The Alice in Wonderland retelling the world has always needed.' - Booklist, starred review 'An epic about Black Girl Magic.' - We Need Diverse Books blog 'This isn't a retelling, this is Alice in Wonderland 2.0.' McKinney is on her way to someplace special with this debut get onboard now.' - Locus magazine ' A Blade So Black is a novel that roars mightily in the face of all those Wonderland tales that have come before. 'A brash, refreshing, vitally diverse retelling of a classic. but you've never read one quite like A Blade So Black.' - Nerdist 'Retold fairy tales have been a popular trend. 'A dark, thrilling fantasy-meets-contemporary story with a kickass heroine.' - Bustle Heidi Heilig, author of The Girl From Everywhere 'Wholly original and absolutely thrilling- A Blade So Black kicks so much (looking gl)ass.' Johnston, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Star Wars: Ahsoka and A Thousand Nights They were at such odds, but the overall effect was just chefkiss.gif perfect.' 'I loved the 'our world' framing and the 'other world' adventure so deeply. 'This really is Lewis Carroll by way of Buffy, and it makes for a fun, gritty urban fantasy.' -NPR a delectable urban twist on beloved fantasy tales.' - Entertainment Weekly ' Mixing elements of Alice in Wonderland and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Rousing, nonstop twists help make this sophomore entry a success.' - Kirkus Reviews Explosive from start to finish and guaranteed to send readers gleefully down a rabbit hole from which they'll emerge begging for a third installment.' - Booklist, starred review 'McKinney's follow-up to A Blade So Black proves she is a master of urban fantasy. McKinney conjures a Wonderland for those of us who weren't given the looking glass. 'With memorable characters and page-turning thrills, the Nightmare-Verse is the fantasy series I've been waiting for my whole life. ' A breakout author.' - Entertainment Weekly Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times-bestselling author of The Belles There's a new player on the board someone capable of using Nightmare creatures to not only influence the living but raise the dead.ĭreams have never been so dark in Wonderland, and if there is any hope, Alice must confront the worst in herself-and in the people she loves-and face the very nature of fear. It's not until she's at her wit's end that she realizes-Wonderland is trying to save her. But the further she ventures into Wonderland, the more topsy-turvy everything becomes. Still reeling from her recent battle (and grounded until she graduates high school), Alice must cross the Veil to rescue her friends and stop the Black Knight once and for all. McKinney's A Dream So Dark, the thrilling sequel to A Blade So Black, Alice goes deeper into a dark version of Wonderland. Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Hate U Give The fantasy series I've been waiting for my whole life.

A Dream So Dark by L.L. McKinney