Warthrop and his eager new assistant arkwright embark on a quest to find the holy grail of monstrumology. I was so overcome with emotion after i finished the previous book isle of blood i couldnt write about it, and i think i just have to keep moving and not look back. The final descent the monstrumologist book 4 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Sorry yancey but these last two books that you have published the. 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. This second book in the monstrumologist series explores the line between myth and reality, love and hate, genius and madness. These books are the curse of the wendigo published in 2010, the isle of blood published in 2011 and the final descent in 20.
It chronicles the adventures of a scientist who researches and studies monsters in the 1800s, and his young assistant. The monstrumologist had 3 subsequent books in the saga. The last of his kind, i said, not without some irony. Library of congress catalogs the final descent as written by william james henry and edited by rick yancey. The monstrumologist collection book by rick yancey. The final descent by rick yancy was a remarkably disappointing conclusion to the monstrumologist series. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Readers may recall a young will henry in the first book of the series, the award winning the monstrumologist, as a wideeyed and. The final descent seems to abandon this narrative, plunging deeply and immediately into insanity. While it is divided into folios like the previous books, it is.
Dragonborn in which the dragonborn must assist crescius caerellius in raven rock by exploring the shutdown raven rock mine to locate the remains of gratian caerellius. Despite its heartbreaking contents and plot twists that entailed, rick beautifully wrote this last piece. Will henry is the boy lead character of the series and william james henry is a pseudonym of ri. The final descent the monstrumologist by rick yancey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Printz award for the stunning first entry in his monstrumologist saga. The final descent by rick yancey abebooks passion for books. While it is divided into folios like the previous books, it is also divided into cantos, a reference to dantes the inferno. The final descent by rick yancey 2015, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The final descent best free books online read from your pc or mobile. The publishers may have had the right idea initially canceling his contract after the isle of blood.
The final descent by rick yancey this last volume of the splendidly gruesome monstrumologist series depicts sixteenyearold will henry rebelling against the authoritarian rule of his mentor and sometimes nemesis dr. Through the last three books, will has continued to spiral down, down, down into a personal darkness from which he believes there is no. I only hope he brought walker with him and that that head is bobbing somewhere i. Though its flow are forwardbackward made it harder to comprehend and imagine the plot twist, i enjoyed it very much. The final descent book by rick yancey official publisher page. By yucky, i mean totally gross and stomachchurning. The monstrumologist by rick yancey audiobook youtube. The final descent the monstrumologist rick yancey ebooks download pdf epub doc audiobook. The first three books rely on human duality and the experiences of an unreliable narrator will henry to bring the reader to question whether the humans or the creatures in the book are the true monsters. If it can speak i know my stomach will beg me to stop reading this book. 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 uk title, the terror beneath.
He must have changed his mind and gone to see competello himself. The monstrumologist 2009 the curse of the wendigo 2010 the isle of blood 2011 the final descent. Whether science, history, adventure, or horror is your genre of choice, theres something for pretty much everyone in these pages. The final descent alternates between will henrys childhood, his. 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. These first three journals folios i, ii, iii include the story of will henrys battles against the anthropophagi.
The fourth and final book in the monstrumologist series. About the author rick yancey is the author of the monstrumologist, the curse of the wendigo, the isle of blood, and the final descent. For any issue, please contact us to removemodify immediately. The final descent monstrumologist, book 4 by rick yancey.
The monstrumologist quartet wraps up in a haphazard, patchworked finale. The final descent is the last book in the monstrumologist series. You may study it in a thousand books and hear about it in a thousand lect. The final descent the fourth book in the monstrumologist series a novel by rick yancey. The monstrumologist summary 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 final descent read online free from your pc or mobile. A few seconds before the world came into focus, but before his senses fully returned, i clamped my left hand upon his wrist and with my right jammed the needle home. By a quarter past nine, in the private room of new yorks most exclusive club, that anger had departed, like a recalcitrant child retreating to his alcove to pout, and i was empty. 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. I guess thats what happens when a series gets canceled and the author scrambles to reach some sort of allencompassing closure. 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. The final descent is a quest in the elder scrolls v. In the series third entry, will henry is left behind as dr.
Rick lives with his wife sandy and two sons in gainesville, florida. All in all, the final descent reads like a writing exercise, a character study, a whatif new perspective rather than another monstrumologist book. Book 4 rick yancey september 10, 20 sold by simon and schuster in the fourth and final horrific adventure in the awardwinning monstrumologist series, will henry encounters unprecedented terror. Admittedly i would still have been disappointed not to know how will henrys story ended but i would have gotten over it. If you want to fiddle with notions of heaven and hell, get thee to a seminary. Rick yancey is the author of the monstrumologist, the curse of the wendigo, the isle of blood, and the final descent. Even though yancey offers a tonesetting disclaimer via an editors note at the forefront of the novel that the manuscripts he translated into this work were nearly indecipherable, physically as well as contextually, fans will still come away ultimately unsatisfiedpossibly even feeling cheatedby. She was visibly shaken by this, her first real exposure to aberrant biology. Admittedly i would still have been disappointed not to know how will henrys story ended but i. The final descent by rick yancey in the fourth and final horrific adventure in the awardwinning monstrumologist series, will henry encounters unprecedented. Reading the final installment of monstrumologist series is breaking my heart.