Second Star (The Neverland Transmissions, #1)

by J.M. Sullivan

Wendy Darling worked her entire life to rise through the ranks of the prestigious Londonierre Brigade. Now as a Captain, she has everything she’s always wanted, including a ship and crew of her own. But when the Brigade receives a strange transmission from the legendary James Hooke, lost a hundred years earlier in uncharted space and presumed dead, Wendy is willing to risk it all to rescue her hero. She races to the planet known only as Neverland; her mission to find the long-lost crew and bring them home.

But there is more to Neverland than meets the eye, and more to Hooke than what was written in history books. When Wendy crash lands on the ominous planet, she quickly discovers Neverland’s dark secret; a malevolent being known as The Shadow that’s looking for a host body to escape its eternal prison. To fulfill her mission, Wendy must decide whether to trust the dashing Hooke or the mysterious Fleet mechanic who goes by the name of Pan--and she has to decide quickly...

Before the darkness consumes them all.

• ISBN10: 1948583003
• ISBN13: 9781948583008
• Publish Date: 5 March 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Bleeding Ink Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 352
• Language: English

Reviews

[bgsbooks18]

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[tweetybugshouse]

From the title alone I sure you know that this is a Peter Pan retelling and it set in space. I really enjoyed this version as you have all the characters you expect for a Peter Pan story. Pan, Wendy, John, Michael, Captain Hook, Toodles, mermaids, Tiger Lily and of course Tinc.

The difference is one we are in space, two their has to be some uniqueness for the story to work. So we have Peter Pan and Hook in a space ship stranded on a planet called Neverland where you never age. We have Wendy who is in a space academy who gets sent to rescue the famous hero Captain Hook and crew that have been missing for 100 years.

Upon arriving at Neverland a whole situation unfolds with the mermaids, Peter Pan and his lost boys and of course Captain Hook who is just as evil to the core as you expect him to be. Tinc is the jealous character but in this telling, she is a robot with a jealous fuse and she plays her part just how you expect her to. The author did a great job of keeping the main parts of the Peter Pan classic with unique twists.

Pan shadow along with the robotic Tinc are the best parts of making this story stand out. I think older teens will enjoy this as well as fans who like to see how authors can change up a classic story. Looking forward to reading book two.