Peter Pan
#3404.03 in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 1911 Reading commitment Low J.M. Barrie Last reviewed 2026-09-24
Overview
J.M. Barrie's 1911 novel Peter and Wendy, expanding his own 1904 stage play, follows Peter Pan — a boy who refuses to grow up — as he leads the Darling children from their London nursery to the island of Neverland, home to fairies, pirates, and the Lost Boys. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906), an earlier, separate telling drawn from Barrie's 1902 novel The Little White Bird, is catalogued as companion material rather than a Core prequel.
Portal fantasy · For All ages
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
Peter and Wendy (1911) core · 4.03 (379,496 ratings); A boy who refuses to grow up leads the Darling children from their London nursery to the island of Neverland, where they meet fairies, mermaids and the pirate crew of Captain Hook.
Library / Expanded (1 work)
- Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906) companion; An earlier, separate telling of the Peter Pan character, repackaging chapters from Barrie's 1902 novel The Little White Bird; not a condensation of Peter and Wendy and not required reading for it.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Peter Pan? Peter Pan's Core Canon is 1 book, plus 1 more in the wider Library/Expanded material.
- Is Peter Pan finished? Complete (1911).
- How much reading does Peter Pan take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book · ~224 pages).
- How is Peter Pan ranked? #340 in this site's official ranking, based on 379,496 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #340?
Ranked #340 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 4.03 across 1 core book.
- Backed by 379k reader ratings.
- Less than 0.01 behind #339, The Iron Fey (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
- A single standalone novel: ranked on that one book alone.
Why explore this universe?
Well rated · 1 book · Complete · 379k ratings · Ranks #340 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment portal fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- No genre award applies; both works predate the genre's award era.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.03 across 379,496 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon extension: Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie) accepted 2026-09-24
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-09-24
Rule: Core Canon = Peter and Wendy (1911). Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906) is companion material.