‘With unforgettable characters and page-turning thrills, A Blade So Black may be the illusion book I’ve been looking forward to my whole life. Alice is Dark Girl Magic personified.’ -Angie Thomas, #1 NY Times-bestselling author of The Hate U Give

A Blade So Dark delivers an amazing urban illusion retelling of Alice in Wonderland . but it’s not the Wonderland you remember.

The very first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her existence. Now she’s educated to fight monstrous animals in the about A Blade So Black dark dream realm referred to as Wonderland with magic weaponry and hardcore fighting skills. Yet actually warriors have a curfew.

Existence in real-world Atlanta isn’t always thus simple, while Alice juggles an overprotective mother, a high-maintenance best friend, and a slipping GPA. Keeping the Nightmares away is turning out to be a full-time job. However when Alice’s good looking and strange mentor is certainly poisoned, she has to get the antidote by venturing deeper into Wonderland than she’s ever gone before. And she’ll need to make use of everything she’s discovered in both worlds to keep from losing her head . . . literally.

Debut author L.L. McKinney delivers an action-packed twist on an old classic, filled with romance and otherworldly intrigue.

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‘Mixing components of Alice in Wonderland and Buffy the Vampire Slayer… a delectable metropolitan twist on beloved fairy stories.’ -Entertainment Weekly

‘A thrilling, timely novel that ensures readers will end up being curiouser for any sequel.’ -Kirkus Reviews