Sunderworld, Vol. 2: The Unfortunate Responsibilities of Leopold Berry
novel · First published 2026
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Ransom Riggs Books in Order
Ransom Riggs is an American writer and filmmaker from Maryland who grew up in southern Florida. He studied English literature at Kenyon College and film at the University of Southern California. His work includes nonfiction guides, photography books, young-adult fantasy novels, graphic works, story collections, and companion books. He is best known for the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series and later created the Sunderworld series.
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
The first novel and primary entry point to the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series.
Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry
The first volume and entry point to the Sunderworld series.
Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past
A standalone nonfiction photography book showcasing Riggs's interest in found photographs.
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Books by series
fiction-series · complete
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children
A completed six-novel dark-fantasy series, accompanied by Tales of the Peculiar and Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders.
- 1 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Book 1 · novel · 2011
- 2 Hollow City
Book 2 · novel · 2014
September 3, 1940. Ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. And only one person can help them - but she's trapped in the body of a bird. The extraordinary journey that began in "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"…
- 3 Library of Souls
Book 3 · novel · 2015
The New York Times #1 best-selling series To find their friends, Jacob, Emma, and Addison go to Devil’s Acre, a crime-ridden Victorian underworld, but they uncover an operation far more sinister than they imagined . . . In Victorian…
- 4 Tales of the Peculiar
Book companion · short-story-collection · 2016 Optional
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…
- 5 A Map of Days
Book 4 · novel · 2018
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…
- 6 The Conference of the Birds
Book 5 · novel · 2020
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…
- 7 The Desolations of Devil's Acre
Book 6 · novel · 2021
Instant #1 bestseller! The epic conclusion to the #1 bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series by Ransom Riggs. Jacob and his friends will face deadly enemies and race through history’s most dangerous loops in this thrilling…
- 8 Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders: An Indispensable Guide to the Dangers and Delights of the Peculiar World for the Instruction of New Arrivals
Book companion · companion-guide · 2022 Optional
graphic-novel-series · published
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novels
Graphic-novel adaptations of the first two Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children novels, illustrated by Cassandra Jean.
- 1 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel
Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2013
Graphic novel adaptation
- 2 Hollow City: The Graphic Novel: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children
Book 2 · graphic-novel · 2016
fiction-series · ongoing
Sunderworld
A fantasy series following Leopold Berry between contemporary Los Angeles and the magical world of Sunder.
- 1 Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry
Book 1 · novel · 2024
Seventeen-year-old Leopold Berry is seeing weird things around Los Angeles. A man who pops a tooth into a parking meter. A glowing trapdoor in a parking lot. A half-mechanical raccoon with its tail on fire that just won’t leave him alone.…
- 2 Sunderworld, Vol. 2: The Unfortunate Responsibilities of Leopold Berry
Book 2 · novel · 2026
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (1)
- The Sherlock Holmes Handbook: The Methods and Mysteries of the World's Greatest Detective
nonfiction · 2009
>This reader's companion to the casework of Sherlock Holmes explores the methodology of the world's most famous consulting detective. From analyzing fingerprints and decoding ciphers to creating disguises and faking one's own death,…
Other (1)
- Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past
photography-book · 2012
A haunting collection of antique found photographs, with evocative inscriptions that bring these lost personal moments to life. Each image reveals a singular, frozen moment in a person's life, be it joyful, quiet, or steeped in sorrow;…
Frequently asked questions about Ransom Riggs
Who is Ransom Riggs?
Ransom Riggs is an American writer and filmmaker best known as the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children novels.
Where did Ransom Riggs grow up, and what did he study?
He grew up between a farm on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Englewood, Florida. He studied literature at Kenyon College and film at the University of Southern California.
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What inspired Ransom Riggs’s writing?
Vintage photographs collected at swap meets helped inspire his fiction, with individual images sometimes shaping characters and their unusual abilities. His film training also influenced his visual storytelling.
What recognition has Ransom Riggs received?
His first novel was selected for the American Library Association’s 2012 Teens’ Top Ten, a reader-selected list of favorite books for teens.
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What is Ransom Riggs best known for, and what is his broader legacy?
He is best known for the Miss Peregrine novels, which have sold more than 10 million copies. The first book was also adapted into a 2016 film directed by Tim Burton.
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