Rick Yancey

{{pp|small=yes}} {{short description|American author}} {{Infobox writer | name = Rick Yancey | image = Rick Yancey (cropped).jpg | caption = Yancey in 2016 | pseudonym = | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Miami]], [[Florida]], U.S.<ref name="About">{{cite web |url=http://www.rickyancey.com/about |title=About |website=rickyancey.com |accessdate=November 11, 2015 |archive-date=February 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225063618/http://rickyancey.com/about |url-status=dead }}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Writer | nationality = American | education = [[Roosevelt University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | period = 2003–present | genre = [[Fantasy]], [[science fiction]], [[horror fiction|horror]] | notableworks = [[Alfred Kropp series|''Alfred Kropp'' series]]<br/> [[The 5th Wave (series)|''The 5th Wave'' series]]<br/> ''[[The Monstrumologist]]'' | signature = | website = {{URL|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|''Alfred Kropp'' series]], ''[[The Monstrumologist]]'' series, and [[The 5th Wave (series)|''The 5th Wave'' series]], which was adapted into [[The 5th Wave (film)|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,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Geary |first1=Jason |title=Former State Attorney Quillian Yancey Dies at 82 |url=https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2005/01/04/former-state-attorney-quillian-yancey-dies-at-82/26138257007/ |website=The Ledger |access-date=April 17, 2026}}</ref> while his mother was a legal secretary.<ref name=About/>

Yancey graduated from [[Lakeland Senior High School (Florida)|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rick Yancey {{!}} Author {{!}} LibraryThing |url=https://www.librarything.com/author/yanceyrick |website=LibraryThing.com |access-date=April 17, 2026 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name=About/>

Yancey has three adult children and resides in [[Gainesville, Florida]], with his wife as of 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McDonald |first1=Kristina |title=Gainesville Author Invades Theaters Worldwide |url=https://www.wuft.org/entertainment/2016-01-22/gainesville-author-invades-theaters-worldwide |website=WUFT {{!}} News and public media for north central Florida |access-date=April 17, 2026 |language=en |date=22 January 2016}}</ref>

==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|''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'' series]]: ** ''[[The 5th Wave (novel)|The 5th Wave]]'' (2013) ** ''[[The Infinite Sea]]'' (2014) ** ''[[The Last Star (novel)|The Last Star]]'' (2016)

===Children's books=== * ''Empire Rising'' (2009)

===Memoir non-fiction=== * ''[[Confessions of a Tax Collector|Confessions of a Tax Collector: One Man's Tour of Duty Inside the IRS]]'' (2004)

==Adaptations== * ''[[The 5th Wave (film)|The 5th Wave]]'' (2016), film directed by [[J Blakeson]], based on novel ''[[The 5th Wave (series)|The 5th Wave]]''

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{Library resources box|lcheading=Yancey, Rick|lccn=n2002038150|by=yes|about=no}} * {{official website}} * [https://www.wattpad.com/user/RickYancey Rick Yancey] on [[Wattpad]] * {{ISFDB name|35935}} * {{IMDb name|2130099}} * {{LCAuth|n2002038150|Richard Yancey|18|}} * [http://lccn.loc.gov/no2013094601 William James Henry] (pseudonym) at LC Authorities, 1 record

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