First published 2023
A detective follows a murder case into the strange realm of Neverland. Students learn their craft at a school designed for Peters. A boy watches his shadow disappear and fights desperately to reclaim it. These seventeen stories pull readers into twisted versions of Peter Pan's world, where familiar characters face new dangers. The Lost Boys navigate dystopian futures. Tinkerbell encounters horrors beyond pixie dust. Wendy discovers that some flights lead to darker destinations than she imagined. Writers including Claire North, Lavie Tidhar, and A.C. Wise transform Barrie's classic characters into vehicles for science fiction, fantasy, and horror. From London's harsh streets to alien landscapes, each tale strips away childhood innocence to reveal the shadows lurking behind fairy tale promises. The collection explores what happens when eternal youth meets genuine consequence, when magic carries a price, and when never growing up becomes a curse rather than a gift.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, fantasy, horror
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, magic-has-a-price
Setting: London, Neverland
Period: dystopian-futures
384 pages · Paperback · Titan Books
Content warnings: violence