What is Ransom Riggs's most famous book?

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2011) is Ransom Riggs's most widely read book.

Are Ransom Riggs's books connected?

5 books belong to 1 series (Miss Peregrine); the other 7 books stand alone.

Which Ransom Riggs books have been adapted?

1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film, 2016).

Ransom Riggs books in order

American writer and filmmaker

Born: 1979
Country: United States
Books: 12
Series: 1

Literary fiction

Ransom Riggs has published 9 novels, 1 short story collection, 1 non-fiction book and 1 other book, beginning with Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2011). The series is Miss Peregrine (5 books, starting with Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children). The latest is Sunderworld, Vol. I (2024).

Updated September 2026

Miss Peregrine books in order (5)Series page

Reading order: 1 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2011) · 2 Hollow City (2014) · 3 Library of Souls (2015) · 4 A Map of Days (2018) · 5 The Conference of the Birds (2020)

1.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Jun 2011)
388 pages★ 4.4 (47 ratings)Adapted for film
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2.
Hollow City (Jan 2014), also published as Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel)
419 pages★ 3.9 (37 ratings)
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3.
Library of Souls (Sep 2015)
463 pages★ 4.0 (11 ratings)
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4.
A Map of Days (2018)
482 pages
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5.
The Conference of the Birds (Jan 2020)
336 pages
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Where to start with Ransom Riggs

Start here
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs's most-read book and the first of the 5 Miss Peregrine books.
Newest
Sunderworld, Vol. I
Published 2024.

Standalone novels in order

The Sherlock Holmes Handbook (2009)
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Miss Peregrine's Journal for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children) (2016)
192 pages
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The Desolations of Devil's Acre (2021)
512 pages
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Sunderworld, Vol. I (2024)
376 pages
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Short story collections in order

Tales of the Peculiar (2016)
187 pages★ 3.7 (6 ratings)
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Non-fiction in order

Talking Pictures (2012)
366 pages
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Other books in order

Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders (2022)
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Film and TV adaptations

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)Film · from Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

About Ransom Riggs

Ransom Riggs is an American writer and filmmaker best known for the book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

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Ransom Riggs FAQ

How many books has Ransom Riggs written?: Ransom Riggs has published 9 novels, 1 short story collection, 1 non-fiction book and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read Ransom Riggs's books in?: Read each series in its own order: start Miss Peregrine with Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
What is Ransom Riggs's latest book?: Sunderworld, Vol. I (2024).
What is Ransom Riggs's most famous book?: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2011) is Ransom Riggs's most widely read book.
Are Ransom Riggs's books connected?: 5 books belong to 1 series (Miss Peregrine); the other 7 books stand alone.
Which Ransom Riggs books have been adapted?: 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film, 2016).