Elegantly detailed engravings from Davidson open each story, setting the tone for the tale that follows. Arriving just in time for the fall release of the Miss Peregrine film, these tales, which often reference events in the earlier novels, are alternately droll, somber, and a bit horrific, and they’re sure to appeal to fans of the series. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story.Riggs follows his bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and its sequels with an enticing collection of what purports to be “peculiar” folklore, “passed down from generation to generation since time immemorial.” Among the 10 tales-ostensibly collected, edited, and annotated by Millard Nullings, a peculiar from the novels-are “The Splendid Cannibals,” which concerns a town where people can regrow the lost limbs they regularly sell to rich cannibals at premium prices “Cocobolo,” about a peculiar father and son in ancient China who turn into islands as they mature and “The Pigeons of Saint Paul’s,” in which a peculiar named Wren makes a deal with London’s pigeons in order to get his cathedral built. 'A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel.
Praise for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children:
Watch 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. 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.įeaturing 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. In this collection of fairy tales, Ransom Riggs invites you to uncover hidden legends of the peculiar world. Now in paperback with a brand-new story: The Man who Bottled the Sun.
A new set of stories from the world of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
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