Friday, October 15, 2010

New Reads: Another Pan by Dina and Daniel Nayeri

Another Pan is the sequel to Another Faust, the debut novel from the writing team (brother and sister) Dina and Daniel Nayeri. Another Faust was a modern retelling of the classic Faust tale, in Another Pan the story of Peter Pan is told in a very different way than you are used to..
  An ancient Egyptian spell is turning the Tony Marlowe School into a sinister underworld. Will all hell break loose?Sixteen-year-old Wendy Darling and her insecure freshman brother, John, are hitting the books at the Marlowe School. But one tome consumes their attention: THE BOOK OF GATES, a coveted Egyptian artifact that their professor father believes has magical powers.Soon Wendy and John discover that the legend is real—when they recite from its pages and descend into a snaking realm beneath the Manhattan school. As the hallways darken, and dead moths cake the floor, a charismatic new R.A. named Peter reveals that their actions have unleashed a terrible consequence: the underworld and all its evil is now seeping into Marlowe
Can't wait to get my copy of Another Pan!
Last year I met Dina for a reading and signing of Another Faust and I also interviewed her about Another Faust, click here to read the interview.

1 comment:

  1. I'm going to have to pick this one up, I guess... I like Peter Pan. :)

    Have you read these? They're the only other two Pan book worth their salt.

    A continuation based on Barrie's own idea: Click!

    An adventure for grown-ups only that plays out a great 'What if?': Click!

    Thanks for the recommendation.
    BELIEVE!

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