It is comprised of a total of 4 books, which were released between the years 2004 and 2009. The looking glass wars is a series of three novels by frank beddor, heavily inspired by lewis carrolls 1865 novel alices adventures in wonderland and its 1871 sequel through the looking glass. Meet the heroic, passionate, monstrous, vengeful denizens of this parallel world as. Alice was an ordinary girl who stepped through the looking glass and entered a fairytale world invented by lewis carroll in his famous storybook. The looking glass wars by frank beddor booksamillion. Beddor reimagines the childrens classic as nonfiction. A seachange is happening in childrens book publishing, taking nearly a decade to come to its logical culmination in this book. Frank beddor talks about writing the looking glass wars at ninjacon 2015 duration. Review of the looking glass wars by frank beddor, plus backstory and other interesting facts about the book. The looking glass wars caused a stir this year by playing with lewis carroll and offending the purists.
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The looking glass wars is a novel by bestselling author frank beddor. The heart crystal and queen alyss are without their. In the story, alyss heart, the princess of wonderland, is forced to flee her homeland after her aunt stages a bloody coup. For most of the universes inhabitants, life is not all gummy wads and tarty tarts. Free download or read online seeing redd pdf epub the looking glass wars series book. Pdf the looking glass wars book by frank beddor free.
The first book in frank beddors young adult fantasy trilogy of the same name, the looking glass wars 2004 presumes to tell the real story behind the famous novel alice in wonderland. With frank beddors the looking glass wars, however, i can easily say that i was drawn into the story from the first pageand have found a new book to add to my list of favorites. This book takes a new look at the lewis carroll novel, alices adventures in wonderland, telling the story from the point of view of a young girl who swears that her story is true and that carroll twisted it to his own advantage. Buy the looking glass wars by frank beddor from waterstones today.
The looking glass wars is an alternate history retelling of lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderlandthrough the looking glass books. The power of the heart crystal had been contained and imagination was seemingly lost. The looking glass wars 1 by frank beddor 2007, paperback at the best online prices at. The looking glass wars book 1 of the looking glass trilogy, frank beddor. The looking glass wars, wonderlands future is not looking too promising. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Queen alyss and her meddling aunt, redd heart, were left powerless and forlorn. Download and read online for free the looking glass wars by frank beddor. The looking glass wars frank beddor reading for sanity. The looking glass wars by frank beddor overview the myth. It features twists and turns on the original story, such as the white rabbit really being alysss. Book 1 in the looking glass wars trilogy the looking glass wars unabashedly challenges the worlds carrollian wonderland assumptions of tea parties, dormice and a curious little blonde girl to reveal an epic, cross dimensional saga of love, murder, betrayal, revenge and. Far from wonder, the looking glass wars paperback paperback november 25, 2010 by frank beddor author visit amazons frank beddor page.
Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Unfortunately a civil war has broke out in wonderland, and it seems family is. Frank beddor is the author of the new york times bestseller the looking glass wars, the youngadult novel that first introduced young readers to the true story of. Frank beddors the looking glass wars grabbed me in the first 20 pages, then never let me go. This series is inspired by the books, through the looking glass and alice in wonderland by lewis carroll. Literary sleuth and world creator frank beddor dared to expose the true story of wonderland in the new york times bestselling young adult trilogy the looking. Book 1 in the looking glass wars trilogy the looking glass wars unabashedly challenges the worlds carrollian wonderland assumptions of tea parties, dormice and a curious little blonde girl to reveal an epic, cross dimensional saga of love, murder, betrayal, revenge and the endless war for imagination.
The main characters of this fantasy, young adult story are alyss heart, hatter madigan. The first edition of the novel was published in september 1st 2004, and was written by frank beddor. Frank beddor is the author of the new york times bestseller the looking glass wars, the youngadult novel that first introduced young readers to the true story of alyss. The first book in the looking glass wars is basically a retelling of alice in wonderland. The book has a very rapid pace which tends to keep readers engaged for much longer than one might expect. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Listen to looking glass wars audiobook by frank beddor. Frank beddor official website literary sleuth and world. The looking glass wars the looking glass wars series by frank beddor. At the end of seeing redd, frank beddors second book in the looking glass wars trilogy, wonderland was in disarray. The looking glass wars by frank beddor free download. The looking glass wars unabashedly challenges our wonderland assumptions of mad.
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