Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Free Audiobook Download by Ransom Riggs
Hollow City is a chilling, suspense-filled novel that follows the adventures of Jake and his friends as they journey to a strange world pierced by a single light. This is book two in the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series.
Hollow City is the second book of Ransom Riggs's Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series. It follows Jake, a boy who has lost his family and must now find solace in a place that he does not understand. The story takes place in the 1940s when airplanes could still be a thing.
Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children follows Jake, a rebellious teenager with a knack for taming the fantastical creatures that live in his town. When he discovers that his friends have been whisked away to an abandoned amusement park, he decides to follow them there only to discover that the once-proud theme park is now a silencing maze of concrete, bricks and memories.
This is the second installment in Ransom Riggs's popular 'Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children' series. It must be noted that the author originally wrote a short story based on these children and their peculiarities, which was published in 2008. The novel begins shortly after the first book ends: Jacob (the narrator) and his friends are on a plane back to London, England after they narrowly escape being captured by the forces of darkness when they're stuck in Peregrine's home during WWII. As they near their destination, they find that they've landed in the city Hollow City, where nobody has been seen since its catastrophic destruction during WWII.
Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children is a companion novel to the first novel, Hollow City. It follows the story of Jacob Portman who is taking care of his grandfather at an old house in the Welsh countryside. He has no idea that his grandfather was involved with Miss Peregrine and her peculiar children before he died. One day he finds a photo album full of pictures that sends him down a path filled with some memories, some bad memories, and some life-changing memories. Jacob decides to stay at the old house until Mrs. Peregrine comes back for him by turning into a bird. As he waits, more peculiar things happen including meeting new friends, getting stuck up in a tree
Hollow City is the second novel of Ransom Riggs' Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series. The story takes place in 1943, on the eve of World War II. Jacob Portman and his peculiar friends have entered a life-threatening situation when they are swept into a world that has been hollowed out and abandoned by humans.
Published Date | 2014-01-14 |
Duration | 11 hours 42 minutes |
Author | Ransom Riggs |
Narrated | Kirby Heyborne |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Kids |
Parent Category | Mystery & Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Action & Adventure |