Henrys alice is a post modern punk version, edgy, dark, even more pyschological than the original novel. The authors vision of a violent victorian world, shaped by sharp caste divisions and twisted by strange magic, is deeply rendered and believable. Presentation mode open print download current view. Christina henry is the author of the chronicles of alice duology, alice and red queen, a dark and twisted take on alices adventures in wonderland, as well as lost boy. I would say this novel is like gregory maguires wicked. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Alice by christina henry is a brutally harsh grownup retelling of alices adventures in wonderland alice in wonderland and through the looking glass.
And i spent most of my youth obsessed with the video game version alice. Christina henry is the author of the national bestselling black wings aceroc series featuring agent of death madeline black and her popcornloving gargoyle beezle. Christina offers a variety of different emotions throughout her books, the humour and fantasy of the blackwings series, with the more surreal dark contrast from the alice series. In four new novellas, christina henry returns to the world of alice and red queen, where magic runs as freely as secrets and blood. Hatcher showed no sign of recognition at being called by this name, but he crossed the threshold as though he belonged there nonetheless. Alice by christina henry, 9781785653308, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Christina lives in chicago with her husband and son. Women are treated as objects at best and as sex toys or killing toys at worst. Alice by christina henry reading is my escape from reality. Lovely creature in the new city lives a girl with a secret. Alice by christina henry smart bitches, trashy books. Looking glass the chronicles of alice book 3 ebook. Looking glass chronicles of alice, book 3 by christina henry.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading looking glass the chronicles of alice book 3. I thought it a very clever idea a tea party gone wrong leaving alice mentally disturbedtraumatised by what has happened to. Her hair, once blond, hangs in tangles down her back. Alice by christina henry a mindbending new novel inspired by the twisted and wondrous works of lewis carroll in a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the old city, there stands a hospital with cinderblock walls which echo. Christina henry is the author of alice, red queen, lost boy, the mermaid, the girl in red, looking glass, and the national bestselling black wings series, featuring agent of death madeline black and her popcornloving gargoyle, beezle. The book is fraught with violence, including both physical and sexual violence against women. Looking glass by christina henry is the third book in the chronicles of alice series and it is a series of novellas that take place in the same universe as the alice and red queen books. Just a tea party long ago, and long ears, and blood. In a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the old city, there stands a hospital with cinderblock walls which echo the screams of the poor souls inside. The novel does create its own twisted story with a lot of references and clever nods to characters from the wonderland world. Based on the white rabbit from the original alice in wonderland novel, this version of the rabbit is his own. The rabbit christina henrys alice villains wiki fandom. The true story of captain hook, an origin story of captain hook from peter pan. Sections of the old city are owned by ruthless gang lords, and women are never safe there.
Since i adore that series, i was quite excited to read this collection and was even more pleased when i realized the stories. Christina henry is the author of the chronicles of alice duology, alice and red queen, a dark and twisted take on alice s adventures in wonderland, as well as lost boy, an origin story about captain hook, and the mermaid, a historical fairy tale about p. Christina henry has 34 books on goodreads with 300058 ratings. Here alice begins the story as a patientprisoner in an asylum where she has befriended a young man, hatch, by talking to him through a mouse hole. Posted on april 25, 2018 april 25, 2018 by reading is my escape. From the national bestselling author of alice comes a familiar story with a dark hooka tale about peter pan and the friend who became. Christina henrys alice takes the darker elements of lewis carrolls original, amplifies tim burtons cinematic reimagining of the story, and adds a layer of grotesquery from her own alarmingly fecund imagination to produce a novel that reads like a jacobean revenge drama crossed with a slasher movie. Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of. From the national bestselling author of the mermaid comes a mindbending novel inspired by the twisted and wondrous work. But someone knows her secretsomeone who has a secret of his own. I have wanted to read alice for ages stumbling across it on twitter and purchasing lost boy, the peter pan reworking, at the same time. Looking glass, a collection of four novellas set in the alice universe, releases april 21, 2020. Read alice by christina henry available from rakuten kobo. Alice isnt your grandmothers alices adventures in wonderland.
Left with no past memories of her previous imprisonment or escape from the rabbit, her only remaining piece of sanity comes in the. This book is probably one of the darkest version of alice in wonderland i have ever come across. The rabbit is the overall main antagonist although he is eclipsed by the jabberwock, because the jabberwock had bigger plans than him of christina henrys 2016 horror novel alice. If you like christina henry books, youll love mira grant. She enjoys novels and books of similar categories, including zombies and samurai. Ive got lots of news to share this week, so read on for info about new books, upcoming. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. This is not your mammas aliceif youre looking for a book that will make you feel like you were just on a bender with the blue caterpillar, i highly recommend alice. Alice ebook by christina henry 9781101618189 rakuten kobo. Alice faces the vile and evil white queen, who also does some pretty stinking horrible things.
In a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the old city, there stands a hospital with cinderblock walls which. Alice by christina henry is book 1 in the chronicles of alice series. Christina henry no, there were only two books planned. A mindbending new novel inspired by the twisted and wondrous works of lewis carroll. She is also the author of the forthcoming dark fantasy alice ace trade. A little magic, a love story, drugs, human and inhuman sex trafficking and rape. Collection of four dark novellas set in the alice series universe. That secret is a butterfly that lives in a jar, a butterfly that was supposed to be gone forever, a butterfly that used to be called the jabberwock. Published on july 22, 2016 july 22, 2016 by bailey. Looking glass chronicles of alice, book 3 by christina henry book cover, description, publication history. In a warren of crumbling buildings called the old city, a hospital echoes with the screams of the poor souls inside.
Alice has been in the mental hospital in old town for years. Looking glass the chronicles of alice book 3 kindle edition by henry, christina. Its dark, disturbing, both a retelling and a continuation of the classic, and im issuing all the trigger warnings. I mention reworking but sequeal to alice in wonderland is probably a more accurate description of henrys tale. And to find the truth, she will have to track this beast to the very heart of the old city, where the rabbit waits for his alice. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Theres a poetry to the writing, the dialog is spare and evocative. Alice has been in the mental facility in old town for a long time. There may be more to come in the alice series, but you will have to read it to find out if there it paves the way for a follow up.
Buy looking glass by christina henry from waterstones today. Christina henry is the author of alice, red queen, lost boy, the mermaid. In christina henrys alice, we are first introduced to our protagonist alice as she lies within an asylum, 10 years after having escaped the rabbit. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read alice. An avid reader, christina lives with her husband s well as son in chicago. Christina henry is an author who is mostly recognised for her black wings series, which are bestselling novels under the genre of urban fantasy. This book is full of violence, human trafficking, and rape. We meet alice in an insane asylum, suffering from posttraumatic stress after. Lost boy by christina henry book cover, description, publication history. Christina henry is the author of the mermaid, lost boy, alice, red queen, and the national bestselling black wings series featuring agent of death madeline black and her popcornloving gargoyle, beezle.
Christina henry is the author of alice, red queen, lost boy, the mermaid, the girl in red and the national bestselling black wings series, featuring agent of death madeline black and her popcornloving gargoyle, beezle. Since i adore that series, i was quite excited to read this collection and was even more pleased when i realized the stories appear. She doesnt remember why shes in such a terrible place. Christina henry is a horror and dark fantasy author whose works include the ghost tree october, 2020, looking glass, the girl in red, the mermaid, lost boy, alice, red queen, and the seven book urban fantasy black wings series. Alice from the national bestselling author of the mermaid comes a mindbending novel inspired by the twisted and wondrous works of lewis carroll. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Until one night she escapes, free to uncover the truth about what happened to her all those years ago. Christina henry is the author of the mermaid, lost boy, alice, red queen, and the national bestselling black. Buy the paperback book alice by christina henry at indigo. In this remix of alices adventures in wonderland, henry the black wings novels comes closer to alan moores lost girls than to disney in content, though her work lacking his.
Hell, i dont even know if its my version of it either. Which does help when reading christina henrys take on the story in her novel alice. Will there be a third installment of the alice chronicles. A dark retelling of the lewis carol classic alice in wonderland and through the looking glass. Christina henry is the author at the national bestselling black wings series black spring, black heart, black city, featuring.
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