The Final Descent

Brief Description: 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. Publisher Marketing: Will Henry and Dr. Warthrop have encountered many horrors together--but can Will endure a monstrumological terror without his mentor? Will Henry has been through more that seems possible for a boy of fourteen. He's been on the brink of death on more than one occasion, he has gazed into hell--and hell has stared back at him, and known his face. But through it all, Dr. Warthrop has been at his side. When Dr. Warthrop fears that Will's loyalties may be shifting, he turns on Will with a fury, determined to reclaim his young apprentice's devotion. And so Will must face one of the most horrific creatures of his monstrumology career--and he must face it alone. Over the course of one day, Will's life--and Pellinor Warthrop's destiny--will lie in balance. In the terrifying depths of the Monstrumarium, they will face a monster more terrible than any they could have imagined--and their fates will be decided. Review Citations:

Booklist 08/01/2013 pg. 92 (EAN 9781442451537, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2013 (EAN 9781442451537, Hardcover)

Romantic Times 10/01/2013 pg. 67 (EAN 9781442451537, Hardcover)

Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2013 pg. 110 (EAN 9781442451537, Hardcover)

Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2013 (EAN 9781442451537, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 01/01/2014 pg. 106 (EAN 9781442451537, Hardcover)

Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2014 pg. 14 (EAN 9781442451537, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 (EAN 9781442451537, Hardcover)

Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2013 pg. 110 (EAN 9781442451551, Open Ebook)

School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 67 (EAN 9781442451551, Open Ebook)

Contributor Bio:  Yancey, Rick Rick Yancey is also the author of a novel and a memoir, Confessions of a Tax Collector. A produced playwright and former theater critic, he lives in Gainesville, Florida, with his family.