The popularity of theMiss Peregrinesbook series cannot be overstated.
Now authorRansom Riggsis back withA Map of Days, set to releaseOct.
EW has an exclusive excerpt from the book, which you might read below.
Credit: Penguin Random House
I mouthed the word to her silently Hollow.
Emma looked, for an instant, terrified and then she swallowed hard and reined it in.
She put her lips to my ear.
Can you control it?she whispered.
It had been months since Id spoken hollowgast, or even confronted a hollow in person.
I need time to feel it out,I whispered.A minute or two.
It was in the cold storage locker with us.
We could hear it chewing on something, grunting and slavering as it ate.
It tossed aside whatever it had been eating and let out a loud belch.
Emma shot me a questioning look anything?
and I shook my head.
I needed to hear it speak.
It took a step toward us, its shadow falling crooked across the plastic curtains.
It was sniffing the air, gathering our scent.
I tapped Emma and raised my thumb.
We rose slowly to standing.
We were going to have fight.
More likely the latter.
I was surprised at how scared I was.
The hollows shadow warped.
Emma took a half step forward and quietly lit her hand-flames.
Now the hollows second tongue pierced the curtains.
Emmas flames climbed a little higher, then a little higher still.
A drop of freezing water hit the back of my neck.
The icicles on the ceiling were starting to melt.
It happened suddenly, as violence often does.
I heard Emma shouting my name.
It let my ankle go for a moment, giving me enough time to scramble away from it.
