se aplica: no confíes en nadie.
Ahora, es el amanecer de la quinta ola, y en un tramo solitario de la carretera, Cassie huye de ellos. Los seres que sólo parecen humanos, que deambulan por el campo, matando a cualquiera que ven. Quiénes han dispersado a los últimos supervivientes de la Tierra. Permanecer sólo es seguir con vida, Cassie lo cree, hasta que conoce a Evan Walker. Cautivador y misterioso, Evan Walker puede ser la única esperanza de Cassie para rescatar a su hermano, o incluso a sí misma. Pero Cassie debe elegir: entre la confianza y la desesperación, entre el desafío y el rendirse, entre la vida y la muerte. Abandonar o levantarse.… (más)
 
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En el amanecer de la quinta ola Cassie esta huyendo por un tramo desolado de autovía. huye de ellos. Des esos seres que aunque parezcan humanos, deambulan por el campo eliminando a cualquiera, dispersando y aislando a los escasos superviviente.
han tomado todo por lo que merece la pena vivir, y ahora quieren todo por lo que merece la pena morir.
 
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Obras
34
También por
1
Miembros
16,922
Popularidad
#1,320
Valoración
3.8
Reseñas
833
ISBNs
313
Idiomas
17
Favorito
12

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