A Blade so Black
- List Price: $18.99
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Imprint
- Publish date: 09/25/2018
Description:
"With memorable characters and page-turning thrills, A Blade So Black is the fantasy book I've been waiting for my whole life. Alice is Black Girl Magic personified." --Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times -bestselling author of The Hate U Give "I loved the 'our world' framing and the 'other world' adventure so deeply. They were at such odds, but the overall effect was just chefkiss.gif perfect." --E.K. Johnston, #1 New York Times -bestselling author of Star Wars: Ahsoka and A Thousand Nights "Wholly original and absolutely thrilling-- A Blade So Black kicks so much (looking gl)ass." --Heidi Heilig, author of The Girl From Everywhere "Mixing elements of Alice in Wonderland and Buffy the Vampire Slayer ... a delectable urban twist on beloved fairy tales." -- Entertainment Weekly "A brash, refreshing, vitally diverse retelling of a classic... You need this book." -- Tor.com "This really is Lewis Carroll by way of Buffy , and it makes for a fun, gritty urban fantasy... will set the new standard for teen readers." -- NPR "A dark, thrilling fantasy-meets-contemporary story with a kickass heroine." -- Bustle "An action-packed twist on an old classic, full of romance and otherworldly intrigue." -- The Mary Sue " A Blade So Black is a novel that roars mightily in the face of all those Wonderland tales that have come before. L.L. McKinney is on her way to someplace special with this debut; get onboard now." -- Locus Magazine "Retold fairy tales have been a popular trend... but you've never read one quite like A Blade So Black ." -- Nerdist "This isn't a retelling, this is Alice in Wonderland 2.0." -- BlackSciFi.com * "An explosive, kickass debut ... the Alice in Wonderland retelling the world has always needed." -- Booklist, starred review "Relentless action, spiraling stakes, and a fierce heroine... A heartbreaking cliffhanger will leave fans clamoring for a sequel." -- Publishers Weekly "Teens will root for Alice as a strong, multidimensional black girl usually unseen in YA fiction... A must-purchase." -- School Library Journal "A thrilling, timely novel that ensures readers will be curiouser for a sequel." -- Kirkus Reviews "With a modern flair, a rich backstory, and just enough emotional heft, this particular looking glass will have readers eagerly falling through it." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books " A Blade So Black is a modernized version of a well-known story that retains enough of the original to be lauded by both fans of the classic and readers wholly new to Wonderland." -- Shelf Awareness "An epic about Black Girl Magic." -- We Need Diverse Books blog
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