Author Ransom Riggs announces new fantasy series 'Sunderworld' following success of 'Miss Peregrine' books

Ransom Riggs' first new series since the million-selling "Miss Peregrine" books will launch this summer.

"Sunderworld, Vol. 1 The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry" begins the adventures of a Los Angeles teen who, after his mother's death, has some surreal encounters in his everyday life. 

Dutton Books for Young Readers, a Penguin Random House imprint, will publish "Sunderworld" on Aug. 27.

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