Return to the dazzling world of The Looking Glass Wars as Wonderland is fantastically brought to life again by acclaimed Hollywood producer, Frank Beddor. Alyss of Wonderland's rule has only just begun, but the Queendom and her White Imagination are already under threat. Someone has resurrected the brutal Glass Eyes, and they are attacking Wonderland on all sides. Has renegade Redd Heart freed herself and her assassin Cat from the prism of the Heart Crystal? Can Alyss trust Boarderland's King Arch, as he extends a benevolent helping hand? A battle is raging but who is the enemy?
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Frank Beddor is the CEO of Automatic Pictures, a film, television, and interactive game production company. He produced the hit film There's Something About Mary. Frank Beddor hails from Minneapolis, and attended the University of Utah, where he trained for the U.S. Ski Team. One of the world's foremost freestyle skiers, Beddor competed in the sport for five years, and was twice crowned World Champion. Trading the alpine slopes for the Hollywood Hills, Frank has worked alongside Emilio Estevez, Carrie Fisher, Chris Penn, Jennifer Tilly and Kevin Dillion. Frank Beddor lives in the U.S but is available for interviews.
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The Looking Glass Wars
Oct 9 2007
A Kid's Review
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Format:Paperback
The Looking Glass Wars
By: Frank Beddor
Alyss Heart is the princess and heir of Wonderland. She is also the source for Lewis Carroll's fantasy Alice in Wonderland, although he misspells her name. These two worlds collide when Alyss' evil aunt, Redd takes over Alyss' kingdom, brutally murdering her parents, screaming "Off with their heads!" Alyss runs away through a looking glass and enters our world. No one believes her history here and she begins to doubt it herself. Meanwhile the Wonderlandians are desperate to find her and bring her back to regain her throne.
I really enjoyed reading this twist on Alice in Wonderland. It had a lot of fast paced action and was always exiting. I liked Alyss' character. She is very determined, highly imaginative, and stubborn. Later on Alyss gets less sure of herself and loses most of her creativity. This book reminded me of the Harry Potter series and The Various because all three have our world intersect with a fantasy world. In this book the author explored how hard it is for fantasy to exist here. As an example, Alyss was not appreciated by English society and it was hard for her to adjust. The changes in Alyss make it tough for her to come back to Wonderland. I also liked the hint of romance between Alyss and her childhood friend. He is focused on revenge which doesn't help the fight against Redd.
Frank Beddor sets up the first book in this series up nicely. Beddor is good at describing Wonderland, and always uses Lewis Carroll's book as a source. The author incorporates many of the same characters such as the Cheshire Cat who is a cat in the fairytale but an assassin in Alyss' world with nine lives. It must have been fun to make all those connections. Hatter Madigan, the fictional Mad Hatter, is Alyss' bodyguard and uses Alice in Wonderland to hunt for her. This book was a really fun read and I definitely recommend it if you like make-believe and lots of action.
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By: Frank Beddor
Alyss Heart is the princess and heir of Wonderland. She is also the source for Lewis Carroll's fantasy Alice in Wonderland, although he misspells her name. These two worlds collide when Alyss' evil aunt, Redd takes over Alyss' kingdom, brutally murdering her parents, screaming "Off with their heads!" Alyss runs away through a looking glass and enters our world. No one believes her history here and she begins to doubt it herself. Meanwhile the Wonderlandians are desperate to find her and bring her back to regain her throne.
I really enjoyed reading this twist on Alice in Wonderland. It had a lot of fast paced action and was always exiting. I liked Alyss' character. She is very determined, highly imaginative, and stubborn. Later on Alyss gets less sure of herself and loses most of her creativity. This book reminded me of the Harry Potter series and The Various because all three have our world intersect with a fantasy world. In this book the author explored how hard it is for fantasy to exist here. As an example, Alyss was not appreciated by English society and it was hard for her to adjust. The changes in Alyss make it tough for her to come back to Wonderland. I also liked the hint of romance between Alyss and her childhood friend. He is focused on revenge which doesn't help the fight against Redd.
Frank Beddor sets up the first book in this series up nicely. Beddor is good at describing Wonderland, and always uses Lewis Carroll's book as a source. The author incorporates many of the same characters such as the Cheshire Cat who is a cat in the fairytale but an assassin in Alyss' world with nine lives. It must have been fun to make all those connections. Hatter Madigan, the fictional Mad Hatter, is Alyss' bodyguard and uses Alice in Wonderland to hunt for her. This book was a really fun read and I definitely recommend it if you like make-believe and lots of action.
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2nd book - if you liked the first, get the series
Feb 10 2013
By chinhappy
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any series my kids get into, i buy! this is loosely based on Alice in Wonderland - except that Alice in the story is based on real person. this is book 2. Redd is the evil Queen of Hearts and out to get everyone.
they are well - written books and decent length. my 8th grader loves them!
they are well - written books and decent length. my 8th grader loves them!
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Not worth the effort
Dec 14 2011
By LemurKat
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Format:Paperback
A rather blah follow-up to what was a not-extraodinary, albeit an interestingly premised, book. Redd is back, and she and the Cat have found their way to Earth where they are recruiting. Meanwhile Alyss must face off against a new enemy. The writing style is weak, the charaterisation poor and the ending inconclusive and unsatisfying. I don't know why I bothered.
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