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“The doctor was a private man, engaged in a dark and dangerous business, and could ill afford the prying eyes and gossiping tongue of the servant class.”

Book:The Monstrumologist

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The Monstrumologist

In this historical fiction, the protagonist embarks on a perilous quest to study and document creatures of the unknown, blending elements of science and the supernatural. more

Author

Rick Yancey

Rick Yancey is an American novelist known for his young adult literature. His works often blend elements of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure, and are highly favored by young readers. more

“I had been interested in the local legends and tall tales regarding the site, and the director had been kind enough to introduce me to several residents who'd grown up in the area and who knew the stories of this mythical "gateway to hell," now a state park, presumably because the devil had departed, making way for field-trippers and hikers.”

Rick Yancey The Monstrumologist

Author:Rick Yancey

“I am tired of undressing to no comment, years and years of youth wasted to the particles in the air.”

Unwanted Wasted Time Virgin Unappreciated Analicia Sotelo Wasted Youth Sexually Frustrated Undesired

Book:Virgin

Source: Virgin

“utres inflati ambulamus. minoris quam muscae sumus, muscae tamen aliquam uirtutem habent, nos non pluris sumus quam bullae.”

Latin Satyricon Petronius

Book:The Satyricon

Source: The Satyricon

“...when I turned back to him, he'd taken off all his clothes and put 'em in a pile beside the road. That sure knocked the wind outta me. I stood there like I was dead. He pissed around his clothes and all of a sudden he turned into a wolf. I'm not joking.”