Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780345501592 ISBN: 0345501594 Label: Del Rey Manufacturer: Del Rey Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: June 17, 2008 Publisher: Del Rey Release Date: June 17, 2008 Sales Rank: 35007 Studio: Del Rey
Product DescriptionFor all readers who have ever lent an enthusiastic ear to a wonderfully well told tale, or tumbled gladly into pages that could transport them anywhere, now comes novelist Peter David’s enchanting new work of fantasy. Action-packed and suspenseful, heart-tugging and wise, it weaves a spell both hauntingly familiar and utterly irresistible for those who have ever surrendered themselves to flights of fancy, and have whispered in their hearts, “I believe.”
Paul Dear is a good and clever boy, doted on by a father who fills his son’s head with tall tales, thrilling legends, and talk of fairy-folk, and by a mother who indulges these fantastic stories and tempers them with common sense. But Paul is special in ways that even his adoring parents could never have imagined. For by day, in London’s Kensington Gardens, he walks and talks with the pixies and sprites and other magical creatures that dwell among the living–but are unseen by most. And at night in his room, a boy much like himself, yet not, beckons to Paul from the mirror to come adventuring. It’s a happy life for Paul, made all the more so by the birth of his baby sister.
But everything changes when tragedy strikes, and Paul concludes that there’s only one course of action he can take to dispel the darkness and make things right again. And like countless heroes before him, he knows that he must risk everything to save the day.
Thus begins a quest that will lead Paul down the city’s bustling streets, to a curio shop where a magical ally awaits him, and launches him into the starry skies, bound for a realm where anything is possible. Far from home, he will run with fierce Indian warriors, cross swords with fearsome pirates, befriend a magnificent white tiger, and soar beside an extraordinary, ageless boy who reigns in a boundless world of imagination.
Brimming with the sly humor and breathless excitement of a traditional Victorian bedtime story, deftly embroidered with its own unique wisdom and wonder, Tigerheart is a hymn to childhood’s happiness and heartbreak, a meditation on the love, courage, sacrifice, and faith that shape us and define our lives, and a splendidly rendered modern fable–for readers of any age–that brilliantly proves itself a worthy brother to the timeless classic that serve as its inspiration.
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Rating: - A well-written but odd "Fan" book
Well, everyone seems to be raving about this book, and I certainly think Peter David's writing is beautiful, clever, and pulls off the Barrie-esque tone needed for anyone redescribing Peter Pan. But I wondered about its target audience, since it's drawn from a children's classic, but is dark with adult sensibilities. That made it feel a bit oddball to me. The author has written STNG books, and that's when it struck me. Books like that are the avid fan's way of inserting him/herself into a beloved ... Read More
Rating: - Fantastical!
Fantastical story, and great writing make this book a real treat! Fans of fantasy and adventure (either or both) will love this re-telling.
Rating: - Wonderful book!
In Tigerheart, Peter David approaches the Peter Pan mythos with a fresh but affectionate eye, by saying to himself "and then what happened?". The tale of the boy who would not grow up is seen in Tigerheart from the perspective of Paul Dear, a boy from Kensington Gardens who also lives much of his life in fantasy, but has to grow up when he finds himself in Pan's universe.
In Tigerheart, the names of many of the characters have been changed, but not for anonymity - they have been changed ... Read More
Rating: - A Great Book for the Summer
I just recently finished this book and I have to say that yet again Peter David has thoroughly engrossed me in the story and the narrative. Peter Pan is fun again and its just an amazingly fun read and you dont know where its going but your along for the ride and it is a blast.
I dont care if your young or if your old, this is definitely a book for all ages. This book proves to me yet again, anything Peter David writes is always top notch and I will read it. If you want some suggestions I ... Read More
Rating: - The Best All-Ages Books I've Read in Years
I picked my copy up from Peter David himself in New York. Truely a magnificent book. Every bit as fun as Harry Potter and twice as smart. It works on so many different levels. David explored concepts that J.M. Barrie never even dreamed of. Tigerheart is packed with detail without feeling bogged down, creating a world that the adventurous in everyone will want to be a part of. I hope it gets the attention it deserves.
- A well-written but odd "Fan" book
- Fantastical!
