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Ransom Riggs Books in Order

Ransom Riggs has written 16 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is The Sherlock Holmes Handbook (2009) and the newest is Sunderworld, Vol. 2: The Unfortunate Responsibilities of Leopold Berry (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
2009–2026
Pages on record
2,318 in 7 of 16 books
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Photo of Ransom Riggs, author

Ransom Riggs, born February 3, 1979, is an American writer and filmmaker, and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2011) is the Riggs book best known to readers. Hollow City (2014), Library of Souls (2015) and A Map of Days (2018) appear in the catalogue alongside graphic novel editions, Tales of the Peculiar (2016) and Miss Peregrine's Journal for Peculiar Children (2016). The list of 16 titles begins with The Sherlock Holmes Handbook (2009). The Sunderworld series reached a second volume in 2026.

Jacob, the protagonist of Ransom Riggs's Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series, discovers an orphanage for children with unusual abilities, run by Miss Peregrine, who manipulates time. Jacob learns of his own ability and of the threat posed by creatures called Hollowgasts.

How many Ransom Riggs books are there?

Ransom Riggs has 16 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 4 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Ransom Riggs Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Ransom Riggs books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Sherlock Holmes Handbook by Ransom Riggs (2009)
  2. Cover of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs (2011)
  3. Cover of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, book 1 of the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series
  4. Cover of Talking Pictures by Ransom Riggs (2012)
  5. Cover of Hollow City by Ransom Riggs, book 2 of the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series (2014)
  6. Cover of Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs, book 3 of the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series (2015)
  7. Cover of Hollow City: The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs (2016)
  8. Cover of Miss Peregrine's Journal for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (2016)
  9. Cover of Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs, book 5 of the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series (2016)
  10. Cover of A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs, book 6 of the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series (2018)
  11. Cover of The Desolations of Devil's Acre by Ransom Riggs, book 8 of the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series (2021)
  12. Cover of Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders by Ransom Riggs (2022)
  13. Cover of The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs, book 1 of the Sunderworld series (2024)
  1. 1
    The Sherlock Holmes Handbook2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  2. 2
    Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic NovelMiss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Graphic Novels #12011 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011270
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  3. 3
    Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar ChildrenMiss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  4. 4
    Talking Pictures2012 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012366
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  5. 5
    Hollow CityMiss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  6. 6
    Library of SoulsMiss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #32015 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015464
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  7. 7
    Hollow City: The Graphic NovelMiss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Graphic Novels #22016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  8. 8
    Miss Peregrine's Journal for Peculiar ChildrenMiss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #42016 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016192
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  9. 9
    Tales of the PeculiarMiss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #52016 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016208
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  10. 10
    A Map of DaysMiss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #62018 · 482 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018482
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  11. 11
    The Conference of the BirdsMiss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #72020 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020336
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  12. 12
    The Desolations of Devil's AcreMiss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #82021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  13. 13
    Miss Peregrine's Museum of WondersMiss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Companion #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  14. 14
    The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold BerrySunderworld #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  15. 15
    The Unfortunate Responsibilities of Leopold BerrySunderworld #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  16. 16
    Sunderworld, Vol. 2: The Unfortunate Responsibilities of Leopold BerrySunderworld #12026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Ransom Riggs books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children in order

8 books
  1. 1. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
  2. 2. Hollow City
  3. 3. Library of Souls
  4. 4. Miss Peregrine's Journal for Peculiar Children
  5. 5. Tales of the Peculiar
  6. 6. A Map of Days
  7. 7. The Conference of the Birds
  8. 8. The Desolations of Devil's Acre

Sunderworld in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry
  2. 1. Sunderworld, Vol. 2: The Unfortunate Responsibilities of Leopold Berry
  3. 2. The Unfortunate Responsibilities of Leopold Berry

Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Graphic Novels in order

2 books
  1. 1. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel
  2. 2. Hollow City: The Graphic Novel

Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Companion in order

1 book
  1. 1. Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders

Standalone books

2 books

2 Ransom Riggs titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ransom Riggs books in order?

You only need to read Ransom Riggs books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Ransom Riggs

Start with The Sherlock Holmes Handbook (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ransom Riggs book?

Sunderworld, Vol. 2: The Unfortunate Responsibilities of Leopold Berry (2026) is the newest Ransom Riggs book released so far.

Is there a new Ransom Riggs book coming?

No next Ransom Riggs book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Ransom Riggs has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Ransom Riggs. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Young-Adult Novel2015Wonfor Miss Peregrine's Home of Peculiar Children
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2012Shortlistedfor Miss Peregrine's Home of Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs at a glance

Still publishing
Ransom Riggs published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Ransom Riggs books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,318 pages across the 7 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ransom Riggs books, 9 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the Ransom Riggs books are about

12 of the 16 Ransom Riggs books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: supernatural is tagged on 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.