The Monstrumologist

By Rick Yancey

Book #1 in the The Monstrumologist series

An orphaned assistant and his mentor face a monstrous threat that could consume the world.

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434 pages· 104,366 words· Est. 9.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Will Henry, an orphaned assistant to Dr. Warthrop, delves into the dark world of monstrumology. When a grave robber presents a gruesome discovery, they uncover a baby Anthropophagi—a headless creature with a chest full of teeth. This signals a terrifying increase in these monsters. As the threat grows, Will and the doctor must confront the horror that could engulf humanity. Can they stop the nightmare before it's too late, or will they become the very monsters they hunt? Dive into a gothic adventure where the line between man and monster blurs.

From the publisher

These are the secrets I have kept. This is the trust I never betrayed. 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. The one who saved me . . . and the one who cursed me. So starts the diary of Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a doctor with a most unusual specialty: monster hunting. In the short time he has lived with the doctor, Will has grown accustomed to his late night callers and dangerous business. 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. 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. Now, Will and the doctor must face the horror threatenning to overtake and consume our world before it is too late. 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.