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Hooked
- Author
- A. C. Wise
- Narrator
- Joel Froomkin
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 18 April 2023
- Run Time
- 11 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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.Once invited, never free.
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.
Critics Review
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“Fans of creepy updated fairy tales…should snap this up.”
Publishers Weekly
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“Hooked is an absolutely breathtaking accomplishment, and further proof that A.C. Wise is one of the most vital voices in fiction today. Her lush, beautiful prose draws you in and never lets you go…Be sure to put Hooked at the top of your reading list.”
Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award–winning author
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“Hooked will effortlessly pull readers back into Wise’s dark, seductive, and mesmerizing version of Neverland—and into the equally compelling inner world of her characters. A beautifully written and psychologically astute sequel.”
Leah Cypess, author of Thornwood
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Details
- Author
- A. C. Wise
- Narrator
- Joel Froomkin
- Duration
- 11 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 April 2023
- ISBN
- 9798212340939
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Historical fantasy, Fiction: general and literary, Feminism and feminist theory, Fiction: general and literary, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales
Synopsis
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 anguishOnce invited, always welcome.Once invited, never free.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.
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