# Rick Yancey > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rick_Yancey > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rick_Yancey.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Yancey > Source revision: 1354766950 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American author Rick Yancey Yancey in 2016 Born Miami, Florida, U.S.[1] Occupation Writer Nationality American Education Roosevelt University (BA) Period 2003–present Genre Fantasy, science fiction, horror Notable works Alfred 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](/source/Suspense), fantasy, and science fiction aimed at young adults. His best known works include the [*Alfred Kropp* series](/source/Alfred_Kropp_series), *[The Monstrumologist](/source/The_Monstrumologist)* series, and [*The 5th Wave* series](/source/The_5th_Wave_(series)), which was adapted into [a feature film of the same name](/source/The_5th_Wave_(film)) in 2016. ## Biography Yancey was born on November 4, 1962, in [Miami, Florida](/source/Miami%2C_Florida). He was adopted several days after his birth and grew up in [Lakeland, Florida](/source/Lakeland%2C_Florida). His father, [Quillian Yancey](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quillian_Yancey&action=edit&redlink=1), was an attorney and politician who served in the [Florida House of Representatives](/source/Florida_House_of_Representatives) for six years,[2] while his mother was a legal secretary.[1] Yancey graduated from [Lakeland Senior High School](/source/Lakeland_Senior_High_School_(Florida)) and studied at [Florida Southern College](/source/Florida_Southern_College) for a year, where he majored in communications. He then spent a year at [Florida State University](/source/Florida_State_University) before transferring to [Roosevelt University](/source/Roosevelt_University) in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), where he received a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/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](/source/Internal_Revenue_Service) in 1991, where he worked as a tax collector for the next twelve years, living primarily in [Knoxville, Tennessee](/source/Knoxville%2C_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](/source/Gainesville%2C_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](/source/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](/source/The_Monstrumologist)* (2009) - *[The Curse of the Wendigo](/source/The_Curse_of_the_Wendigo)* (2010) - *[The Isle of Blood](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Isle_of_Blood&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2011) - *[The Final Descent](/source/The_Final_Descent)* (2013) - [*The 5th Wave* series](/source/The_5th_Wave_(series)): - *[The 5th Wave](/source/The_5th_Wave_(novel))* (2013) - *[The Infinite Sea](/source/The_Infinite_Sea)* (2014) - *[The Last Star](/source/The_Last_Star_(novel))* (2016) ### Children's books - *Empire Rising* (2009) ### Memoir non-fiction - *[Confessions of a Tax Collector: One Man's Tour of Duty Inside the IRS](/source/Confessions_of_a_Tax_Collector)* (2004) ## Adaptations - *[The 5th Wave](/source/The_5th_Wave_(film))* (2016), film directed by [J Blakeson](/source/J_Blakeson), based on novel *[The 5th Wave](/source/The_5th_Wave_(series))* ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-About_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-About_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-About_1-2) ["About"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190225063618/http://rickyancey.com/about). *rickyancey.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.rickyancey.com/about) on February 25, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Geary, Jason. ["Former State Attorney Quillian Yancey Dies at 82"](https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2005/01/04/former-state-attorney-quillian-yancey-dies-at-82/26138257007/). *The Ledger*. Retrieved April 17, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Rick Yancey | Author | LibraryThing"](https://www.librarything.com/author/yanceyrick). *LibraryThing.com*. Retrieved April 17, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** McDonald, Kristina (22 January 2016). ["Gainesville Author Invades Theaters Worldwide"](https://www.wuft.org/entertainment/2016-01-22/gainesville-author-invades-theaters-worldwide). *WUFT | News and public media for north central Florida*. Retrieved April 17, 2026. ## External links [Library resources](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library) **By Rick Yancey** - [Resources in your library](https://ftl.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/ftl?at=&au=Yancey%2C+Rick) - [Resources in other libraries](https://ftl.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/ftl?at=&au=Yancey%2C+Rick&library=0CHOOSE0) - [Official website](http://www.rickyancey.com) - [Rick Yancey](https://www.wattpad.com/user/RickYancey) on [Wattpad](/source/Wattpad) - [Rick Yancey](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?35935) at the [Internet Speculative Fiction Database](/source/Internet_Speculative_Fiction_Database) - [Rick Yancey](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2130099/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Richard Yancey](https://lccn.loc.gov/n2002038150) at the [Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress), with 18 library catalog records - [William James Henry](http://lccn.loc.gov/no2013094601) (pseudonym) at LC Authorities, 1 record v t e Rick Yancey Novels Alfred Kropp series The Monstrumologist series The Monstrumologist The Curse of the Wendigo The Final Descent The 5th Wave series The 5th Wave The Infinite Sea The Last Star Others Confessions of a Tax Collector The 5th Wave film [Portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals): - [Speculative fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Speculative_fiction) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND FAST WorldCat National United States France BnF data Japan Czech Republic Portugal Netherlands Norway Korea Sweden Poland Israel Catalonia Croatia Artists MusicBrainz Other IdRef Open Library --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rick Yancey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Yancey) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Yancey?action=history)). 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