Hooked

A. C. Wise

Book - 2022

"Once invited, always welcome. Once invited, never free. Captain James Hook, the immortal pirate of Neverland, died a thousand times. He was drowned, stabbed by Peter Pan's sword, eaten by the beast swimming below the depths, but every time he was resurrected by one boy's dark imagination. Until he found a door in the sky, an escape. And he took the chance no matter the cost. Now in London twenty-two years later, James passes his days with opium to suppress the ghosts that haunt him. But in a moment of weakness, he reaches back through his dreams to Neverland and something slips through the open door between worlds. Peter Pan's beast has been waiting a long time for Captain Hook and now it's hunting him, leeching th...e life from anybody in its way. But a chance encounter leads James to another survivor of Neverland. Wendy Darling, now a grown woman, is the only one who knows how dark a shadow Neverland casts, no matter how far you run. To vanquish Pan's monster once and for all, Hook must play the villain one last time..." -- Back cover.

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Subjects
Genres
Fantasy fiction
Published
London : Titan Books 2022.
Language
English
Main Author
A. C. Wise (author)
Edition
First Titan edition
Physical Description
335 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781789096835
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Wise continues to explore the dark underbelly of Neverland and the lasting trauma it's caused to those who were caught in its spell in this satisfying contemporary fantasy. Eight years after the events of Wendy, Darling, Wendy's daughter Jane's roommate is murdered, throwing the women back into the paths of some familiar characters. James, the man once known as Captain Hook, lives in London, having escaped Neverland 22 years ago with Samuel, his former ship's surgeon, in tow--but he still can't shake the hold that world has on him. When someone close to James is murdered as well, he, Wendy, and Jane realize that someone--or something--from Neverland is hunting them. It follows the trio to Wendy's home, putting her brother, Michael, and husband, Ned, similarly in danger. Now they must find a way to return the beast to the shattered remains of Neverland before anyone else dies. The dark, shadowy magic of Neverland is as appealing as ever, and Wise uses this intelligent sequel to probe the effects of loss and explore what it takes for old wounds to heal. Fans of creepy updated fairy tales and readers hooked by book one should snap this up. (July)

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