But before the two can pursue anything further, Tal is captured by pirates and held for ransom in an attempt to reveal his powers and start a war between opposing kingdoms. He's shocked, and Athlen is as charming as ever. Days later, Tal runs into Athlen alive and on dry land. The more time Tal spends with Athlen, the more of a connection he feels with him, so when the other boy jumps overboard to escape the crew and disappears, Tal believes him dead and feels responsible. Tal is tasked to watch over the prisoner, whose name he comes to know is Athlen. However, things get complicated quickly when, two days into the tour, Tal's crew discovers a mysterious prisoner on a burning vessel. What it's about: Prince Tal has spent most of his life cooped up in the palace learning to hide his forbidden magic, so when his long-awaited coming-of-age tour finally begins, he is ecstatic to see his family's kingdom for the first time.
It's also just a great ahistorical fantasy with a whole lot of charm that is sure to grab the attention of many who enjoy these same qualities in the show. The central relationship in the book is the friendship between the two, and despite the lack of a romantic component, one can't help but think of Stede and Ed when reading about Wyndham and Haas's antics. Shaharazad Haas (our Sherlock Holmes) is a bisexual woman.
Captain John Wyndham (our John Watson) is a gay trans man, and Ms. Although it doesn't have much romance, both of its leads are queer. How it compares: Like Our Flag Means Death, this book is a hilarious historical retelling. Haas herself) gets Captain Wyndham into all sorts of trouble, but despite all of this, no one can keep John from being drawn to her, for better or for worse. Haas is hired to solve a blackmail case against a former lover - Miss Eirene Viola - John can't help but be drawn to a mystery that will throw his life off course. Shaharazad Haas, who happens to have a dark reputation. Having nowhere to stay, John finds himself staying at 221b Martyrs Walk, living with an intelligent but strange sorceress, Ms. What it's about: One of three retellings on this list, The Affair of the Mysterious Letter is a quirky and original Sherlock Holmes retelling that follows Captain John Wyndham, who has just returned to the city of Khelathra-Ven after fighting a five-year war in another universe. Get it from Bookshop or your local indie bookstore via IndieBound here I highly recommend getting yourself a copy! It was out of print for a while, but a new edition released in 2021. This story's Peter, like Stede, escapes an unhappy home life where he is not allowed to be himself to go on an "adventure." The book, like the show, is absolutely chock-full of queer joy, sword fights, and witty banter. How it compares: This book, like Our Flag Means Death, is an action/adventure novel with a heavy side of slow-burn romance. When the passionate rivalry between Peter and Hook gets flipped on its head and the two find themselves drawn to each other romantically, Peter may realize that embracing growing up and everything that comes with it could be exactly what he's needed all along. But things get dark quickly when a new war between Hook's pirates and The Lost Boys begins.
Most surprisingly, the only person in Neverland who really seems to have missed Peter is his old rival Captain James Hook, who is thrilled to have a worthy opponent again. His old home no longer seems to need him. Ten years after returning home to the real world, Peter decides to return to Neverland. Barrie's Peter Pan, author Austin Chant tells the tale of Peter Darling, a trans man who, as a child, ran away from his life as Wendy Darling to live as his true self in Neverland. What it's about: In this self-published adult retelling of J.M.