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Authors: Rick Yancey
And it lives in you.
Turn around now.
Will Henry has come home.
RICK YANCEY
is the author of the Printz Honor Book,
The Monstrumologist
; the
Los Angeles Times
Book Prize finalist,
The Curse of the Wendigo
; and
The Isle of Blood
. He is also the author of the award-winning Alfred Kropp series, as well as several novels for adults, including The Highly Effective Detective mystery series and
A Burning in Homeland
. His memoir,
Confessions of a Tax Collector
, was named by the
Wall Street Journal
as one of the five best books on taxes ever written. Rick lives in Florida with his wife, Sandy, and two sons. Visit him at
rickyancey.com
.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Yancey, Richard.
The final descent / William James Henry; edited by Rick Yancey.
pages cm.—(Monstrumologist ; [4])
Summary: When Dr. Warthrop begins to doubt fourteen-year-old Will Henry’s loyalty, he sets him against one of the most horrific creatures in the Monstrumarium unaware that Will’s life and his own fate will lie in the balance.
ISBN 978-1-4424-5153-7
ISBN 978-1-4424-5155-1 (eBook)
[1. Supernatural—Fiction. 2. Apprentices—Fiction. 3. Monsters—Fiction. 4. Orphans—Fiction. 5. Horror stories.] I. Yancey, Rick. II. Title.
PZ7.Y19197Fin 2013
[Fic]—dc23
2013015811
CONTENTS
Canto 1
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Canto 2
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Canto 3
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Canto 4
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Canto 5
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Canto 1
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Canto 2
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Canto 3
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Canto 4
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Canto 1
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Canto 2
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Canto 3
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Canto 4
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five