What does Avalon have to do with Neverland? Why are the children the only humans who can use
Avalon's magic? What are the differences between J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan and Brom's Child
Thief? Brom wrote a haunting reimagination of a book that is still one of the most important
for children. Yet The Child Thief is not a book designed for children. There is a great
difference between the flying boy in Barrie's original and Brom's Peter. This poses the
question which traits of the original Peter Pan did Brom use as they were and which ones did
he give a twist? Every change that Brom made has implications that go beyond a simple adaption
to our modern taste. Since The Child Thief also does not follow Barrie's Peter Pan concerning
the storyline or the narrative style the formerly posed question encompasses therefore the
whole The Child Thief. This treatise aims to answer these questions and to give an outlook on
possible further research.
