Oh my gosh! I'm so excited to see the cover for Kara Swanson's Shadow, the second book in the Heirs of Neverland duology that releases in July 2021! It feels like such a long wait!
I'm crazy about Peter Pan and Peter Pan retellings so you can imagine my exhilaration on discovering a Peter Pan series by a Christian author. Christian fantasy has been so hard to come by for many, many years. Does anyone else find that strange? I mean, technically, Christianity is the birthplace of fantasy with such acclaimed authors George Macdonald, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien. But it's become something of a taboo topic for most Christian publishing houses and that saddens me.
Fortunately for Christians who love fantasy and don't always want to have to turn to secular publications, there is now the Christian publishing house Enclave that focuses on fantasy and science fiction! I appreciate that, so far, the faith elements are subtle which means that the message has much more of a chance to impact a wider readership than most Christian fiction. There is a freedom and fluidity that these authors seem to experience with this publishing house, a chance to be themselves, and I LOVE THAT!
You know what else I love? The first book in the Heirs of Neverland duology, DUST! You can find my review for it HERE or by clicking the image below. If you love fairy tales you absolutely must read it and then you'll be all set for the release of Shadow in July 2021!
I still haven't read Dust! But I do want to read both of them :-)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I enjoyed Dust so much! It was just such a fun, romantic, lovely book with some positive messages. I adore Peter, but she doesn't sugarcoat him, either. He's selfish, really, and the reader gets to see that, but his enthusiasm makes him so likable anyway! I'm so excited for Shadow!
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