A Blade So Black (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250153906)

"A Blade So Black is the fantasy book I've been waiting for my whole life."
--Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Hate U Give

For fans of Marissa Meyer, L.L. McKinney's A Blade So Black delivers an irresistible urban fantasy retelling of Alice in Wonderland... but it's not the Wonderland you remember.

The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew.

Life in real-world Atlanta isn't always so simple, as Alice juggles an overprotective mom, a high-maintenance best friend, and a slipping GPA. Keeping the Nightmares at bay is turning into a full-time job. But when Alice's handsome and mysterious mentor is poisoned, she has to find the antidote by venturing deeper into Wonderland than she's ever gone before. And she'll need to use everything she's learned in both worlds to keep from losing her head... literally.

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

And don't miss the thrilling sequel, A Dream So Dark!

An Imprint Book

"Mixing elements of Alice in Wonderland and Buffy the Vampire Slayer... Delectable." --Entertainment Weekly

Author: L. L. McKinney
ISBN-10: 1250153905
ISBN-13: 9781250153906
Publisher: Imprint
Language: English
Published: 09/25/2018
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 199145 / Blade So Black


Review Citation(s):
Shelf Awareness 10/26/2018
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2018
School Library Journal 09/01/2018 pg. 121
Booklist 09/01/2018 pg. 106
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Publishers Weekly 11/26/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory