# The Monstrumologist > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Monstrumologist > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Monstrumologist.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monstrumologist > Source revision: 1354722990 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2009 novel by Rick Yancey The Monstrumologist First edition cover Author Rick Yancey Language English Series The Monstrumologist series Genre Gothic horror Publisher Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Publication date September 22, 2009 Publication place United States Media type Print (hardcover and paperback), e-book, audiobook Pages 434 pp ISBN 978-1-4169-8448-1 OCLC 764442781 LC Class PZ7.Y19197 Mon 2009 Followed by The Curse of the Wendigo ***The Monstrumologist*** is a [young adult](/source/Young_adult_fiction) [horror novel](/source/Horror_novel) written by American author [Rick Yancey](/source/Rick_Yancey). It was published on September 22, 2009 by [Simon & Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster) Children's Publishing. It is the first book in *The Monstrumologist* series, followed by *[The Curse of the Wendigo](/source/The_Curse_of_the_Wendigo)*. The story follows Will Henry, an orphaned assistant to Dr. Pellinore Warthrop, a man who specializes in monstrumology, the study of monsters. The novel received the 2010 [Michael L. Printz Honor Award](/source/Michael_L._Printz_Honor_Award) for excellence in young adult literature.[1] ## Reception The review in *[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)* said, "Yancey's elegant depiction of an America plagued with monsters, human and otherwise, spares no grisly detail. ... Horror lovers will be rapt."[2] The reviewer in the *[School Library Journal](/source/School_Library_Journal)* wrote "Though the pace sometimes falters beneath the weight of Will's verbose observations, the author folds surprising depth and twists into the plot and cast alike, crafts icky bits that can be regarded as comically over-the-top (or not), and all in all dishes up an escapade fully 'capable,' as Will puts it, 'of fulfilling our curious and baffling need for a marauding horror of malicious intent'".[3] ## Sequels The monstrumologist had three subsequent books in the saga. These books are *[The Curse of the Wendigo](/source/The_Curse_of_the_Wendigo)* published in 2010,[4] *The Isle of Blood* published in 2011 and *[The Final Descent](/source/The_Final_Descent)* in 2013. ## References - [Children and Young Adult Literature portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children_and_Young_Adult_Literature) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books"](http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners). *YALSA*. March 15, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "The Monstrumologist". *[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)*. **256** (36): 48. September 7, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Peters, John (November 2009). "The Monstrumologist". *[School Library Journal](/source/School_Library_Journal)*. **55** (11): 125. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Exclusive: Rick Yancey Talks The Monstrumologist, The Curse of the Wendigo, and More"](http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/41214/exclusive-rick-yancey-talks-monstrumologist-curse-wendigo-and-more#axzz2ii8iA7Ft). Dread Central. December 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2013. 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 Authority control databases Open Library This article about a horror novel of the 2000s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2000s-horror-novel-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A2000s-horror-novel-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2000s-horror-novel-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Monstrumologist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monstrumologist) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monstrumologist?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.