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Inspired by J.M. Barrie's beloved children story Peter Pan and focusing on family, freedom and choice, These Deathless Shores is an exciting genderbent origin story told from the perspective Captain Hook, perfect for fans of Jade City by Fonda Lee. Inspired by J.M. Barrie's beloved children story Peter Pan and focusing on family, freedom and choice, These Deathless Shores is an exciting genderbent origin story told from the perspective Captain Hook, perfect for fans of Jade City by Fonda Lee. Jordan has gotten good at pretending. On an Island where boys fly and fight pirates, but girls can only be mothers, Jordan's shaved head and false swagger are the only things keeping her adopted crew of Lost Boys from forcing her into a role she has never wanted. When she gets her first period, she's exposed and thrown back Outside-into a world where grown-ups die slowly in offices, flight is a fantasy, and withdrawal from the Island's magical Dust slowly strips its afflicted of their dignity. To Jordan, it's a fate worse than death. Nine years later, when the drug she has been using to medicate her withdrawal begins to show its fatal final symptoms, Jordan persuades her best friend and fellow ex-Lost Boy to return with her to the Island. With the help of a temperamental pilot and her long-estranged sister, she sets in motion a plan to oust Peter from his throne and seize control of the Island's Dust supply. But Peter isn't the only malevolent force moving against her. As Jordan confronts the nature of Dust, first love, and the violent legacy carved into the land itself, she realizes the Island may have plans of its own.

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"""Gorgeous and unforgiving, THESE DEATHLESS SHORES is the Captain Hook origin story I never knew I needed. Come for the lush expansiveness of the world, stay for the incisive examination of gender, colonialism, and ambition. This book will sink its teeth into you and not let go."" – Grace D. Li, New York Times bestselling author of Portrait of a Thief ""It takes a careful hand to balance both the brutality and the gentleness that is in THESE DEATHLESS SHORES but Low's impeccably sharp prose manages the perfect potent mix. Read this, and never see Peter Pan the same way again."" – Em X. Liu, author of The Death I Gave Him ""THESE DEATHLESS SHORES is Peter Pan as never seen before: a raw look at the consequences of never growing up and being unable to sever the tethers to the past. Low's lush, rich prose stuns, all while crushing you in an emotional mangle. THESE DEATHLESS SHORES is feral, terrifying, sharper than a sudden bloom of pain, real as the knot in your gut."" –Mia Tsai, author of Bitter Medicine ""THESE DEATHLESS SHORES is a fast-paced, action-packed, refreshing, unexpecting, unique take on a well known and loved fairy tale which explores the gritty, the dust, the dirt, the tainted, the uninnocent. Through broken, struggling, flawed yet courageous characters, Low illuminates gender roles—mothers and fathers, boys and girls—what it means to have a family, to grow up, to remain a child, and calls into question what marks the end of childhood and what marks adulthood. The novel is filled with characters stuck in the warring stage between childhood and adulthood, preparing themselves for the transition, the journey, both mental and physical. THESE DEATHLESS SHORES is emotionally daunting and weighted and shows us the power of belief and imagination even in the bleakness of reality, pain, and death."" —Ai Jiang, Nebula and Locus finalist and author of Linghun and I am AI ""These Deathless Shores accomplishes the perfect fantasy hat-trick: an electrifying plot, characterization as deep and expansive as the ocean, and captivating world-building,"" – Maria Dong, author of Liar, Dreamer, Thief and Psychopomp “A poetic and deliriously stunning tale of loss, love, addiction and belonging, wrapped up in a Neverland you’ve never seen before. Dark and twisted and beautiful. I can’t stop thinking about it.” – Dan Hanks, author of Swashbucklers ""PH Low's soaring, lyrical prose pulls you down into a glittering, terrifying world full of propulsive action and complex characters that seem to leap from the pages."" – Sarah Underwood, New York Times bestselling author of Lies We Sing to the Sea ""A thoughtful and heart-wrenching meditation on childhood, self-understanding, love, and illusions of choice—PH Low's Island is a Neverland worth flying to."" – Naseem Jamnia, Crawford-, Astounding-, Locus-, and World Fantasy-nominated author of The Bruising of Qilwa"

"""Gorgeous and unforgiving, THESE DEATHLESS SHORES is the Captain Hook origin story I never knew I needed. Come for the lush expansiveness of the world, stay for the incisive examination of gender, colonialism, and ambition. This book will sink its teeth into you and not let go."" – Grace D. Li, New York Times bestselling author of Portrait of a Thief ""It takes a careful hand to balance both the brutality and the gentleness that is in THESE DEATHLESS SHORES but Low's impeccably sharp prose manages the perfect potent mix. Read this, and never see Peter Pan the same way again."" – Em X. Liu, author of The Death I Gave Him ""THESE DEATHLESS SHORES is Peter Pan as never seen before: a raw look at the consequences of never growing up and being unable to sever the tethers to the past. Low's lush, rich prose stuns, all while crushing you in an emotional mangle. THESE DEATHLESS SHORES is feral, terrifying, sharper than a sudden bloom of pain, real as the knot in your gut."" –Mia Tsai, author of Bitter Medicine"

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P. H. Low is a Locus and Rhysling nominated Malaysian American writer and poet with work published in Strange Horizons, Fantasy Magazine, Tor.com, and Abyss & Apex, among others. P. H. is a graduate of the Viable Paradise writing workshop, a Pitch Wars 2021 mentee, and a first reader for khoreo, a magazine of speculative fiction and migration. P. H. can be found on Twitter and Instagram @_lowpH.

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