The looking glass wars caused a stir this year by playing with lewis carroll and offending the purists. Frank beddor had already had a couple of intense careers, a professional skier twotime freestyle world champion and filmmaker producer of the 1998 hit theres something about mary before deciding to become an author of the new york times best sellers the looking glass wars, seeing redd, and arch enemy of the looking glass wars trilogy. Oct 29, 2007 the first book in the series is the looking glass wars. Alyss heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous aunt redd steals the crown and kills alyss. The looking glass wars seeing redd by frank beddor a member of penguin group usa inc. This is not alice in wonderland, it is the first novel in the looking glass wars trilogy and a debut work for this author.
Even worse, king arch has found an ally in the recently returned redd, who. Alyss heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous aunt redd steals the crown and kills. I could easily compose a rant about how this book sucks so hard that light has a hard time escaping its gravity well, but instead of just bashing lets take an objective look at why this book is so very very bad. It is a fantastically imaginative and well told story. Olivia eagan intended audience the looking glass wars by frank beddor if you like books about fantasys and magical lands youll like this book. Free download or read online seeing redd pdf epub the looking glass wars series book. May 20, 20 the looking glass wars is not a retelling, more it uses alice in wonderlandthrough the looking glass as a loose base for the main characters and the setting. Alyss hart, a wonderlander, comes to earth in a time of crisis her evil aunt redd has attacked wonderland in her quest to become the queen of hearts. Seeing redd looking glass wars, book 2 pdf free download. Read the the looking glass wars as well to lose yourself in a glorious world of captivating fiction. King arch, in nearby boarderland, is conniving to overthrow everything for which alyss and her friends have fought so hard. The basic premise is that the two books written by lewis carroll are a distortion of the true story. Ben templesmith helped with the artwork related to the series. But unfortunately, all of beddors flaws in book 1 are even more present in seeing redd.
The looking glass wars by frank beddor female first. The looking glass wars by frank beddor collected miscellany. When alyss heart, heir to the wonderland throne, must flee through the pool of tears to escape the murderous aunt redd, she finds herself lost and alone in victorian london. The looking glass wars begins in 1863, in oxford england, with elevenyearold alyss heart having told her story to the rev. The looking glass wars is a triumph of artistic design and marketing. The looking glass wars by frank beddor overdrive rakuten. The looking glass wars, seeing redd, archenemy, and princess alyss of wonderland.
The looking glass wars is a novel by bestselling author frank beddor. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. When alyss heart, newly orphaned heir to the wonderland throne, flees through the pool of tears to escape her murderous aunt redd, she finds herself lost and alone in victorian london. Sep 01, 2007 seeing redd, the second book in the looking glass wars series, continues off from where the last book ended. Her aunt, redd, has disappeared into the heart crystal along with her sidekick, the cat, and everything is starting to calm down.
When alyss evil aunt redd storms the province of wonderland, alyss finds herself stranded on a wierd place humans call england. It is comprised of a total of 4 books, which were released between the years 2004 and 2009. I loved the first book, the looking glass wars, and having felt that way, i immediately jumped into this book. Sep 24, 2012 the looking glass wars september 24, 2012 by ayvalentine leave a comment familiarity with carrolls novels will add to a readers enjoyment of the looking glass wars its fun to see how frank beddor takes liberties with established characters and plots.
Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. Seeing redd the looking glass wars hardcover by frank. By the end of the book i wanted to see red not only displaced but. Oct 09, 2007 watch the author of this fantastic story explain the connection between alyss and alice. Scholastic audiobooks, 2006, frank beddors sequel dial, 2007 finds queen alyss dealing with the burden of ruling the kingdom and negotiating with king arch from the neighboring country of borderland.
Seeing redd is the second book in the looking glass wars trilogy, which is currently seeing further development in a variety of entertainmentrelated fields. Frank beddor is the author of the new york times bestseller the looking glass wars, the youngadult novel that first introduced young readers to the true story of alyss. While that happens, hatter madigan must quickly find her and team up with dodge across the checkerboard desert to stop redd before she gains supremacy of wonderland with the help of. Learn looking glass wars with free interactive flashcards. Many of the familiar characters are still here queen of hearts, the white rabbit, tweedle dee and dum, the mad hatter, the caterpillar, and of course, alice herself, but beddor has also cleverly imagined a host of new characters to flesh out his fantasy world. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read seeing redd. This series is inspired by the books, through the looking glass and alice in wonderland by lewis carroll. With such a morass of good books these days i can heartedly recommend this one as the refreshing dip it is.
Using carolls narration style and twisting his world, beddor brings to life an alternate telling of through the looking glass where alice is actually alyss heart, next in line to the throne, and her aunt redd the red queen has been driven mad with lust for power and. This book takes a new look at the lewis carroll novel, alices adventures in wonderland, telling the story from the point of view of a young girl who swears that her story is true and that carroll twisted it to his own advantage. Instead of mad hatters and smirking cats, wonderland is a world of battling forces. The looking glass wars alyss, born in wonderland, is destined to be a warrior queen. Those who loved the first book will enjoy it well enough, but it doesnt have that thrill of the new. Queen alyss is back on the throne, and reunited with her childhood sweetheart, dodge. When her parents, the king and queen of wonderland, are killed by her aunt redd, alyss heart escapes by jumping into the pool of tears. The looking glass wars, book two ebook written by frank beddor. Gr 47 after expelling her evil aunt redd from wonderlands throne in the looking glass wars dial, 2006. Familiarity with carrolls novels will add to a readers enjoyment of the looking glass warsits fun to see how frank beddor takes liberties with established characters and plots. Aug 24, 2007 trailer for the novel seeing redd, book 2 of the looking glass wars trilogy.
One of the books published in the looking glass wars series is entitled seeing redd. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Download the looking glass wars audiobook by frank beddor. Seeing redd is the second in, the looking glass wars, trilogy. Also, i have to say that this was a lot more interesting to read than the original alice and, in some way this book could even be said to be nudging into the steampunk genre. In the starting sequence, author beddor has shown that the rule of alyss has just started in wonderland. With frank beddors the looking glass wars, however, i can easily say that i was drawn into the story from the first pageand have found a new book to add to my list of favorites. Seeing redd the looking glass wars is a series of three novels by frank beddor, heavily inspired by lewis carroll s 1865 novel alices adventures in wonderland and its 1871 sequel through the lookingglass. Download and read online for free seeing redd by frank beddor. Thats precisely what the looking glass wars is all about. It is written by the famous american author of the original series, frank beddor.
Alice was an ordinary girl who stepped through the looking glass and entered a fairytale world invented by lewis carroll in his famous storybook. Sep 03, 2007 telling the real story behind lewis carrolls alice in wonderland, frank beddors trilogy the looking glass wars seeing red and archenemy earned him a place on the new york times bestseller list beddor began his producing career selling his first original story treatment whiteout to paramount pictures, which tells the story of. Choose from 500 different sets of looking glass wars flashcards on quizlet. The looking glass wars 2006 read online free books. I closed the looking glass wars, went to my bookshelf, and opened up seeing redd. But already, threats are getting hurled at her from the ones who prefer to have chaos instead of peace. Seeing redd by frank beddor at the best online ebook storage. When a coup, forces princess alyss to flee wonderland to nineteenth century england, she soon believes her previous life, a fairy tale. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The looking glass wars was a terrifically original and thrilling new entry in the fantasy field. When the book starts, alyss is seven years old and heir to the throne of wonderland.
The looking glass wars by frank beddor librarything. To escape redd, alyss and her bodyguard, hatter madigan, must flee to our world through the pool. Watch the author of this fantastic story explain the connection between alyss and alice. The looking glass wars is inspired by lewis carrolls stories, but the premise is that carroll wrote his books based on the stories of alyss who is truly from wonderland but trapped in victorian london. Alyss of wonderlands rule has only just begun, but the queendom and her white imagination are. Arch quickly proves himself to be a dangerous enemy with elaborate plans to. An imaginative retelling of alices adventures in wonderland, the looking glass wars is the real story behind the story. Seeing redd is a novel written by frank beddor inspired by lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass. He was assisted by author liz cavalier for writing limited comic book series. The looking glass wars is an alternate history retelling of lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderlandthrough the looking glass books. Frank beddors, the looking glass wars, are told from the perspective of princess alyss heart.
Redd and her assassin the cat have escaped to earth through the crystal by means not fully explained where theyre wreaking havoc and i liked the looking glass wars enough to really want to like this sequel, as well. Jun 19, 2018 the looking glass wars by frank beddor series. It features twists and turns on the original story, such as the white rabbit really being alysss. The looking glass wars, book two looking glass wars hardcover by beddor, frank and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Seeing redd by frank beddor meet your next favorite book. The looking glass wars series is a spin off series of the new times bestselling series, the looking glass wars. The looking glass wars is a series of three novels by frank beddor, heavily inspired by lewis carrolls 1865 novel alices adventures in wonderland and its 1871 sequel through the lookingglass. The looking glass wars by frank beddor free download. The second book in beddors looking glass wars trilogy picks up fairly closely to the end of the first book. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 371 pages and is available in hardcover format. The looking glass wars series is a spin off series of the new times bestselling series, the lookingglass wars. The second book in the trilogy, seeing redd, was released in 2007 and the third book, archenemy, was released on october 15, 2009.
Sep 01, 2004 the looking glass wars is an alternate history retelling of lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderlandthrough the looking glass books. I liked the looking glass wars enough to really want to like this sequel, as well. At age 20 she returns to wonderland to battle redd, reclaim the throne, and lead wonderland into its next golden age of imagination. Princess alyss heart is brutally cast out of wonderland by her vicious aunt redd, who beheads alyss mother off with her head, she cries. The first book in the series is the looking glass wars.
As is my habit, i am going to be lazy and use the school library journal summary. Alyss heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous aunt redd steals the crown and kills alyss parents. Its also great for people that love an ongoing battle or a small love story. Alyss escapes from wonderland and is exiled to another world entirely victorian london where she is adopted into a new family, renamed alice, and befriended. Everyone calls her world nonsense and alyss then quickly loses memory of wonderland. Trailer for the novel seeing redd, book 2 of the looking glass wars trilogy. Oct 01, 2006 the true story behind alice in wonderland. The looking glass wars series is a well known fantasy novel series written by one of the noteworthy authors from the united states named frank beddor.
Beddor reimagines the childrens classic as nonfiction. The book tells the story of an incompetent british intelligence agency known as the department and its multiple botched attempts to verify a. Written in response to the positive public reaction to his previous novel, the spy who came in from the cold, the book explores the unglamorous nature of espionage and the danger of nostalgia. But this ingenious reworking for 10 to year olds, in which the heroine feels betrayed by carrolls account, and in which imaging a thing makes it real is powerful, eventful and dark. The looking glass wars is not a retelling, more it uses alice in wonderlandthrough the looking glass as a loose base for the main characters and the. The looking glass wars series frank beddor lewis carroll was wrong. Synopsis return to the dazzling world of the looking glass wars as wonderland is fantastically brought to life again by acclaimed hollywood producer, frank beddor. The first edition of the novel was published in august 21st 2007, and was written by frank beddor. The first book in an actionpacked fantasy trilogy from the producer of theres something about marythe true story behind alice in wonderland. Download or stream the looking glass wars by frank beddor. The setting of the looking glass wars is mostly set in wonderland, but parts are set in victorian era london and paris. The looking glass wars the looking glass wars audiobook, by frank beddor.
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