Tales of the Peculiar, Ransom Riggs
Tales of the Peculiar, Ransom Riggs
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Tales of the Peculiar

Author: Ransom Riggs

Narrator: Simon Callow, Bruce Mann, Garrick Hagon

Unabridged: 4 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2016


Synopsis

A companion to the New York Times bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, soon to be a major motion picture directed by Tim Burton.
 
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. These are but a few of the truly brilliant stories in Tales of the Peculiar—the collection of fairy tales known to hide information about the peculiar world, including clues to the locations of time loops—first introduced by Ransom Riggs in his #1 bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series.
 
Riggs now invites you to share his secrets of peculiar history, with a collection of original stories in this deluxe audio volume of Tales of the Peculiar, as collected and annotated by Millard Nullings, ward of Miss Peregrine and scholar of all things peculiar. Featuring narration by Simon Callow, this compelling and truly peculiar anthology is the perfect gift for not only fans, but for all booklovers.

Read by Simon Callow, with Bruce Mann and Garrick Hagon
 
“[These tales] embody gentle, empowering messages: accept yourself and others; celebrate difference and oddity; never lose your sense of wonder.” —Financial Times
 
“With a Victorian style for writing and a capacity for subtle humor, the tales read as cautionary fables, rich with peril and phantasy, and will be enjoyed by teens and adults alike.” —GeekDad.com

About The Author

Ransom Riggs grew up in Florida but now makes his home in the land of peculiar children—Los Angeles. He was raised on a steady diet of ghost stories and British comedy, which probably explains the novels he writes. There's a nonzero chance he's in your house right now, watching you from underneath the bed. (Go ahead and check. We'll wait.) If not, you can find him on Twitter @ransomriggs.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 10, 2020

I am (generally) not a fan of tie-in novels but consider me converted. Throughout the Peculiar Children series, they refer to this storybook. There weren't as many stories as I expected (only 10). As with the original series, the powers are inventive, the plot is quirky and the stories are fun. The S......more

Goodreads review by Hailey on February 14, 2017

I absolutely adored this. Review to come!......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on August 26, 2018

Tales of the Peculiar is a collection of 10 short stories featuring the peculiars most beloved folklore. I have yet to read the peculiar trilogy by Ransom Riggs, but since I absolutely loved his Talking Pictures, I decided to give this one a go. And it was one of the best decisions I made today. “Pas......more

Goodreads review by Ben on September 13, 2016

Loved some, didn't love others! Nice to dive back into this world!......more

Goodreads review by Wendy Darling on October 14, 2016

Well, this was utterly delightful! Tricky cannibals, a ball of nightmares that follows you around, and many more strange and wonderful inhabitants. This short but rich book is written with masterful style, and manages to make its characters endearing without being maudlin--and without trying too har......more


Quotes

“There is a poetic, timeless morality to these tales, like classic fables, but they all have a modern sensibility, a mischievous darkness and an understanding of what it feels like to be young.” —New York Times Book Review

“[These tales] embody gentle, empowering messages: accept yourself and others; celebrate difference and oddity; never lose your sense of wonder.” —Financial Times

Praise for the #1 Bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series: 
A New York Times Bestseller
A USA Today Bestseller
A Wall Street Journal Bestseller
 
“A visually rich literary experience.” –New York Times Book Review
 
“Boy, can Ransom Riggs tell a story.” —NPR.org
 
“Chilling, wondrous.” –People

“ David Lynchian imagery, and rich eerie detail.” –Entertainment Weekly
 
“[A] thrilling, Tim Burton-esque tale with haunting photographs.” –USA Today
 
 “Weirdly wonderful characters.” –io9
 
 “A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story.” –John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars