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Ransom Riggs

    February 3, 1979

    Ransom is a storyteller who masterfully blends words and images in his narratives. His creative journey, shaped by a childhood spent on a farm and by the sea, deeply influences his artistic vision. From early experiments with a trusty old typewriter to his current multifaceted approach, Ransom continually explores the boundaries of expression. His work offers a captivating fusion of visual and literary arts, drawing readers and viewers into uniquely imagined worlds.

    Ransom Riggs
    A Map of Days
    Tales of the Peculiar
    Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry
    Talking Pictures
    The Desolations of Devil's Acre
    Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Boxed Set 1-3
    • Podivné už znáte. Teď se připravte na neuvěřitelné. Vítejte v Sunderworldu!Jak bojovat s temnými silami, když ve vás nikdo nevěří – dokonce ani vy sami?Sedmnáctiletý Leopold Berry kolem sebe vídá zvláštní věci. Muže, který strká do parkovacích hodin zub. Rozžhavený poklop na parkovišti. Poloautomatického mývala s hořícím ocasem… Každá z těch halucinací jako by pocházela z dětského televizního seriálu z 90. let Maxova dobrodružství v Sunderworldu – a taky že ano. Když tehdy dvanáctiletý Leopold objevil videonahrávku seriálu, začal být tímto fantaskním světem doslova posedlý. Ztratit se v Sunderu byl ten nejlepší způsob, jak uniknout smutné realitě, netruchlit nad smrtí matky a nebýt zklamáním pro svého otce.A když se podivné vize po letech vrátí – v tu nejnevhodnější dobu a v ten nejméně vhodný den –, obrátí se Leopold na svého nejlepšího přítele Emmeta s prosbou o pomoc. Společně zjišťují, že Los Angeles je mnohem podivnější místo, než tušili. Nejen že Sunder skutečně existuje, ale navíc je v ohrožení – a zoufale potřebuje hrdinu. Leopold riskuje vše, aby dostál svému osudu, zachránil svět dětských snů a aby jednou provždy dokázal, že není tak nemožný, jak si o něm všichni myslí.

      Neuvěřitelná zklamání Leopolda Berryho2025
      3.7
    • Podivné už znáte. Teď se připravte na neuvěřitelné. Vítejte v Sunderworldu! Jak bojovat s temnými silami, když ve vás nikdo nevěří – dokonce ani vy sami? Sedmnáctiletý Leopold Berry kolem sebe vídá zvláštní věci. Muže, který strká do parkovacích hodin zub. Rozžhavený poklop na parkovišti. Poloautomatického mývala s hořícím ocasem… Každá z těch halucinací jako by pocházela z dětského televizního seriálu z 90. let Maxova dobrodružství v Sunderworldu – a taky že ano. Když tehdy dvanáctiletý Leopold objevil videonahrávku seriálu, začal být tímto fantaskním světem doslova posedlý. Ztratit se v Sunderu byl ten nejlepší způsob, jak uniknout smutné realitě, netruchlit nad smrtí matky a nebýt zklamáním pro svého otce. A když se podivné vize po letech vrátí – v tu nejnevhodnější dobu a v ten nejméně vhodný den –, obrátí se Leopold na svého nejlepšího přítele Emmeta s prosbou o pomoc. Společně zjišťují, že Los Angeles je mnohem podivnější místo, než tušili. Nejen že Sunder skutečně existuje, ale navíc je v ohrožení – a zoufale potřebuje hrdinu. Leopold riskuje vše, aby dostál svému osudu, zachránil svět dětských snů a aby jednou provždy dokázal, že není tak nemožný, jak si o něm všichni myslí. Nejočekávanější fantasy série je konečně tady! Vítejte v Sunderworldu, novém nezapomenutelném světě vizionářského vypravěče Ransoma Riggse.

      Sunderworld. Neuvěřitelná zklamání Leopolda Berryho2025
      5.0
    • Seventeen-year-old Leopold Berry grapples with grief and unsettling visions inspired by his favorite television show. His journey takes a turn when he uncovers the truth about magic, leading him to realize he may be the chosen one destined to confront extraordinary challenges. As he navigates this newfound reality, Leopold must come to terms with his past and embrace his potential in a world where fantasy intertwines with his life.

      Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry2024
      3.0
    • Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders

      An Indispensable Guide to the Dangers and Delights of the Peculiar World for the Instruction of New Arrivals

      The essential guide to the peculiar world - its strange history, curious customs and most dangerous secrets - written by Miss Peregrine herself.

      Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders2022
      4.0
    • 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.

      The Desolations of Devil's Acre2021
      4.3
    • The Conference of The Birds

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      With his dying words, H 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. With only a few bewildering clues to follow, Jacob must figure out how to find V, the most enigmatic, and most powerful, of Abe's former associates. But V is in hiding and she never, ever, wants to be found.

      The Conference of The Birds2020
      4.1
    • Before Miss Peregrine gave them a home, the story of peculiars was written in the Tales. Wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars. A fork-tongued princess. The origins of the first ymbryne. These are but a few of the truly brilliant stories in Tales of the Peculiar —known to hide information about the peculiar world—first introduced by Ransom Riggs in his Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series. Riggs now invites you to share his secrets of peculiar history, with a collection of original stories, as collected and annotated by Millard Nullings, ward of Miss Peregrine and scholar of all things peculiar.

      Vintage: I racconti degli Speciali. Miss Peregrine2018
      4.0
    • A Map of Days

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      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 color.

      A Map of Days2018
      4.2
    • Miss Peregrine, changée en oiseau, est prisonnière de son état, suite à l’attaque des Estres. Les enfants particuliers n’ont plus qu’un espoir : trouver une Ombrune susceptible de rendre à la directrice de l’orphelinat sa forme humaine. Après avoir essuyé une tempête, le petit groupe d’enfants échoue sur une rive de Grande-Bretagne, alors que la Seconde Guerre fait rage. Aussitôt pris en chasse par des Estres, ils se réfugient, in extremis, dans une boucle temporelle. Là, vit une ménagerie d’animaux singuliers. Parmi eux, Addison, un chien parlant, leur apprend que la dernière Ombrune en liberté est partie libérer ses sœurs à Londres. Il devient urgent pour les enfants particuliers de rejoindre la capitale.

      Miss Peregrine et les enfants particuliers - 2: Hollow City2017
      4.2
    • L'avventura cominciata con "Miss Peregrine. La casa dei ragazzi speciali", e proseguita con "Hollow City", trova, in questo terzo libro, un finale eccitante, pieno di suspense. Jacob, il protagonista sedicenne, che ha appena scoperto di essere dotato di un nuovo, straordinario potere, intraprende un rocambolesco viaggio per andare a salvare i suoi amici Speciali tenuti prigionieri in una fortezza apparentemente inespugnabile. Con lui ci sono l'adorata Emma Bloom, la ragazza capace di creare il fuoco con la punta delle dita, e Addison MacHenry, il cane dotato del fiuto giusto per seguire la traccia lasciata dagli Speciali rapiti. Insieme, i tre si lasciano alle spalle la Londra moderna per infilarsi nei vicoli labirintici di Devil's Acre, i bassifondi più abietti dell'Inghilterra vittoriana: infatti, sarà proprio qui che il destino dei ragazzi Speciali di ogni luogo ed epoca dovrà essere deciso una volta per tutte. Come i primi due romanzi della saga, "La biblioteca delle anime" è un fantasy ad alto tasso di emozione impreziosito da bizzarre fotografie vintage. Dal primo romanzo della serie, "Miss Peregrine. La casa dei ragazzi speciali" è tratto il film di Tim Burton, prodotto dalla Twentieth Century Fox.

      Miss Peregrine: La casa dei ragazzi speciali - 3: La biblioteca delle anime2017
      4.1