Peter David. (2008). Tigerheart: A Novel. Random House Worlds.

Peter David. 2008. Tigerheart: A Novel. Random House Worlds.

Peter David, Tigerheart: A Novel. Random House Worlds, 2008.

Peter David. Tigerheart: A Novel. Random House Worlds, 2008.

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   • bioText: Peter David is famous for writing some of the most popular of the original Star Trek: The Next Generation novels, including Imzadi and A Rock and a Hard Place. His original works include the Arthurian novel Knight Life and the quirky werewolf story Howling Mad. He single-handedly revived the classic comic book series The Incredible Hulk and has written just about every famous comic book superhero. He collaborated with J. Michael Straczynski on the Babylon 5 comic book series, and with Bill Mumy, he created the Nickelodeon television series Space Cases. In his spare time, he writes movie screenplays, children's books, and TV scripts (including Babylon 5).
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For 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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   • source: Terry Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of The Elves of Cintra
   • content: "By far the most charming and clever reimagining of the Boy Who Never Grew Up story that I have ever encountered. Readers of all ages, prepare yourselves for a very big adventure."
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   • source: R.A. Salvatore, New York Times bestselling author of The Orc King
   • content: "Peter David sees the world a bit differently from everyone else--strangely, wonderfully, stunningly differently. Reading Tigerheart gave me the feeling of walking a comfortably familiar road, but seeing things from angles I never knew existed. A beautiful, delightful story."
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     March 15, 2008
     This is a barely veiled revisiting of the Peter Pan storyThe Boy and Gwenny live in The Anyplace, with their pixie friend Fiddlefix and their nemesis Captain Hack (and his twin sister, Captain Slash). Paul Dear, a young boy in modern-day London, can talk to The Boy through his mirror, but his mother has never been the same since his week-old sister Bonnie died, and she refuses to listen to his fancies. A doctor gives him pills that seem to keep him from seeing The Boy, so he decides to escape to The Anyplace and find his mother a new baby. Adventure ensues. But the problem with this tale by an author of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" novelizations is that it can't decide what it wants to be. Is it an adult novel? A children's book? A dashing tale of adventure? A commentary on a beloved classic? An exploration of what it means to grow up? The book tries to be all of these things but doesn't really succeed at any of them, and David's rather forced imitation of the narration in the original "Peter Pan" doesn't help. Not recommended.Jenne Bergstrom, San Diego Cty. Lib.

     Copyright 2008 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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     April 1, 2008
     Adult/High School-With its infusion of originality, Davids admirable pastiche of James Barries "Peter Pan" will have readers of all ages clamoring for a copy. London-dweller Paul Dear is a sensitive boy who relishes his fathers stories of Anyplace and its inhabitantspirates, pixies, wild Indians, and, of course, The Boy, whom Paul encounters one night via the mirror in his bedroom. After a family tragedy, Paul is unnerved by his mothers sorrow and seeks a resolution in Anyplace, where he meets incarnations of many of Barries characters, such as Fiddlefix (Tinkerbelle) and Captain Hack (Hook). The one exception is the marvelous snow tiger that practically steals the limelight and gives the book its title. David provides everything readers could possibly desire: suspense, swashbuckling adventure, tenderness, anguish, a dash of wit and sarcasm, and a perfect ending. Adults will see "Tigerheart" as an excellent choice for a book discussion group and/or as a useful tool in enhancing cultural literacy, and will appreciate its superior writing, appealing characters, depiction of familial love, and accomplished themes. Teens may view it as an exciting story about a courageous boy who rode a great white tiger, consorted with Indians, and battled pirates. They will all be right. This is a worthy purchase for both school and public libraries."Dori DeSpain, Fairfax County Public Library, VA"

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