Catfish Lullaby

A lush, feminist re-imagining on what happened to Wendy after Neverland, for fans of Circe and The Mere Wife.<BR><BR><BR>LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL<BR><BR> Find the second star from the right, and fly straight on 'til morning, all the way to Neverland, a children's paradise with no rules, no adults, only endless adventure and enchanted forests - all led by the charismatic boy who will never grow old. But Wendy Darling grew up. She has a husband and a young daughter called Jane, a life in London. But one night, after all these years, Peter Pan returns. Wendy finds him outside her daughter's window, looking to claim a new mother for his Lost Boys. But instead of Wendy, he takes Jane. Now a grown woman, a mother, a patient and a survivor, Wendy must follow Peter back to Neverland to rescue her daughter and finally face the darkness at the heart of the island...

In the glittering city of Port Astor, where fae roads criss-cross human highways and ghosts whisper to the living, nothing is ever as it seems. From Sunburst Award-winning author A. C. Wise, this utterly original dark fantasy tale of faith and fanaticism, doomed love and desperate bargains is perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Ava Reid. Port Astor is a city of ghosts. Once home to the beautiful, brutal courts of the fae, forty years ago they vanished without explanation - and Port Astor decided to forget. Brix and Bellefeather are paranormal investigators, working to keep Port Astor's wraiths and spectres from consuming the city. Both have hauntings of their own: Belle shares her body with a demon, Belizial; Brix has trapped the soul of his dead fiancée in the world of the living, unwilling to let her go. While investigating the glamorous and notoriously haunted Peony Hotel, Brix and Belle come across a young couple tangled up in one of the city's most infamous tales. Jimmy Valentine, silver screen idol and one-time favorite of a fae queen, has returned to haunt the Peony. But Jimmy is no mere ghost, and Brix and Belle soon realize his return is more intimately tied to their own hauntings than they could ever have imagined. The fae have not forgotten that Port Astor once belonged to them. And their Hollow Queen won't give up her kingdom so easily.

In the distant future, when mortals mingle with the gods in deep space, an out-of-date automaton, a recovering addict, and an angel race to solve the Pope's murder in an abandoned corner of the galaxy. Dreamy, beautifully written queer science-fantasy novella, for fans of Becky Chambers and This is How You Lose the Time War. Scribe IV is an obsolete automaton living on the Bastion, a secluded monastery in an abandoned corner of the galaxy. When the visiting Pope is found murdered, Scribe IV knows he has very little time before the terrifying Sisters of the Drowned Deep rise up to punish all the Bastion's residents for their supposed crime. Quin, a recovering drug addict turned private investigator, agrees to take the case. Traumatized by a<BR>>Meanwhile in heaven, an angel named Angel hears Scribe IV's prayer. Intrigued by the idea of solving a crime with mortals, xe descends to offer xyr divine assistance. With the Drowned Sisters closing in, Scribe IV, Quin, and Angel race to find out who really murdered the Pope, and why. Quin's missing memories may hold the key to the case - but is remembering worth what it will cost him?

Eine feministische Neuinterpretation dessen, was mit Wendy nach Neverland geschah. Nimmerland ist ein Paradies für Kinder. Keine Regeln, keine Erwachsenen, nur endlose Abenteuer und verwunschene Wälder - alles angeführt von dem charismatischen Jungen, der nie alt werden würde. Doch Wendy Darling wurde erwachsen. Sie verließ Nimmerland und wurde eine Frau, eine Mutter und eine Überlebenskünstlerin. Und jetzt ist Peter Pan zurückgekehrt, um eine neue Wendy für seine verlorenen Jungs zu holen - Wendys Tochter! Sie muss Peter zurück nach Nimmerland folgen, um ihre Tochter zu retten und sich endlich der Dunkelheit im Herzen der Insel zu stellen.

In the distant future, when mortals mingle with the gods in deep space, an out-of-date automaton, a recovering addict, and an angel race to solve the Pope's murder in an abandoned corner of the galaxy. Dreamy, beautifully written queer science-fantasy novella, for fans of Becky Chambers and This is How You Lose the Time War. Scribe IV is an obsolete automaton living on the Bastion, a secluded monastery in an abandoned corner of the galaxy. When the visiting Pope is found murdered, Scribe IV knows he has very little time before the terrifying Sisters of the Drowned Deep rise up to punish all the Bastion's residents for their supposed crime. Quin, a recovering drug addict turned private investigator, agrees to take the case. Traumatized by a<BR>>Meanwhile in heaven, an angel named Angel hears Scribe IV's prayer. Intrigued by the idea of solving a crime with mortals, xe descends to offer xyr divine assistance. With the Drowned Sisters closing in, Scribe IV, Quin, and Angel race to find out who really murdered the Pope, and why. Quin's missing memories may hold the key to the case - but is remembering worth what it will cost him?

Eine moderne Peter-Pan-Geschichte, die sich mit Trauer, dem Überlebensschuld-Syndrom und der Heilung zerbrochener Bindungen auseinandersetzt. Kapitän James Hook, der unsterbliche Pirat von Nimmerland, ist schon tausendmal gestorben. Ertrunken, erstochen von Peter Pans Schwert oder gefressen von der Bestie, die in der Tiefe lauert. Dooch jedes Mal wurde James von der dunklen Fantasie des einen Jungen wiederbelebt. Bis er eine Tür im Himmel fand, eine Fluchtmöglichkeit. Und er nutzte diese einzigartige Chance. Jetzt, zweiundzwanzig Jahre später, hat Peter Pans Monster Kapitän Hook in London wiedergefunden und sinnt auf Rache. Doch eine zufällige Begegnung führt James zu einem anderen Überlebenden von Nimmerland. Wendy Darling, inzwischen eine erwachsene Frau, ist die Einzige, die weiß, wie dunkel der Schatten ist, den Nimmerland wirft, egal, wie weit man rennt. Um Pans Monster ein für alle Mal auszulöschen, muss Hook ein letztes Mal den Bösewicht spielen ...

A dark, gorgeous reimagining about what happened to Captain Hook after Neverland from the bestselling author of Wendy, Darling - filled with eerie suspense and heart-breaking anguish Once invited, always welcome. <BR>Once invited, never free.<BR> Captain James Hook, the immortal pirate of Neverland, has died a thousand times. Drowned, stabbed by Peter Pan's sword, eaten by the beast swimming below the depths, yet James was resurrected every time 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, Peter Pan's monster has found Captain Hook again, intent on revenge. 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... Exploring themes of grief, survivor's guilt and healing broken bonds, Hooked is a modern-day Peter Pan story, perfect for fans of retellings, Christina Henry and V.E. Schwab.