Writer Rensom Riggs: biography, list of books and feedback from readers. Rensom Riggs, "The House of Strange Children"

Rensom Riggs is a young American writer whose first books have become strikingly fast becoming bestsellers.

Biography. The beginning of the creative path

Ренсом Риггз - the beginning author, on account of which only some books. Therefore, his biography is not abound with many interesting facts. Information about the writer is extremely scarce. He comes from Maryland. The author of the future bestseller about strange children appeared on November 26, 1979 in the family of farmers. At the age of 5, Rensom Riggs wanted to work on the farm, because he dreamed of driving a tractor.

Then the family moved to Florida. They settled in the outback, where there were many farms with elderly people, but few children. There was no Internet in the house, cable TV showed only 12 channels, so most of the time the young Rensom was left to himself. It was then that he began to write his first stories. Then he had another hobby - shooting movies. For a long time he could not decide which of these favorite activities to choose for professional work. The victory was won by the cinema. Riggs moved to Los Angeles to study at the film school at the University of Southern California. He spent a lot of time and money on his hobby for film art, but he does not regret it.

On the site devoted to the writer, he told what he is doing at the moment and what he plans to do in the near future.

In the first place now, he puts writing work. Riggs Rensom, whose books became instant bestsellers, is writing his famous series of novels about the life of strange children. He also continues to work on popular science books about Sherlock Holmes and his methods of investigating crimes.

Rensom Riggs did not leave aside the cinema. He writes screenplays for films and shoots short films.

Another hobby of the writer is writing for the blog, where he leads the column "Strange Geography". Here you can see the photos published by him, and read about the travels committed by the writer. Many of the places he saw gave him food for writing books, thanks to which he became so popular with Riggs Rensom.

"The house of strange children" - a novel that presented the author with fame

This book was born thanks to the author's fascination with old photographs. He collected them in flea markets for several years and soon became the owner of an impressive collection of images, many of which caused an eerie impression. The idea to use them for writing a book was filed by his editor.

Riggs Rensom, "The House of Strange Children", which quickly gained popularity, realized the plan with photos in 2011. The ancient photographs became excellent illustrations for the novel. Success surpassed all expectations - the book became a bestseller.

According to the plot of the novel, Jacob Portman his grandfather more than once told about the wonderful time he spent in a boarding house on one of the Welsh islands. His stories were so incredible that the boy mistook them for fiction. To prove that his stories are true, the grandfather showed Jacob photos of "strange" children. So he called the inmates of the orphanage.

When Jacob was 16 years old, his grandfather was killed. He was found in the forest next to the house with lacerations on his body. Everyone decided that the cause of death was the attack of a wild animal. On the advice of a psychiatrist, concerned about the state of the teenager, Jacob and his father go to the island where the young man's grandfather spent his childhood. Boarding and the truth there. But the main character finds only its ruins - the house was destroyed by the bomb hit during the war. When Jacob studied the ruins of the shelter, he saw the children whose photos his grandfather showed him. Trying to catch up with them, the young man gets into a temporary loop and is in 1940.

"Escape from the house of strange children" - the continuation of the sensational bestseller

In 2014, the second part of the adventures of Jacob and his friends came out. She talks about how the children who left their boarding school went to London in search of mentors stolen by critters and emptiness. Children need to find at least one of them so that it helps them to regain their former appearance as a teacher of Sapsan. The situation is complicated by the fact that they themselves are wanted, and London, where they so strive to hit, is bombed by an intense bombing of the enemy.

Rensom Riggs "The storehouse of souls" - the end of the history of strange children

The second part of the adventures of the young Jacob and his friends, who are trying to find their imbrin, ended up on the fact that the children struggled to escape from the trap arranged by the creatures. Not many could escape. Now they must release not only the mentors, but also their friends. They need to hurry, because the strength of the enemy is growing. Huge odds are taken of the strange children seized by the enemy - the creatures have learned to take their souls.

Riggs Rensom "The House of Strange Children" (3rd book) presented its readership to readers in the fall of 2015. It is available for purchase in English-speaking countries. Russian readers can get acquainted with the translation of the novel on specialized sites devoted to books. What else will fantasy have for such an extraordinary writer as Riggs Rensom?

"The house of strange children" (3 book) promises to be again among the bestsellers. It is still unknown when Russian readers will be able to acquire a new novel.

The screen version of the writer's works

Tim Burton, the famous director and animator, has become one of the ardent admirers of Riggs' books. The novel "The House of Strange Children" inspired him to screen the book. The film is at the stage of completion of filming and will be released on December 25, 2016. Jacob Portman will play a young actor Eisa Butterfield, known to the audience for the films "The Game of Ender" and "The Guardian of Time." In the picture you can see Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green.

None of the films of Burton left indifferent spectators, so you can hope that the screen version of the bestselling book of Rensom Riggs will be no less fascinating than the novel itself.

Reviews of critics and readers

Ringsome Riggs managed to find his niche in the literary world. The idea of linking old photos with stories based on them turned out to be interesting for readers. Both the first and second parts of the adventures of Jacob Portman and the "strange" children from the orphanage received great success. Critics praised the writer for his good style of presentation and an interesting idea with photographs. Readers also highly appreciated the novels of Riggs. Both works were included in the list of the best books of The New York Times.