Library of Souls (53 page)

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Authors: Ransom Riggs

And it occurred to me, standing there, just breathing with her, quiet settling around us, that those might be the three most beautiful words in the English language.

We have time
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About the Photography

The images that appear in this book are authentic, vintage found photographs, and with the exception of a handful that have undergone digital processing, they are unaltered. They were painstakingly collected over the course of several years: discovered at flea markets, vintage paper shows, and in the archives of photo collectors more accomplished than I, who were kind enough to part with some of their most peculiar treasures to help create this book.

The following photos were graciously lent for use by their owners:

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TITLE
FROM THE COLLECTION OF
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Wights testing gas
Erin Waters
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Man with pirates
John Van Noate
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Floating girl
Jack Mord/The Thanatos Archive
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Taxidermied girl
Adriana Müller
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Myron Bentham
John Van Noate
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Ymbrynes and their grim
Jack Mord/The Thanatos Archive
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Boy with wings
John Van Noate
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Bloody hallway
Jack Mord/The Thanatos Archive
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Bowels of the machine
John Van Noate
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Parrot in cage
John Van Noate
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Inside the tower
Peter J. Cohen
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Drainage pipe
John Van Noate
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Doctor and nurses
John Van Noate
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Man with thinning hair
John Van Noate
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Man in dark glasses
John Van Noate
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Boy and girl
John Van Noate

R
ansom Riggs grew up in Florida but now makes his home in the land of peculiar children—Los Angeles. He was raised on a steady diet of ghost stories and British comedy, which probably explains the novels he writes. There's a nonzero chance he's in your house right now, watching you from underneath the bed. (Go ahead and check. We'll wait.) If not, you can always find him on Twitter
@ransomriggs
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quirkbooks.com/peculiarchildren

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