Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass are both timeless masterpieces of literature. However, what if they were true? This is the premise of The Looking Glass Wars series. Alyss Heart is the daughter of Queen Genevieve Heart, Queen of Wonderland, where Imagination rules and those with the power of creativity are granted unimaginable abilities -- those without, aren't. Wonderland is the source of all Imagination in our own world, and if Imagination dies there, it also dies everywhere. Twelve years before, the forces of "White" Imagination, led by Queen Genevieve, fought and defeated the forces of "Black" Imagination, led by Genevieve's sister, Redd. In The Looking Glass Wars, "White" Imagination represents the positive side of creativity and "Black" Imagination represents the negative. The two are incompatible and are destined to clash again, as it is the way of things in Wonderland. For twelve years, the land has been at peace, until now. Without warning, King Nolan, Alyss' father, is murdered by Redd who stages a coup d'état against the Queen. Forced to flee, Alyss, and her bodyguard, Hatter Madigan, retreat to the human world through a portal known as the Pool of Tears. However, the two are separated and Alyss is forced to fend for herself amid Victorian London. Will Alyss make it back to Wonderland alive and will she manage to defeat Redd, or will Wonderland be doomed forever?
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor is a magical book, with compelling characters and enemies we love to hate. Beddor's first of the three novels in the series is sure to delight fantasy veterans and newcomers alike!
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