Dryad Book Box: a bi-monthly subscription box for fantasy lovers!
 
July's theme is... Rewrite The Ending.
 
Dedicated to the protagonists who fight against the narrative to seize their happy ending – whatever the cost!
 
Our book of the month is These Deathless Shores by P.H. Low, a "bleeding gut wound of a book" (Shelley Parker-Chan) – a high-stakes, gritty and dark reimagining of Peter & Wendy, from the perspective of a genderbent Captain Hook. (Find the synopsis and trigger warnings below).
 
What's in this month's box?
These Deathless Shores by P.H. Low, with exclusive solid black sprayed edges & a signed bookplate.
A letter from the author, exclusively for subscribers.
The Tangleroot Palace by Marjorie Liu – a dark fantasy anthology, featuring original stories & retellings from a bestselling author: 
A metal bookmark inspired by These Deathless Shores, designed exclusively for Dryad Book Box by LitPins&Co! (PLEASE NOTE: The bookmark included will be a B-Grade item, with manufacturing imperfections e.g. scratches, small dents, small marks. The price of the box has been reduced to reflect this.)
A pouch of 'Enchanted Isle' Loose-Leaf Tea – one of our new fantasy-inspired blends, packed full of tropical fruits and perfect as a summer iced treat.
 
Synopsis
Jordan was once a Lost Boy, convinced she would never grow up.
 
Now, she’s twenty-two and exiled to the real world, still suffering withdrawal from the magic Dust of her childhood – and the drug she’s using to medicate that withdrawal is wreaking its final, fatal effects.
 
With nothing left to lose, Jordan returns to the Island and its stories – of pirates and war and the cruelty of youth – intent on facing Peter one last time, on her own terms.
 
But Peter isn’t the only malevolent force moving against her. As Jordan confronts the nature of Dust, first love, and the violent legacy carved into the land itself, she realizes the Island may have plans of its own.
 
“In intoxicating, phantasmagorical prose, These Deathless Shores gives us the existential horror of childhoods shadowed by the future betrayal of the body by itself. Fear and denial, heartlessness and cruelty—but also love, and self-determination—combine perfectly in this unremittingly powerful, bleeding gut wound of a book." — Shelley Parker-Chan, author of the Radiant Emperor series
 
“P. H. Low's soaring, lyrical prose pulls you down into a glittering, terrifying world full of propulsive action and complex characters that seem to leap from the pages. […] I loved every breathtaking, heartstopping moment." — Sarah Underwood, author of Lies We Sing to the Sea
 
Trigger Warnings
We want everyone to enjoy These Deathless Shores as much as we did. With that in mind, please note content warnings for the following:
Anorexia & Bulimia.
Substance use/dependency.
Anxiety Attacks.
Violence.
Past child abuse (emotional and physical, referred to, not in-depth).
 
 
 
GOOD TO KNOW
Our packaging is plastic free & made from recycled materials!
Our boxes are packed by hand, by our small team.
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