Rick Yancey

Rick Yancey
Yancey in 2016
Yancey in 2016
Born
Miami, Florida, U.S.[1]
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
EducationRoosevelt University (BA)
Period2003–present
GenreFantasy, science fiction, horror
Notable worksAlfred Kropp series
The 5th Wave series
The Monstrumologist
Website
rickyancey.com

John Richard Yancey (born November 4, 1962) is an American author who writes works of suspense, fantasy, and science fiction aimed at young adults. His best known works include the Alfred Kropp series, The Monstrumologist series, and The 5th Wave series, which was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 2016.

Biography

Yancey was born on November 4, 1962, in Miami, Florida. He was adopted several days after his birth and grew up in Lakeland, Florida. His father, Quillian Yancey, was an attorney and politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives for six years,[2] while his mother was a legal secretary.[1]

Yancey graduated from Lakeland Senior High School and studied at Florida Southern College for a year, where he majored in communications. He then spent a year at Florida State University before transferring to Roosevelt University in Chicago, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English.[3] He then moved back to Florida and enrolled in law school, where he spent a year before dropping out. He then taught English classes and worked at a community theater before getting hired by the Internal Revenue Service in 1991, where he worked as a tax collector for the next twelve years, living primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee. His first novel was published in 2003, and he quit his job at the IRS the following year to write full-time.[1]

Yancey has three adult children and resides in Gainesville, Florida, with his wife as of 2016.[4]

Bibliography

Novels

  • A Burning in Homeland (2003)
  • The Highly Effective Detective series:
    • The Highly Effective Detective (2006)
    • The Highly Effective Detective Goes to the Dogs (2008)
    • The Highly Effective Detective Plays the Fool (2010)
    • The Highly Effective Detective Crosses the Line (2011)

Young adult novels

  • Alfred Kropp series:
    • The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp (2005)
    • Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon (2007)
    • Alfred Kropp: The Thirteenth Skull (2008)
    • The Alfred Kropp Files: The Unauthorized Notes from the Author (2009), short stories
  • The Monstrumologist series:
    • The Monstrumologist (2009)
    • The Curse of the Wendigo (2010)
    • The Isle of Blood (2011)
    • The Final Descent (2013)
  • The 5th Wave series:
    • The 5th Wave (2013)
    • The Infinite Sea (2014)
    • The Last Star (2016)

Children's books

  • Empire Rising (2009)

Memoir non-fiction

  • Confessions of a Tax Collector: One Man's Tour of Duty Inside the IRS (2004)

Adaptations

References

  1. ^ a b c "About". rickyancey.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Geary, Jason. "Former State Attorney Quillian Yancey Dies at 82". The Ledger. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  3. ^ "Rick Yancey | Author | LibraryThing". LibraryThing.com. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  4. ^ McDonald, Kristina (22 January 2016). "Gainesville Author Invades Theaters Worldwide". WUFT | News and public media for north central Florida. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
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