''The Final Descent'' is a horror novel by

Rick Yancey Richard Yancey (born November 4, 1962) is an American author who writes works of suspense, fantasy, and science fiction aimed at young adults. Life Rick Yancey was born in a Miami suburb, Florida. Yancey wrote his first short story in seventh ...

, the fourth and final book in a series that he inaugurated in 2009 with ''

The Monstrumologist ''The Monstrumologist'' is a young adult horror novel written by American author Rick Yancey. It was published on September 22, 2009 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. It is the first book in ''The Monstrumologist'' series, followed by '' ...

'' (UK title, ''The Terror Beneath''). It was published in September 2013 by

Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest publ ...

Books for Young Readers, which recommends it for reader ages 14 and up, grades nine and up. The U.S. Library of Congress catalogs ''The Final Descent'' as written by William James Henry and edited by

. Will Henry is the boy lead character of the series and William James Henry is a pseudonym of Rick Yancey."Henry, William James"
Library of Congress Authorities (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2015-11-12.

Plot

Fourteen-year-old Will Henry has gone through a lot of horrors with Dr. Warthrop at his side. This includes staring into hell (with hell returning the favor), being on the edge of death and more. But without Dr. Warthrop in the picture, the question is, is Will going to be able to navigate a monstrumological terror on his own? Everything comes crashing down for Will when Dr. Warthrop feels his protege is not being loyal anymore. He wants his 100 percent devotion and dedication back. So he leaves Will to face this on his own. Thus in the span of a mere 24 hours, Will's life lies in the balance. In the depths of Monstrumarium, he has to deal with a monster that is way worse than anything he or Dr. Warthrop could have imagined. This will determine both of their fates. The book won a Gold Medal in the Florida Book Awards.

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The Monstrumologist series
at RickYancey.com – "This title will be released on September 10, 2013."
''The Final Descent''
at GoodReads.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Final Descent 2013 American novels Simon & Schuster books American horror novels

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