Rick Yancey

The 5th Wave

Alien invasion science fiction following teenagers defending against extraterrestrial attack

About the author

Rick Yancey
Rick Yancey

Rick Yancey is an American author whose Fifth Wave trilogy offered an alien invasion narrative told from multiple perspectives with psychological depth. The first novel is one of the most acclaimed YA science fiction novels of the 2010s. He is also known for his Monstrumologist historical horror series.

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