These Deathless Shores

Jordan grew up in Neverland, flying and fighting pirates alongside the Lost Boys who adopted her. She hid her sex from them, because the Island lets boys stay boys forever and treats girls only as future mothers. At twenty-two, her secret was exposed and she was exiled.

Nine years on, Jordan lives in the real world and is slowly dying of withdrawal from the Island's Dust, which is addictive. A medication has kept her alive, but it has now failed. Going back is her only chance.

She asks two people for help: her best friend, a temperamental pilot who was also once a Lost Boy, and the sister she has not been close to for years. Her plan is to fly to Neverland, depose Peter, and take the Dust for herself.

Blood and magic run through this dark retelling of Peter Pan, which doubles as an origin story for Captain Hook. Addiction, exile and the cost of being kept from growing up drive the plot. Whether Jordan can take the Island from Peter is the question it turns on.