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. Christina lives in chicago with her husband and son. Read alice by christina henry available from rakuten kobo. Presentation mode open print download current view. She is also the author of the forthcoming dark fantasy alice ace trade. Will there be a third installment of the alice chronicles. We meet alice in an insane asylum, suffering from posttraumatic stress after.
Christina henry is the author of the national bestselling black wings aceroc series featuring agent of death madeline black and her popcornloving gargoyle beezle. Alice by christina henry is a brutally harsh grownup retelling of alices adventures in wonderland alice in wonderland and through the looking glass. The true story of captain hook, an origin story of captain hook from peter pan. Her hair, once blond, hangs in tangles down her back. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading looking glass the chronicles of alice book 3. 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. 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. Buy looking glass by christina henry from waterstones today.
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. I would say this novel is like gregory maguires wicked. A little magic, a love story, drugs, human and inhuman sex trafficking and rape. I thought it a very clever idea a tea party gone wrong leaving alice mentally disturbedtraumatised by what has happened to. The authors vision of a violent victorian world, shaped by sharp caste divisions and twisted by strange magic, is deeply rendered and believable. Then, one night, a fire at the hospital gives the woman a chance to. 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. In four new novellas, christina henry returns to the world of alice and red queen, where magic runs as freely as secrets and blood. Alice has been in the mental hospital in old town for years.
Its dark, disturbing, both a retelling and a continuation of the classic, and im issuing all the trigger warnings. 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 henry no, there were only two books planned. Christina henry has 34 books on goodreads with 300058 ratings. Theres a poetry to the writing, the dialog is spare and evocative. Published on july 22, 2016 july 22, 2016 by bailey. If you like christina henry books, youll love mira grant. 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, 9781785653308, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
The rabbit christina henrys alice villains wiki fandom. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Looking glass the chronicles of alice book 3 ebook. Alice by christina henry smart bitches, trashy books. Collection of four dark novellas set in the alice series universe. From the national bestselling author of the mermaid comes a mindbending novel inspired by the twisted and wondrous work. 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. Since i adore that series, i was quite excited to read this collection and was even more pleased when i realized the stories.
Looking glass, a collection of four novellas set in the alice universe, releases april 21, 2020. 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. Christina henry is an author who is mostly recognised for her black wings series, which are bestselling novels under the genre of urban fantasy. 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. Based on the white rabbit from the original alice in wonderland novel, this version of the rabbit is his own. 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. Alice by christina henry reading is my escape from reality. A mindbending new novel inspired by the twisted and wondrous works of lewis carroll. Left with no past memories of her previous imprisonment or escape from the rabbit, her only remaining piece of sanity comes in the. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Christina henry is the author of alice, red queen, lost boy, the mermaid. Alice by christina henry is book 1 in the chronicles of alice series. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. 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. In a warren of crumbling buildings called the old city, a hospital echoes with the screams of the poor souls inside.
Which does help when reading christina henrys take on the story in her novel alice. This book is probably one of the darkest version of alice in wonderland i have ever come across. 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. A dark retelling of the lewis carol classic alice in wonderland and through the looking glass. Christina henry audio books, best sellers, author bio. She enjoys novels and books of similar categories, including zombies and samurai. Lovely creature in the new city lives a girl with a secret. 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. And i spent most of my youth obsessed with the video game version alice. The book is fraught with violence, including both physical and sexual violence against women.
Christina henry is the author of the mermaid, lost boy, alice, red queen, and the national bestselling black. This book is full of violence, human trafficking, and rape. Alice from the national bestselling author of the mermaid comes a mindbending novel inspired by the twisted and wondrous works of lewis carroll. Since i adore that series, i was quite excited to read this collection and was even more pleased when i realized the stories appear. 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. Hatcher showed no sign of recognition at being called by this name, but he crossed the threshold as though he belonged there nonetheless. But someone knows her secretsomeone who has a secret of his own. She doesnt remember why shes in such a terrible place. Until one night she escapes, free to uncover the truth about what happened to her all those years ago. Ive got lots of news to share this week, so read on for info about new books, upcoming.
Women are treated as objects at best and as sex toys or killing toys at worst. Alice has been in the mental facility in old town for a long time. Christina henry is the author at the national bestselling black wings series black spring, black heart, black city, featuring. Just a tea party long ago, and long ears, and blood. Sections of the old city are owned by ruthless gang lords, and women are never safe there. An avid reader, christina lives with her husband s well as son in chicago. Alice faces the vile and evil white queen, who also does some pretty stinking horrible things.
Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of. Alice 2015 read online free book by christina henry in. I mention reworking but sequeal to alice in wonderland is probably a more accurate description of henrys tale. 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.
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. Looking glass the chronicles of alice book 3 kindle edition by henry, christina. Looking glass chronicles of alice, book 3 by christina henry. 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. Hell, i dont even know if its my version of it either. 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. Lost boy by christina henry book cover, description, publication history. Henrys alice is a post modern punk version, edgy, dark, even more pyschological than the original novel. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read alice. Buy the paperback book alice by christina henry at indigo. The novel does create its own twisted story with a lot of references and clever nods to characters from the wonderland world.