![]() As the orphans travel the wide seas in a leaky vessel infested with rats, take abuse by the second-in-command, Slank, and are served meals that are still alive and moving, they are not sure if their fate under such a tyrant would be worse than their lot on "The Neverland," or perhaps an improvement. Rundoon is governed by a barbaric king, whose acts of torture and abuse-such as the time he fed his father to his pet snake-are well-known throughout the empire. In this prequel to the story of Peter Pan, Peter and his ragtag group of orphans are placed on the leaky, poorly-run ship known as the "The Neverland," to be deposited on the island of Rundoon. ![]() A stage play version of the book is currently in the works for a 2010 debut, as part of an arrangement with Disney Theatrical. ![]() In 2005, Disney hired Jay Wolpert to adapt the book to film, reportedly to use 3D animation. ![]() A series of Never Land chapter books for younger readers is based on the novels. ![]() The book is part of the Starcatchers series of novels, and is followed by three sequels (so far), all set before the famous adventure with Peter and Wendy: Peter and the Shadow Thieves (2006), Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (2007), and Peter and the Sword of Mercy (2009). Written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the book provides a backstory for the character Peter Pan, and serves as a prequel to J. Peter and the Starcatchers is a best-selling children's novel that was published by Hyperion Books, a subsidiary of Disney, in 2004. ![]()
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