#Peter Pan in Scarlet

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The 13 Clocks by James Thurber (1950)

The hands of all thirteen clocks stand still in the gloomy castle on a lonely hill where a wicked Duke lives with his niece, the beautiful Princess Saralinda. The Duke fancies he has frozen time, for he is afraid that one day a Prince may come and win away the hand of the Princess—the only warm hand in the castle. To thwart that fate, he sets impossible tasks for Saralinda’s suitors. But when the bold Prince Zorn of Zorna arrives, disguised as a wandering minstrel, and helped by the enigmatic Golux, the cold Duke may at last have met his match.

The Edge Chronicles by John Stewart and Chris Riddell (1998-2019)

Fourteen-year-old Quint Verginix is the only remaining son of famous sky-pirate Wind Jackal. He and his father have journeyed to the city of Sanctaphrax – a great floating rock, bound to the ground below by a chain, its inhabitants living with their heads literally in the clouds.

But the city hides a dangerous secret: deep inside the great rock, something horrible lurks. With his father away, Quint may be the only one who can save Sanctaphrax from the dreaded curse of the gloamglozer . . .

The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba (2018-present)

“No killing Goblins.”

So reads the sign outside of The Wandering Inn, a small building run by a young woman named Erin Solstice. She serves pasta with sausage, blue fruit juice, and dead acid flies on request. And she comes from another world. Ours.

It’s a bad day when Erin finds herself transported to a fantastical world and nearly gets eaten by a Dragon. She doesn’t belong in a place where monster attacks are a fact of life, and where Humans are one species among many. But she must adapt to her new life. Or die.

In a dangerous world where magic is real and people can level up and gain classes, Erin Solstice must battle somewhat evil Goblins, deadly Rock Crabs, and hungry [Necromancers]. She is no warrior, no mage. Erin Solstice runs an inn.

She’s an [Innkeeper].

The Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1996)

Half moorfolk and half human, and unable to shape-shift or disappear at will, Moql threatens the safety of the Band. So the Folk banish her and send her to live among humans as a changeling. Named Saaski by the couple for whose real baby she was swapped, she grows up taunted and feared by the villagers for being different, and is comfortable only on the moor, playing strange music on her bagpipes.

As Saaski grows up, memories from her forgotten past with the Folks slowly emerge. But so do emotions from her human side, and she begins to realizethe terrible wrong the Folk have done to the humans she calls Da and Mumma. She is determined to restore their child to them, even if it means a dangerous return to the world that has already rejected her once.

Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean (2006)

In August 2004 the Special Trustees of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, who hold the copyright in Peter Pan, launched a worldwide search for a writer to create a sequel to J. M. Barrie's timeless masterpiece. Renowned and multi award-winning English author Geraldine McCaughrean won the honor to write this official sequel, Peter Pan in Scarlet. Illustrated by Scott M. Fischer and set in the 1930s, Peter Pan in Scarlet takes readers flying back to Neverland in an adventure filled with tension, danger, and swashbuckling derring-do

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V. (2022)

Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality. As a result, the avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai as twenty-something Laila Starr. Struggling with her newfound mortality, Laila has found a way to be placed in the time and place where the creator of immortality will be born. Will Laila take her chance to stop mankind from permanently altering the cycle of life, or will death really become a thing of the past?

Wishing Chair by Enid Blyton (1937-2000)

Once Mollie and Peter have discovered the Wishing-Chair, their lives are full of adventure. It takes them to all sorts of magical places, from the giant's castle where they rescue Chinky the Pixie, to the amazing party at Magician Greatheart's castle.

Die by Kieron Gillan (2018-2020)

DIE is a pitch-black fantasy where a group of forty-something adults have to deal with the returning unearthly horror they barely survived as teenage role-players.

Poison by Chris Wooding (2003)

Poison has always been a willful, contrary girl, prone to being argumentative and stubborn. So when she discovers that her younger sister has been abducted by the phaeries, she decides to seek out the Phaerie Lord to get her back.

But finding the Phaerie Lord is just the start of it. By leaving home, Poison steps into a murderous world of intrigue and danger, where the Lords of the Realm, a sinister pantheon of demigods, are conspiring to overthrow the Hierophant- the most powerful lord of all. For the Hierophant is writing again, and his pen will decide all their fates... including Poison's.

With only her wits and her friends to aid her, Poison must survive the lethal attentions of the Phaerie Lord, rescue her sister, and thwart a plot that could mean the end of her people. What awaits her is beyond anything she can imagine.

Deeplight by Francis Hardinge (2019)

The gods are dead. Decades ago, they turned on one another and tore each other apart. Nobody knows why. But are they really gone forever?

When 15-year-old Hark finds the still-beating heart of a terrifying deity, he risks everything to keep it out of the hands of smugglers, military scientists, and a secret fanatical cult so that he can use it to save the life of his best friend, Jelt. But with the heart, Jelt gradually and eerily transforms. How long should Hark stay loyal to his friend when he’s becoming a monster—and what is Hark willing to sacrifice to save him?

[ladytrist]

Well this turned out to be a wonky Peter Pan photo dump

Please recommend me some more peter pan books✨

[not-wholly-unheroic]

What are some of your favorite more obscure pieces of Peter Pan media? Anything from film or stage retellings to books to Disney shorts or commercials, etc. I love finding (and sharing) new material. Some of my favorite hidden Peter Pan gems include:

Midnight in Neverland by Perry Bradford-Wilson & Michael Norris

Hooked by Bobbi Weiss

Heartless by H.G. Parry

Michael Pink’s Peter Pan ballet

Wendy (2020) directed by Behn Zeitlan

BBC Radio’s version of Peter Pan in Scarlet

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every day of my life i think about the official peter pan sequel where hook is made of wool, tootles is trans, the fairies are trapped in a colour based reenactment of the first world war, peter wears red now, michael is dead, and the twins’ names are marmaduke and binky

[emeraldcity1900]

so ever since @what-is-my-aesthetic’s video on Jake and the neverland pirates, all I can think about now is Peter Pan shit. And there’s actually an authorized sequel to the book, approved by the children’s hospital that owned the rights, called Peter Pan in scarlet.

and in that book, they mention that Micheal darling died in World War I.

and return to neverland dosen’t mention either one of Wendy’s brothers, so no one can say that he didn’t die in World War I.

this implies that chronologically the jake and the neverland pirate series finale is the last time we ever see Micheal alive before he dies in World War I.

[thecringefailintherye]

posting this on my main because my sideblog NEVER gets put in the Peter Pan tags for some reason and I want Reach

if you want to talk to me about Peter Pan, send asks to @slightlys0iled, not here

I'm currently scripting a video essay about the official Peter Pan sequel, Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean, if anyone has any questions about this book I could seek to answer in my video, or perhaps you have some rare knowledge about PPIS, please go contact that blog, please!

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Has anyone else read Peter Pan in scarlet? Why did our mom get that for us? Why did she get that for us when we’d never read Peter Pan? Why have I never heard anyone else talk about to? Why was I so affected by Captain Hook in that book I literally wanted to be him . Anyway

[dragoneyes618]

Michael Darling is canonically dead.

In Peter Pan in Scarlet, the official sequel to Peter Pan, it is heavily implied that Michael was killed in the First World War.

[ricky-tiki-tah]

They’ve made multiple versions of the original Peter Pan story, but I want to see a movie adaptation of ‘Peter Pan in Scarlet’. Please, I need it.

[patheticbatman]

Part Two

I’m very proud of these dolls, and I’m also leaving them at my parents’ house, so I did a little photoshoot with some books as background so I can have nice pictures of them.

This is the second post, so check out the first for more info!

First up we have Pocahontas (real name Matoaka) with Elatsoe, by Darcie Little Badger. It’s a why-dunnit, not a who-dunnit, about a Lipan Apache girl who has some serious ghost powers. Pocahontas was a tough one, but I decided to go with a book I love about a modern Lipan Apache (Indigenous) girl, written by a modern Lipan Apache (Indigenous) woman. I know a lot of people have strong feelings on both the real life Matoaka and the cartoon Pocahontas, and how she symbolizes a lot of sad and terrible changes for Turtle Island. So I thought putting the doll and this book together would provide an interesting contrast, one that the real life Matoaka may find horribly interesting.

Second is Esmeralda with At Night All Blood Is Black, by David Diop (the French title means Soul Brother - I believe that the title is a play on the English Idiom, At Night All Cats Are Grey, meaning you cannot see meaningful differences in the right circumstances). It’s a very interesting though sorrowful novel about a Senegalese Tirailleur (Infantryman) who was sent to France during WWI. I don’t think Esmeralda would read this normally, but if she was in a sad mood, I think the theme of fluctuating humanity during conflict, and being a Person of Color in France (even centuries later!) would interest her.

Third up is Mulan with Lady of Ch’iao Kuo: Warrior of the South, by Laurence Yep. When I drew pictures for Mulan’s poem (years ago now!) I headcanoned in my explanation that Mulan and Lady Xian, princess of the Li Xian people in modern day Guangdong, were close enough in history that they *might* have met and been friendly. Mulan is typically from further North and West than Guangdong, and would be part of the colonizing side in this case sadly, but I feel like they would respect each other as fellow powerful women.

Fourth is Melody (Ariel’s daughter) with A Song Below Water, by Bethany C. Morrow. I think she’d go into the book with certain expectations, like I did, about the plot, and then get drawn in by the real story. Let’s just say the cover gave me assumptions that lead to a great twist for me personally. Also, I think Melody would relate to the mystery of her magical parent’s true background. The book celebrates the lesser known fantasy species, and approaches the danger of traffic stops, police brutality and protesting for Black people, and how that intersects with being a woman, with care and love. If they ever make a live action Little Mermaid 2, I feel like that would also speak to Melody.

Fifth is Kida with The Ones We’re Meant To Find, by Joan He. Kida is from a fantasy ancient civilization, and this book depicts a sci-fi futuristic one, but there’s more similarities than one might initially think. Both exist due to the hubris of humanity, and in reaction to serious pollution topside. And both explore (or at least mention) a relationship between two women separated by the change in their civilization, and with a boy who seems to know too much. I’m not sure Kida would necessarily read this story, aside from its attractive and exotic (to her, at least) take on the world above, which she has not seen for millennia, but this story is similar enough to Kida’s movie that I felt it fell under the adaption category instead.

Sixth is Jane (from Peter Pan 2, Wendy’s daughter) with Peter Pan on Scarlet, by Geraldine McCaughrean. The Disney movie is NOT based on this book, but both do mention Wendy’s family being affected by a World War, though this one has WWI and the movie has WWII. Interestingly, both have a sympathetic Hook initially. ‘Twas a lovely read, and in my opinion matched the original book based on the play.

Seventh is Giselle with The Wind in the Willow, by Kenneth Grahame. I just felt Giselle would enjoy the idea of cute talking animals (but not so much the war storylines of Redwall) so I put her with this book.

Eighth is Tiana (<3) with Wildwood Dancing, by Juliet Marillier. Funnily enough, I do actually have the *sequel* to the book her movie was based off of, but I’ve never read the original, so I decided it doesn’t count. But this is my favorite mixed up fairy tale novel that features a Frog Prince storyline, so I went with it. The villain is also a greedy butt who doesn’t care for his own people, and the protagonist is often underestimated, due to her appearance and gender. In any case, I love this book so much that I illustrated the first chapter, lol.

Ninth is Rapunzel with Rapunzel’s Revenge, by Shannon, Dean and Nathan Hale. I loved this adaption since I was a kid (honestly more than Tangled) and I’m pleased to finally own it.

Last is Merida, with The Edge on the Sword, by Rebecca Tingle. The book is about a warrior princess a thousand years ago in what is England today, with a forced engagement storyline, so I figured this would be right up Merida’s alley.

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Tiny Navajo Reads: Peter Pan in Scarlet

The official sequel to Peter Pan - #bookreview #book #librarybook #peterpan #reading

This book was recommended to me based off of what I said about Peter Pan. I am not a fan of Peter Pan the character. I know that he is a child, so he is written as a child. I don’t like him. I don’t like this child. A friend of mine who does like Peter Pan, both the book and the character, recommend Peter Pan in Scarlet when he heard I like retellings that deal with Captain Hook, who is an…

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if that last spot's still open... Geraldine McCaughrean's Peter Pan In Scarlet?

Added! That's the final submission for fantasy books!

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Day 7: Tim Curry

Finally we get to some fun with a version of Captain Hook done by an actor I know to well. It is from 1990 to 1991.

More notes in Keep Reading.

Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates on Fox Kids (1990), an animated TV series based on Barrie's novel, presents the Darling children's other adventures in the Neverland during their stay. The series also focuses on the significant development of the pirates as less one-dimensional characters. Voice talents in the cast included Jason Marsden as Peter and Tim Curry as "Captain James T. Hook"; Curry won an Emmy for it.

Remember the mention of a sequel in a previous post…well, this is the book….

Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean (2006), the official sequel novel, commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital following a competition launched in 2004. It has been sold in 40 different editions in 37 languages. The book is published by Oxford University Press in the UK and Margaret K McElderry (Simon & Schuster) in the US.

The reason I mention the book is because of an audiobook.

You can see why. It is read by Tim Curry. Tim Curry will come back in this Inktober blog since the man is very talented. But I can't get it. This link explains why.

If you click the link, you realized it is on Amazon.com (the American form) and not Amazon.ca (the Canadian form). This keeps happening for many of the things I want.

Anyways, this version has the same type of hair (but different colour) and has a right-handed hook.

[not-wholly-unheroic]

If we EVER get a Peter Pan in Scarlet film adaptation, petition to see Javier Bardem as Ravello.

I mean, look at him. He pulled off the magician/circus ringleader type as Hector P. Valenti in Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (where he happens to not only interact with a crocodile but also has a hairstyle and facial hair reminiscent of Hook’s).

And he was amazingly creepy yet sympathetic as the doomed but not-quite-dead Captain Armando Salazar in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

Look at this guy and tell me he wouldn’t do Ravello the justice he deserves. I NEED it.