Ransom Riggs – författare

En pojke med övernaturliga krafter. En armé av livsfarliga monster. Ett avgörande slag om de besynnerliga barnens framtid.Äventyret som började med Miss Peregrines hem för besynnerliga barn och fortsatte med Spökstaden, avslutas nu med den spännande tredje delen, Själarnas bibliotek.Nu är de här igen de besynnerliga barnen! Tiden håller på att rinna ut. En galning är på jakt efter dem och miss Peregrine befinner sig fortfarande i fara. Jacob Portman och Emma Bloom tvingas genomföra det allra farligaste av räddningsuppdrag. De färdas genom ett landskap märkt av krig, träffar nya vänner och utsätts för större fara än någonsin tidigare. Kommer Jacob att bli sig själv igen? Blir han åter den hjälte som han en gång var?En besynnerlig historia med 50 nya märkliga foton, ett äventyr som kan läsas av alla från 12 år och uppåt.

Jacob Portman har fått en uppgift sin farfar Abes vän H: Att avlämna en ny besynnerlig person, Noor Pradesh, till en tomgastjägare, enbart känd som V. Men Noor är jagad. Hon är måltavla för en gammal profetia, en profetia som förutspått en annalkande apokalyps. Om Noor räddas, så räddas också framtiden för de besynnerliga. Jacob har bara några förvirrande spår och tiden håller på att rinna ut. Han måste komma på hur han ska hitta V, den mest gåtfulla och mäktigaste av farfar Abes tidigare bundsförvanter.Med fiender bakom sig och det okända i horisonten, fortsätter Jacob Portmans berättelse i Fåglarnas konferens.Ransom Riggs fortsätter den vindlande, fantasifulla berättelsen om Miss Peregrine och de besynnerliga. Bokens mystiska färgfotografier förhöjer spänningen ytterligare.

Det sista Jacob Portman såg innan allting blev mörkt var ett hemskt, välbekant ansikte.Plötsligt är han och Noor tillbaka där allting började - hans farfars hus. Jacob vet inte hur de lyckades undkomma V:s loop för att hamna i Florida. Men en sak är säker: Caul är tillbaka.Efter att ha lyckats fly från en blodtörstig gast återförenas Jacob och Noor med Miss Peregrine och de besynnerliga barnen i Devil's Acre. Jacob och hans vänner möter dödliga fiender och far genom historiens allra farligaste loopar i den här nervkittlande bladvändaren - det sista, storslagna äventyret i den rosade och älskade Miss Peregrine-serien.Boken innehåller mystiska färgfotografier som förhöjer spänningen ytterligare.Pressröster om Miss Peregrine-serien:"Läskigt på allra bästa sätt." The Guardian"Läsare som gillar Harry Potter kan med fördel läsa Miss Peregrine-serien." CNN

The deluxe companion guide to the #1 bestselling Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children series.A gloriously rich and utterly delightful handbook perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike, covering everything from how to blend in with suspicious normals to the most popular time loops to visit as a temporal tourist. This essential volume is the ideal primer for anyone curious about the world of Miss Peregrine: an overview of its strange history, curious practices, fascinating places, the most famous (and infamous) members of its peculiar families, and much more. Written in Miss Peregrine''s inimitable style, it''s also a dramatic expansion of the universe fans have already come to love, introducing countless new peculiars, enemies, time loops, stories, and secrets, in addition to hundreds of never-before-seen vintage found photographs and select illustrations.

*A new set of stories from the world of Miss Peregrine''s Home for Peculiar Children*In this collection of fairy tales, Ransom Riggs invites you to uncover hidden legends of the peculiar world. A fork-tongued princess, a girl who talks to ghosts, and wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars are just a few of the characters whose stories will have you hooked.Featuring stunning illustrations from world-renowned artist Andrew Davidson, this compelling, rich and truly peculiar anthology is the perfect gift for fans - and for all lovers of great storytelling.See the movie! Miss Peregrine''s Home for Peculiar Children, directed by the visionary Tim Burton and starring Judi Dench, Eva Green and Samuel L Jackson, will be released Summer 2016.Praise for Miss Peregrine''s Home for Peculiar Children:''A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story.'' John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs, read by Simon Callow, Garrick Hagon, Bruce Mann. In this collection of fairy tales, Ransom Riggs invites you to uncover hidden legends of the peculiar world. A fork-tongued princess, a girl who talks to ghosts, and wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars are just a few of the characters whose stories will have you hooked.This compelling, rich and truly peculiar anthology is the perfect gift for fans - and for all lovers of great storytelling.See the movie! Miss Peregrine''s Home for Peculiar Children, directed by the visionary Tim Burton and starring Judi Dench, Eva Green and Samuel L Jackson, will be released Summer 2016.Praise for Miss Peregrine''s Home for Peculiar Children:''A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story.'' John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars

Things have started to get quite . . . peculiar . . .Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar world, Jacob Portman is back in Florida, where his story began.Joined by Miss Peregrine, Emma and their peculiar friends, life has become carefree. They spend days at the beach, and take part in ''normalling'' lessons.But it''s not meant to last.The discovery of Jacob''s grandfather''s subterranean bunker leads to clues about his double-life as a peculiar operative.Jacob begins to learn more about the dangerous legacy he''s inherited, and the truths that were part of him long before he walked into Miss Peregrine''s time loop.Now, the stakes are higher than ever as Jacob and his friends are thrust into the untamed landscape of American peculiardom - a world that none of them understand.New wonders, and dangers, await in this darkly brilliant next chapter for Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children. Praise for the Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children series:''The popularity of the Miss Peregrine''s book series cannot be overstated'' Entertainment Weekly ''Creepy in the best way possible'' The Guardian ''Readers searching for the next Harry Potter may want to visit Miss Peregrine''s Home for Peculiar Children'' CNN ''A thrilling, Tim Burton-esque tale with haunting photographs'' USA Today

Return to the extraordinary world of Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children . . .A fragile peace.An apocryphal warning.Chaos waiting in the heart of the storm.With his dying words, H - Jacob''s final connection to his grandfather Abe''s secret life - entrusts Jacob with a mission: Deliver newly contacted peculiar Noor Pradesh to an operative known only as V.Noor is being hunted. She is the subject of an ancient prophecy, one that foretells a looming apocalypse. Save Noor, save the future of all peculiardom. With only a few bewildering clues to follow, time is running out.With enemies behind him and the unknown ahead, Jacob Portman''s story continues as he takes a brave leap forward into The Conference of the Birds, the newest installment of the beloved, #1 bestselling Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children series...................................................................................................................Praise for the Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children series: ''The popularity of the Miss Peregrine''s book series cannot be overstated'' Entertainment Weekly ''Creepy in the best way possible'' The Guardian ''Readers searching for the next Harry Potter may want to visit Miss Peregrine''s Home for Peculiar Children'' CNN ''A thrilling, Tim Burton-esque tale with haunting photographs'' USA Today

The fate of peculiardom hangs in the balance in this epic conclusion to the #1 bestselling Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children series. The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face.Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the place where everything began - his grandfather''s house. Jacob doesn''t know how they escaped from V''s loop to find themselves in Florida. But he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned.After a narrow getaway from a blood-thirsty hollow, Jacob and Noor reunite with Miss Peregrine and the peculiar children in Devil''s Acre. The Acre is being plagued by desolations - weather fronts of ash and blood and bone - a terrible portent of Caul''s amassing army.Risen from the Library of Souls and more powerful than ever, Caul and his apocalyptic agenda seem unstoppable. Only one hope remains - deliver Noor to the meeting place of the seven prophesied ones. If they can decipher its secret location.Jacob and his friends will face deadly enemies and race through history''s most dangerous loops in this thrilling page-turner, the final adventure in the beloved Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children series..................................................................................................................Praise for the Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children series:''The popularity of the Miss Peregrine''s book series cannot be overstated'' Entertainment Weekly''Creepy in the best way possible'' The Guardian''Readers searching for the next Harry Potter may want to visit Miss Peregrine''s Home for Peculiar Children'' CNN''A thrilling, Tim Burton-esque tale with haunting photographs'' USA Today

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs, read by Kirby Heyborne.Includes a bonus PDF of haunting vintage photographs that accompanies the story!Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar world, Jacob Portman is back where his story began, in Florida. Except now Miss Peregrine, Emma, and their peculiar friends are with him, and doing their best to blend in. But carefree days of beach visits and normalling lessons are soon interrupted by a discovery - a subterranean bunker that belonged to Jacob''s grandfather, Abe. Clues to Abe''s double-life as a peculiar operative start to emerge, secrets long hidden in plain sight. And Jacob begins to learn about the dangerous legacy he has inherited - truths that were part of him long before he walked into Miss Peregrine''s time loop.Now, the stakes are higher than ever as Jacob and his friends are thrust into the untamed landscape of American peculiardom - a world with few ymbrynes, or rules - that none of them understand. New wonders, and dangers, await in this brilliant next chapter for Miss Peregrine''s peculiar children. Their story is again fully illustrated by haunting vintage photographs, but with a striking addition for this all-new, multi-era American adventure - full colour.

Brought to you by Puffin.''Do you trust me?''An instant bestseller, A Map of Days launched readers into the previously unexplored world of American peculiars, one bursting with new questions, new allies, and new adversaries.Now, with enemies behind him and the unknown ahead, Jacob Portman''s story continues as he takes a brave leap forward into The Conference of the Birds, the next instalment of the beloved, bestselling Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children series.© Ransom Riggs 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Brought to you by Penguin.The fate of peculiardom hangs in the balance in this epic conclusion to the #1 bestselling Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children series.The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face.Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the place where everything began - his grandfather''s house. Jacob doesn''t know how they escaped from V''s loop to find themselves in Florida. But he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned.After a narrow getaway from a blood-thirsty hollow, Jacob and Noor reunite with Miss Peregrine and the peculiar children in Devil''s Acre. The Acre is being plagued by desolations - weather fronts of ash and blood and bone - a terrible portent of Caul''s amassing army.Risen from the Library of Souls and more powerful than ever, Caul and his apocalyptic agenda seem unstoppable. Only one hope remains - deliver Noor to the meeting place of the seven prophesied ones. If they can decipher its secret location.Jacob and his friends will face deadly enemies and race through history''s most dangerous loops in this thrilling page-turner, the final adventure in the beloved Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children series.Praise for the Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children series:''The popularity of the Miss Peregrine''s book series cannot be overstated'' Entertainment Weekly''Creepy in the best way possible'' The Guardian''Readers searching for the next Harry Potter may want to visit Miss Peregrine''s Home for Peculiar Children'' CNN''A thrilling, Tim Burton-esque tale with haunting photographs'' USA Today© Ransom Riggs 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Brought to you by Penguin.The deluxe companion guide to the #1 bestselling Miss Peregrine''s Peculiar Children series.A gloriously rich and utterly delightful handbook perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike, covering everything from how to blend in with suspicious normals to the most popular time loops to visit as a temporal tourist. This essential volume is the ideal primer for anyone curious about the world of Miss Peregrine: an overview of its strange history, curious practices, fascinating places, the most famous (and infamous) members of its peculiar families, and much more.Written in Miss Peregrine''s inimitable style, it''s also a dramatic expansion of the universe fans have already come to love, introducing countless new peculiars, enemies, time loops, stories, and secrets.© Ransom Riggs 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022