Rick Yancey: Summary

Rick Yancey is a full time author who is constantly writing. His other works are, The Highly Effective Detective, The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, The Monstrumologist, Trailers, Reveal, Rags and Bones, Confessions of a Taxpayer, and A Burning in Homeland. Some interesting things about him are; he is adopted, his family owns a farm in Florida, and his wife is a daughter of the American Revolution who is descended from patriots on both sides of her family. The novel is set in Dayton, Ohio after a series of deathly “waves” brought humanity to the verge of extinction. In the novel, it switches between two main characters, Cassie Sullivan and Ben Parish. We see through both of their eyes the events they have been through and eventually
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