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Richard Yancey
Richard Yancey (b. 1962), also published as Rick Yancey, is an American novelist known for young adult fiction, including The 5th Wave trilogy and The Monstrumologist series, which won a Michael L. Printz Honor in 2010. He worked for over a decade as a field officer for the Internal Revenue Service before turning to writing full time in 2004, an experience recounted in his memoir Confessions of a Tax Collector. He lives in Gainesville, Florida.
