Although Will finds Warthorpe strange, he feels indebted to the doctor for his charity. Warthorpe specializes in monstrumology, or the study of monsters. He is an orphaned teenage boy living in late 19th-century America. His career inspired his nonfiction books. Before writing full time, he served as a field officer for the Inland Revenue Service. He graduated from Roosevelt University, Chicago, with a BA in English. He also writes screenplays and nonfiction. Yancey writes for both children and adults. The book received numerous award nominations and critics praise its originality. Written in diary format, it follows what happens to a young boy apprenticed to an eccentric man who studies gruesome monsters for a living. Published in 2009, it’s the first book in the Monstrumologist series. The Monstrumologist is a young adult historical novel by Rick Yancey.
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