Paul Dear is a well-loved boy, with two parents who cherish him.  Then something terrible happens, and Paul’s family is torn apart, leaving his mother a shell of herself.

Being a good and caring son, Paul is determined to make things better for his mother.  He embarks on a quest to enlist the aid of The Boy of Legend, who he has known in his dreams and more recently, met in his own mirrors.  He is certain The Boy can help him, but first he must find his way to Anyplace.

Once there, Paul Dear finds that things are horribly amiss, and The Boy is just not himself.  Before Paul can help his mother, he must first rescue The Boy and all of Anyplace!

How I wish I had read Peter David’s TIGERHEART when I was just a girl.  While I was absolutely delighted with this wonderful children’s story now, I can only imagine how spellbound I would have been reading it during my more tender years.

Mr. David has spun an incredible tale that is sure to capture the imaginations of today’s youth, giving it a permanent place on their bookshelves as they beg their parents to read it to them over and over again.  Certainly, TIGERHEART is a classic in the making.

At first glance, one might assume that this is a retelling of J.M. Barrie’s PETER PAN, as the characters and setting are very obviously the same, simply with new names (Anyplace instead of Neverland, Gwennie instead of Wendy, etc.)  But that would be an oversimplification of this story.  What Peter David has delivered with TIGERHEART is a new adventure starring Barrie’s beloved characters as told through the eyes of Paul Dear.  With every page, David’s love for the legend of PETER PAN is more than apparent, and he obviously treats his story with due consideration of that long-lived classic.  Indeed, I can think of no better compliment to pay the author than to say that he has instilled a compelling desire in me to read J.M. Barrie’s original story, which I have not yet read, and witness for myself the magic that so inspired Mr. David.