Peter And The Sword Of Mercy (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
Peter and the Sword of Mercy is a continuation of the Peter and the Starcatchers series. It is book four. The books are by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. They wrote this series together beginning at an attempt to answer questions their children had about Peter Pan. Interestingly, they wrote these long distance communicating by phone, email and texting, and fax. They managed to make it seem as though only one person wrote the books. They are simply fascinating especially for those who love Barrie’s Peter Pan. Molly Darling, once Molly Aster, had an unexpected visitor. It was James Smith, one of the original Lost Boys of Neverland. He had come back with Molly along with Prentis, Thomas and Ted and had grown up in the “real” world. The boys kept in contact with each other; but Molly only rarely did. James told her his suspicions about von Schatten having some type of hold on the King and the possibility that Ombra was back. He wanted her help. She didn’t want to help; but agreed to talk to him the next day. When he left, she ended up telling her eleven-year old daughter, Wendy, about the Starcatchers and their adventures in Neverland and Peter Pan. When George Darling came home, Molly told him about James’s visit and he vehemently told her to forget it. His reputation was at stake as was any possible promotion. The next day when James did not appear, Molly became very concerned. She went to Scotland Yard to talk to his boss to see if anything had happened to James. She was assured he was on vacation and not to worry. Of course, being Molly, she did worry. She decided the following day to visit her father and see if he could shed any light on the matter. Before she left, she gave Wendy her locket just as a precaution. As she drove away in a cab, she waved back at Wendy and that was the last Wendy saw of her. Molly went missing. Wendy and her brothers were sent to Uncle Neville’s until George could find out something about Molly. However, Wendy couldn’t help herself and she began tracking down her Mother on her own. Her only hope was to go to Neverland and persuade Peter Pan to help her. Of course, with Peter came Tinker Bell. Once more the Starcatchers are out to save the Starstuff. Where were James, Molly, and George? What does the King have to do with any of this, he is just going to be crowned at his coronation? Will Peter help? This is a fascinating book just like the others. I can’t wait to read the next book, The Bridge to Neverland. Luckily it is sitting next to my computer so I don’t have to wait long. Like others have commented, I was a bit disappointed in this book and its deviation from the canonical Peter Pan story. The first three books were so great primarily because they easily fit into the narrative and served as decent explanation for all the unexpected in J.M. Barie's work. This book, while excellent on its own, lacks that spark because it is so different. One of the big things for me was the continued reappearance of Ombra...can't come up with another villain?While I enjoyed this book and Jim Dale's narration, I had no problem in skipping the last book in the series when I discovered that it wasn't narrated by Jim Dale. That's disappointing to me.
What do You think about Peter And The Sword Of Mercy (2000)?
Not bad, but seemed to drag on and on forever, particularly because it was so predictable.
—Alex
I find it odd that this is still going but it is a good read, with a more familiar cast.
—Moe
I liked that Wendy was finally included in the stories.
—BekkyM
Recommend for kids in elementary and middle school.
—dnahcs
