{"product_id":"the-child-thief-paperback","title":"The Child Thief - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed artist Brom brilliantly displays his multiple extraordinary talents in \u003cem\u003eThe Child Thief\u003c\/em\u003e--a spellbinding re-imagining of the beloved Peter Pan story that carries readers through the perilous mist separating our world from the realm of Faerie. As Gregory Maguire did with his \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling \u003cem\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e novels, Brom takes a classic children's tale and turns it inside-out, painting a Neverland that, like Maguire's Oz, is darker, richer, more complex than innocent world J.M. Barrie originally conceived. An ingeniously executed literary feat, illustrated with Brom's sumptuous artwork, \u003cem\u003eThe Child Thief \u003c\/em\u003eis contemporary fantasy at its finest--casting Peter Pan, the Lost Boys, even Captain Hook and his crew in a breathtaking new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter is quick, daring, and full of mischief--and like all boys, he loves to play, though his games often end in blood. His eyes are sparkling gold, and when he graces you with his smile you are his friend for life, but his promised land is \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e Neverland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen-year-old Nick would have been murdered by the drug dealers preying on his family had Peter not saved him. Now the irresistibly charismatic wild boy wants Nick to follow him to a secret place of great adventure, where magic is alive and you never grow old. Even though he is wary of Peter's crazy talk of faeries and monsters, Nick agrees. After all, New York City is no longer safe for him, and what more could he possibly lose?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is \u003cem\u003ealways\u003c\/em\u003e more to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccompanying Peter to a gray and ravished island that was once a lush, enchanted paradise, Nick finds himself unwittingly recruited for a war that has raged for centuries--one where he must learn to fight or die among the Devils, Peter's savage tribe of lost and stolen children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere, Peter's dark past is revealed: left to wolves as an infant, despised and hunted, Peter moves restlessly between the worlds of faerie and man. The Child Thief is a leader of bloodthirsty children, a brave friend, and a creature driven to do whatever he must to stop the Flesh-eaters and save the last, wild magic in this dying land.\u003c\/p\u003e--Kim Harrison\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter is quick, daring, and full of mischief--and like all boys, he loves to play, though his games often end in blood. His eyes are sparkling gold, and when he graces you with his smile you are his friend for life, but his promised land is \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e Neverland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen-year-old Nick would have been murdered by the drug dealers preying on his family had Peter not saved him. Now the irresistibly charismatic wild boy wants Nick to follow him to a secret place of great adventure, where magic is alive and you never grow old. Even though he is wary of Peter's crazy talk of faeries and monsters, Nick agrees. After all, New York City is no longer safe for him, and what more could he possibly lose?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is \u003cem\u003ealways\u003c\/em\u003e more to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccompanying Peter to a gray and ravished island that was once a lush, enchanted paradise, Nick finds himself unwittingly recruited for a war that has raged for centuries--one where he must learn to fight or die among the \"Devils,\" Peter's savage tribe of lost and stolen children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere, Peter's dark past is revealed: left to wolves as an infant, despised and hunted, Peter moves restlessly between the worlds of faerie and man. The Child Thief is a leader of bloodthirsty children, a brave friend, and a creature driven to do whatever he must to stop the \"Flesh-eaters\" and save the last, wild magic in this dying land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753446244640,"sku":"9780061671340","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/773b4c977167f117450f2cf38ff00ad3.webp?v=1780020680","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-child-thief-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}