TITLE: The Looking Glass Wars
AUTHOR: Frank
Beddor
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GENRE: Young Adult, Fantasy, Adventure, Steampunk
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2004 – Dial Books
AUTHOR WEBSITE:
GENRE: Young Adult, Fantasy, Adventure, Steampunk
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2004 – Dial Books
MY RATING: 4
SYNOPSIS:
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When Alyss Heart, newly orphaned heir to
the Wonderland throne, flees through the Pool of Tears to escape her murderous
Aunt Redd, she finds herself lost and alone in Victorian London. Befriended by
an aspiring author named Lewis Carrol, Alyss tells the violent, heartbreaking
story of her young life. Alyss trusts this author to tell the truth so that
someone, somewhere will find her and bring her home. But he gets the story all
wrong. He even spells her name incorrectly!
Fortunately, Royal Bodyguard Hatter Madigan knows all too well the awful truth of Alyss' story - and he's searching every corner of our world to find the lost princess and return her to Wonderland, to battle Redd for her rightful place as the Queen of Hearts.
The Looking Glass Wars unabashedly challenges our Wonderland assumptions of mad tea parties, grinning Cheshire cats, and a curious little blond girl to reveal an epic battle in the endless war for Imagination.
Fortunately, Royal Bodyguard Hatter Madigan knows all too well the awful truth of Alyss' story - and he's searching every corner of our world to find the lost princess and return her to Wonderland, to battle Redd for her rightful place as the Queen of Hearts.
The Looking Glass Wars unabashedly challenges our Wonderland assumptions of mad tea parties, grinning Cheshire cats, and a curious little blond girl to reveal an epic battle in the endless war for Imagination.
REVIEW:
This book is a take-off of the well
known “Alice In Wonderland.” It is very well written fantasy. It is an
intriguing story about the princess of Wonderland, Alyss Heart. Each of the
important characters of the story are present and take on new fantastic roles.
The Mad Hatter is Hatter Madigan, the queen’s personal bodyguard and the head
of Wonderlands elite security force. The letters in “white rabbit” were
rearranged to form the name Bibwit Harte, the name of an old albino tutor of
the royal family.
This story is fantastically weaved not
only around a thrilling storyline about the battle between good, Alyss, and
evil, Redd (formerly known as the Queen of Hearts) but it is imaginatively
weaved around the playing card and chess themed characters. There is SO much
detail; I don’t feel there was a spot missing in the theme of hearts and
diamonds, rooks and pawns. It was truly marvelous to see this plot weave its
way through a story that had never made sense to me. (I sit and wonder if I
liked this version of Alice in Wonderland better than the Disney movie! The
answer is, of course, yes!)
RATING:
More Books by Frank Beddor:
The Looking Glass Wars Series:
Book 1: THE LOOKING GLASS WARS
Book 2: SEEING
REDD
Book 3: ARCHENEMY