"This thoughtful reinterpretation of Peter Pan through myth and folklore
will appeal to fans of darker adult takes on children's literature." -
BookLife When the ancient Under Hill home of the Fae is infected with
the Rot, they're left with an unpleasant choice: die in one last, great
stand, or escape to the Human world. A world they once knew, but where
they no longer belong. A modern world, where Cold Iron surrounds and
poisons magical beings. The Fae Queen reluctantly chooses exile, and she
and her people abandon their magical castles, ancient glens, timeless
forests, and centuries of power and tradition. They come into a bleak
land bereft of magic and wonder, and begin to hunker down in the Human
world's hidden places. The once-proud Fae resentfully begin a life of
poverty, anonymity, and fear. But one small group of Fae, accustomed to
tinkering with the fabric of the universe, begin to develop an idea. An
idea that will either give them a new world to live in, or wipe them
completely from existence. An idea that could preserve them, or end them
forever. An idea that requires the help of a young child's boundless
imagination. An idea that will take them into the Never, a place
forbidden and inimical to their kind. It's a story that you think you
know, but you've only ever heard a small part of it. A story that starts
long before those three children flew in, and that has its epic
conclusion long after they've gone. "There's an almost seamless
interweaving of elements from English folklore, children's literature,
and history. Jones's ideas about the power of creativity and the
relationship between the Fae and inspiration work well; the horrendously
stereotypical Indians, for example, are explained as Fae manifestations
of childish interpretations of faraway stories. Readers looking for
spirited children's stories of adventure should look elsewhere, but
readers interested in mythology will find much to enjoy in this elegiac
tale about attempting to protect one's way of life amid change and
destruction." - BookLife / Publishers Weekly
