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“Ancient magics combine with feral logic to culminate in Brom’s The Child Thief. A retelling of Peter Pan spanning America’s earliest, magically rich beginnings to today’s bare whispers of belief. Wickedly poetic, The Child Thief makes me want to believe.” (Kim Harrison )
“Brom has always been an artist who gave us his nightmares fully realized, but with THE CHILD THIEF, he paints in words. A wonderfully nasty Peter Pan reboot that stands on its own as a dark, twisted adventure.” (Christopher Golden )
“A gruesome and darkly fantastical twist on a classic tale. Brom injects pure horror into fantasy.” (Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of Ironside and The Spiderwick Chronicles )
“Beautiful and authentically dark.” (Sci-Fi )
” [A] fascinating work of dark epic fantasy that blends elements of the Peter Pan story with characters from Celtic and Norse mythologies.” (Tulsa World )
“Brom has always been an artist who gave us his nightmares fully realized, but with THE CHILD THIEF, he paints in words. A wonderfully nasty Peter Pan reboot that stands on its own as a dark, twisted adventure.” (Christopher Golden )
“A gruesome and darkly fantastical twist on a classic tale. Brom injects pure horror into fantasy.” (Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of Ironside and The Spiderwick Chronicles )
“Beautiful and authentically dark.” (Sci-Fi )
” [A] fascinating work of dark epic fantasy that blends elements of the Peter Pan story with characters from Celtic and Norse mythologies.” (Tulsa World )
Kurzbeschreibung
Peter 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 not Neverland.
Fourteen-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?
There is always more to lose.
Accompanying 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.
There, 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.
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Once upon a time I heard an artist I very much admired had written a book. As in "a book with words in it, not just pictures". Well, it made me smile. Someone's bored, I thought to myself, and gave it no more thought.
Two years later there's another novel. Well, keep on reaching for that rainbow. Everyone needs a hobby, I guess.
Then, another two years later, Brom publishes his third novel. And this time around it's almost triple the size of his previous books ... with decidedly less pictures. Well, humor the fool, I told myself, and went out to get it. At least it'll have some pretty pictures.
Wrong. Dead wrong. Well, it did have some pretty pictures, and the book itself is just wonderful to behold (big bad red-and-black monster of a hardcover for a reasonable price), but what I didn't expect was a good story. And boy did I get one.
Brom's style is pleasant to read and moves along at a good pace, much like Abercrombie, whose love for occasional grittiness and gore Brom shares. The book reads more like oldschool Gaiman (Sandman) and newer Miéville (Un Lun Dun) than contemporary US writers. Is that a good thing? Quickly, give me three good modern US fantasy writers. See what I mean?
This book is heavily recommended for anyone who likes a good fantasy yarn, preferably with a sidedish of good-natured violence. It's even more recommended by fantasy lovers who've grown bored with series that take a dozen volumes to tell. And it's most highly recommended for everyone who thinks he's outgrown fantasy literature. Because, while it's true that a high percentage of modern fantasy literature is cheap crap, you never really outgrow fantasy. At least not fantasy written by masters like Brom.
The biggest drawback of this book is that it's so goddamn unfair. I mean, Brom? The guy that defined Dark Sun, did some beautiful work for Guardians and is the legitimate heir of Frank Frazetta (RIP)? That guy can write, too? Dammit. What's next? Ice skating? Politics?
Read this book. You won't regret it. And, yeah, no sparkly vampires.
Two years later there's another novel. Well, keep on reaching for that rainbow. Everyone needs a hobby, I guess.
Then, another two years later, Brom publishes his third novel. And this time around it's almost triple the size of his previous books ... with decidedly less pictures. Well, humor the fool, I told myself, and went out to get it. At least it'll have some pretty pictures.
Wrong. Dead wrong. Well, it did have some pretty pictures, and the book itself is just wonderful to behold (big bad red-and-black monster of a hardcover for a reasonable price), but what I didn't expect was a good story. And boy did I get one.
Brom's style is pleasant to read and moves along at a good pace, much like Abercrombie, whose love for occasional grittiness and gore Brom shares. The book reads more like oldschool Gaiman (Sandman) and newer Miéville (Un Lun Dun) than contemporary US writers. Is that a good thing? Quickly, give me three good modern US fantasy writers. See what I mean?
This book is heavily recommended for anyone who likes a good fantasy yarn, preferably with a sidedish of good-natured violence. It's even more recommended by fantasy lovers who've grown bored with series that take a dozen volumes to tell. And it's most highly recommended for everyone who thinks he's outgrown fantasy literature. Because, while it's true that a high percentage of modern fantasy literature is cheap crap, you never really outgrow fantasy. At least not fantasy written by masters like Brom.
The biggest drawback of this book is that it's so goddamn unfair. I mean, Brom? The guy that defined Dark Sun, did some beautiful work for Guardians and is the legitimate heir of Frank Frazetta (RIP)? That guy can write, too? Dammit. What's next? Ice skating? Politics?
Read this book. You won't regret it. And, yeah, no sparkly vampires.
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Peter Pan, wer denkt da nicht sofort an niedliche Zeichentrickfiguren und Robin Williams in "Hook"? Nach diesem Buch garantiert nicht mehr!
Peter (der nie Peter Pan genannt wird!) ist ein halbfeeischer kindlicher Barbar, der Kinder aus New York rettet - meistens vor Gewalt, Mißbrauch und Vernachlässigung - und mit ihnen seine Armee der "Teufel" auf Avalon aufstockt. Falls sie es überhaupt lebend so weit schaffen. Avalon, das Feenreich, ist ein düsterer, mörderischer Ort voller Haß und Angst und Gefahren, zerrissen von einem seit Jahrhunderten währenden Krieg zwischen erzchristlichen Pilgervätern und den Geschöpfen der "Alten Zeit". Doch die Zeit läuft beiden Seiten davon, denn Avalon stirbt...
Düster, beklemmend, beängstigend, mitreißend, faszinierend ist dieses Buch, und es macht einen auch ein wenig traurig um all die wundervollen Dinge und Geschöpfe, die unter den Christen und bei der "Missionierung der Neuen Welt" um des Glaubens Willen zerstört wurden...
Peter (der nie Peter Pan genannt wird!) ist ein halbfeeischer kindlicher Barbar, der Kinder aus New York rettet - meistens vor Gewalt, Mißbrauch und Vernachlässigung - und mit ihnen seine Armee der "Teufel" auf Avalon aufstockt. Falls sie es überhaupt lebend so weit schaffen. Avalon, das Feenreich, ist ein düsterer, mörderischer Ort voller Haß und Angst und Gefahren, zerrissen von einem seit Jahrhunderten währenden Krieg zwischen erzchristlichen Pilgervätern und den Geschöpfen der "Alten Zeit". Doch die Zeit läuft beiden Seiten davon, denn Avalon stirbt...
Düster, beklemmend, beängstigend, mitreißend, faszinierend ist dieses Buch, und es macht einen auch ein wenig traurig um all die wundervollen Dinge und Geschöpfe, die unter den Christen und bei der "Missionierung der Neuen Welt" um des Glaubens Willen zerstört wurden...
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Brom is well known as the master of dark art in the fantasy genre. With "The Child Thief", he strengthens this reputation. Never before have I read a darker and more enthralling version of the story of Peter Pan. Brom skillfully blends the background story of Peter's origins with the story of the young runaway Nick who falls victim to Peter's trickery and finds himself in Avalon, home of the Sidhe. A dark faery tale par excellence. Completely illustrated with Brom's powerful pictures. A masterpiece!
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