The Neverland Wars

Pan was a boy unlike other boys his age,
and very much like some men,
in that he would never grow up.
 
It was his vehement oath that kept him young.
A bargain struck in fear and bound in blood.
This same oath allowed other lost souls,
souls he named “The Lost Boys,”
to remain the age at which they entered the land.

That was the promise with which
he enticed these children to leave their world
and come with him to Neverland.

A lie.

It was his foolish ideals, wild, reckless nature,
and the magic that bound him to youth
that would be his downfall.
That would be our downfall.
 

   -   Recovered records of the Neverland Wars

In this twisted retelling of Peter Pan, Neverland is rotting from the inside out. Pan lures the wayward and unmoored with a flute made of bone, its sinister song siphoning memories of name and home. He named them Lost, then made it true. Made them fight for their place among the favored few.

In a kingdom of forgetting, not all memories stay buried. For Hook, he remembers—and for vengeance, he tarries. The pirate, the Captain, the Ferryman of the condemned, Hook vows by his blade, Pan shall meet his end. Tinker Bell trades her silence for steel when she uncovers the truth of a twisted fairy deal made by a boy in return for eternal youth.

This is not the Neverland you remember.

This is the one they tried to forget.

The Neverland Wars casts Peter Pan in a more sinister light, with Tinker Bell as the protagonist. The novel is an exploration of Jungian psychology principles such as the shadow self and the unconscious mind expressed through the metaphor of Pan’s severed shadow, the chilling nature of the Lost Boys, and the wild, ever-changing landscape of Neverland itself. It explores themes of identity, power dynamics, and moral ambiguity.

The Neverland Wars is currently in the writing process. Its accompanying art collection is ongoing, featuring its characters, with fine art prints and canvas prints available.