Kevin Hikel's Reviews > Peter and the Shadow Thieves

Some years back, someone gave my family a box full of books that they thought our kids might be interested in. In that box was the first book in this series Peter and the Starcatchers. It sat on a shelf for awhile before I decided to give it a read and I was not disappointed. Now I've finished the second book and it has only gotten better.
The first book left Peter on Mollusk Island (aka, Never Land) and this book picks up there with Peter and the lost boys living alongside the Natives and Hook and his stranded Pirates. We quickly find out, however, that a new evil, Lord Ombra, a shadow thief, is after the star stuff that gave Peter his ability to fly and never age. Lord Ombra proves to be a formidable foe as the action quickly moves to London where we are reintroduced to Molly Aster and her parents who are Starcatchers as they seek to return the powerful starstuff.
Even at over 550 pages, the book moved quickly with short, action-filled chapters that kept the story moving quickly from one group/storyline to another. This all led up to a dramatic climax and a satisfying ending.
Though this is an older series, that does not seem to be published anymore, I am glad I found it and am look forward to reading the rest of the books.