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Rick Yancey Books in Order

Rick Yancey has written 3 books, published between 2012 and 2017. The first book is The Isle of Blood (2012) and the newest is The Last Star (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
2012–2017
Pages on record
688 in 2 of 3 books
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Rick Yancey is an American author of suspense, fantasy and science fiction for young adults. The Alfred Kropp, Monstrumologist and 5th Wave series are the best known work, and The 5th Wave reached the screen as a feature film in 2016. Three titles are catalogued here: The Isle of Blood (2012), The Final Descent (2014) and The Last Star (2017). Monsters, apprentices, orphans, extraterrestrial beings and survival are the recorded subjects.

The 5th Wave series follows Cassie, a survivor of an alien invasion, as she searches for her brother across a series of escalating attack waves. The books explore themes of survival and resilience.

How many Rick Yancey books are there?

Rick Yancey has 3 books, released between 2012 and 2017.

Rick Yancey Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Rick Yancey books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey (2012)
  2. Cover of The Last Star by Rick Yancey (2017)
  1. 1
    The Isle of Blood2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  2. 2
    The Final Descent2014 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Last Star2017 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017368
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Rick Yancey books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

3 books

3 Rick Yancey titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rick Yancey books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 3 Rick Yancey books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Rick Yancey

Start with The Isle of Blood (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rick Yancey book?

The Last Star (2017) is the newest Rick Yancey book released so far.

Is there a new Rick Yancey book coming?

No next Rick Yancey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Rick Yancey at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Rick Yancey title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Rick Yancey books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
688 pages across the 2 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 344 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rick Yancey books, 3 of 3, were published in the 2010s.

What the Rick Yancey books are about

All 3 Rick Yancey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: apprentices is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.