Tales of the Peculiar
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
*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
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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. 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. Elegantly detailed engravings from Davidson open each story, setting the tone for the tale that follows. Ages 12 up.
