And finally the Titanoboa Cerrejonensis–a giant snake. The Typheus Magnificum–the Holy Grail of Monstrumology that may or may not exist. The anthropophagi–headless creatures with mouths in their stomachs. What follows over the course of the folios is the tale of the monsters Will Henry faced alongside and because of Dr. The parasite will make him abnormally long-living, and any contact that is too close will make him pass it along to another. Normally deadly, he is mysteriously a safe host. Warthrop tells Will is that Will Henry contracted a parasite from his father. He specializes in the study of aberrant biology, or monsters. The first folio begins when his parents die in a fire, and he is left in the care of his father’s employer, Dr. He left behind four folios, telling what he claimed to be his life story. He identified himself to them as Will Henry, but they can’t find any record of him or living relatives. Please be aware that series reviews necessarily contain some spoilers.Ī nursing home contacts a researcher. These series reviews are designed to also be useful for people who: A) have read the series too and would like to read other thoughts on it or discuss it with others OR B) have not read the series yet but would like a full idea of what the series is like, including possible spoilers, prior to reading it themselves or buying it for another. It gives me a chance to reflect on and analyze the series as a whole. The Monstrumologist is the first stunning gothic adventure in a series that combines the spirit of HP Lovecraft with the storytelling ability of Rick Riorden.I post series reviews after completing reading an entire series of books. Now, Will and the doctor must face the horror threatenning to overtake and consume our world before it is too late. The doctor has discovered a baby Anthropophagus-a headless monster that feeds through a mouth in its chest-and it signals a growing number of Anthropophagi. But when one visitor comes with the body of a young girl and the monster that was eating her, Will's world is about to change forever. In the short time he has lived with the doctor, Will has grown accustomed to his late night callers and dangerous business. So starts the diary of Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a doctor with a most unusual specialty: monster hunting. But he is dead now and has been for nearly ninety years, the one who gave me his trust, the one for whom I kept these secrets.
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