![]() ![]() ![]() "Yancey takes.gore and violence.to thrilling new levels in this sophisticated tale."- School Library Journal REaders who enjoyed Yancey's Alfred Kropp series.won't want to miss this one. "This gothic thriller will appeal to kids who like scary with high brow Dickensian writing.Yancey builds the action towards the climactic cemetary scene while also deftly handling the changing interpersonal dynamic between the doctor and Will. The Monstrumologist is the first stunning gothic adventure in a series that combines the spirit of HP Lovecraft with the storytelling ability of Rick Riorden. Now, Will and the doctor must face the horror threatenning to overtake and consume our world before it is too late. The doctor has discovered a baby Anthropophagi-a headless monster that feeds through the mouthfuls of teeth in its chest-and it signals a growing number of Anthropophagi. But when one visitor comes with the body of a young girl and the monster that was feeding on her, Will's world is about to change forever. In the short time he has lived with the doctor, Will has grown accustomed to his late night callers and dangerous business. So starts the diary of Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a doctor with a most unusual specialty: monster hunting. ![]() ![]() But he is dead now and has been for nearly ninety years, the one who gave me his trust, the one for whom I kept these secrets. ![]()
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