Alice is sitting indoors winding a ball of yarn and playing with her kittens and cat. 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. 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. After a bloody coup topples the heart regime, alyss is exiled to another world entirely, where she is adopted into the liddell family, renamed alice and befriended by lewis carroll. 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. Theres also a companion scrapbook, princess alyss of wonderland, and a set of 6 graphic novels, hatter m, which detail hatters travels looking for alyss. The lookingglass wars 2004 seeing redd 2007 archenemy 2009 not to be confused with the lookingglass war, a spy novel by john le carre.
Seeing redd is a 2007 novel written by frank beddor inspired by lewis carrolls 1865 novel alices adventures in wonderland and its 1871 sequel through the looking glass. She was the heir to the powerful queendom the heart family had ruled for generations. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. Thats precisely what the looking glass wars is all about.
The looking glass wars alyss, born in wonderland, is destined to be a warrior queen. Alice was an ordinary girl who stepped through the looking glass and entered a fairytale world invented by lewis carroll in his famous storybook. Seeing red the looking glass wars, book 2 paperback january 1, 2008 by frank beddor author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of through the lookingglass and what it means. An imaginative retelling of alices adventures in wonderland, the looking glass wars is the real story behind the story.
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. The red king is a fictional character from the novel through the lookingglass, and what alice found there by lewis carroll. Reds father was a fair man up until the day he died, and now its reds duty to carry on his legacy. Her aunt, redd, has disappeared into the heart crystal along with her sidekick, the cat, and everything is starting to calm down. I was hoping it would develop wonderland and the characters better. So, id heard of this book before, and when i saw it in the bin marked free at my old library, i kind of. The heart crystal is the source of power of imagination. The looking glass wars is a novel by bestselling author frank beddor. The looking glass wars was a terrifically original and thrilling new entry in the fantasy field. 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. Alices adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass. The looking glass wars is a triumph of artistic design and marketing. The symbolism in carrolls alice in wonderland is not as vague or sugar coated in beddors series. There were too many fighting scenes and the story flew by way too fast.
Princess alyss heart is brutally cast out of wonderland by her vicious aunt redd, who beheads alyss mother off with her head, she cries. Seeing redd by frank beddor meet your next favorite book. My main problem with this book is that beddor does not do a very good job of writing the story. Red would also like to help an elderly africanamerican neighbor, miss georgia, whose family was cheated out of land a century ago. Her aunt, redd, has disappeared into the heart crystal along with her sidekick, the cat, and everything is. The looking glass wars caused a stir this year by playing with lewis carroll and offending the purists. Free download or read online seeing redd pdf epub the looking glass wars series book. We follow the princess alyss in the first book at a young age and as the series progresses we watch her grow from experience. Until recently when i unearthed it and declared that i must read it for the good of my brain. The looking glass wars is a series of three novels by frank beddor, heavily inspired by lewis. Seeing redd was released in the united states on august 21, 2007. Glass wars and i have plans to read the next book in the series, seeing redd. The second book in the trilogy, seeing redd, was released in 2007 and the. The looking glass wars series is a spin off series of the new times bestselling series, the lookingglass wars.
When the book starts, alyss is seven years old and heir to the throne of wonderland. Alice, red queen, white queen, red king, white king, white knight, humpty dumpty, tweedledum and tweedledee, unicorn, the lion, haigha and hatta, the sheep, the gnat, the fawn, the red knight, the tigerlily, the rose, the violet, the daisies, lily, the goat, the man in white paper, frog. The first edition of the novel was published in august 21st 2007, and was written by frank beddor. 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. The book tells the story of an incompetent british intelligence agency known as the department and its multiple botched attempts to verify a. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. After reading looking glass wars, i was really looking forward to this book. There are many wrongs red would like to make right, like the way a neighbor, mr.
Beddor really made the red queen a true evil villain, and had an insightful take on the mad hatter. That was a bit after i read the book and then seeing redd sat on my shelf for a while, getting lost in all of the other books around it. It was first released in the united kingdom in 2004, and released in the united states in 2006. Little did she know that her 7th birthday would bring horrors that would later end. The looking glass wars is about a girl called alice, who lives in wonderland.
It is written by the famous american author of the original series, frank beddor. One of the books published in the looking glass wars series is entitled seeing redd. A summary of themes in lewis carrolls through the lookingglass. Penguin, aug 21, 2007 young adult fiction 408 pages. Alice recites nursery rhymes on several occasions, which causes tweedledum and tweedledee, humpty dumpty, and the lion and the unicorn to perform the actions that she describes in her rhymes. This book has a really interesting premise and a cool take on a classic story. This is a beautiful reimagining of wonderland with rich characters and an interesting plot. It is currently seeing further development in a variety of fields, such as a spinoff comic book limited series entitled.
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. Description since the whole story revolves around a game of chess, he is characteristic of the king in such a game in that he has all of the pieces on his side available to perform the work for him. A full scale war involving the caterpillars, wonderlanders, borderlanders, and men of earth clash in this next installment to the series. It features twists and turns on the original story, such as the white rabbit really being alysss alices tutor, bibwit harte, and the mad hatter is really a very agile, somber bodyguard called hatter madigan. The looking glass wars is, at its core, a comingofage journey. My biggest problem with the book was the characters. In the starting sequence, author beddor has shown that the rule of. The characters are very interesting, especially hatter madigan, general doppelganger, and bibwit harte. Seeing redd is a 2007 novel written by frank beddor inspired by lewis carrolls 1865 novel alices adventures in wonderland and its 1871 sequel through the lookingglass. Written by a movie producer, plotted and paced like a movie, and promoted like one too, the looking glass wars is a book designed for one thing to grab kids by the seat of the pants and keep them excitedly turning the pages. Ben templesmith helped with the artwork related to the series. The red king is a fictional character from the novel through the looking glass, and what alice found there by lewis carroll.
Seeing redd is the second book in the looking glass wars trilogy, which is. The story follows alyss new life and trials on earth, and the horrors that red. I read the looking glass wars, promptly fell in love with it and set myself on buying the next book in the series. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The third and final book in the series will be released on october.
Seeing redd is the second book in the looking glass wars trilogy, which is currently seeing further development in a variety of entertainmentrelated fields, such as a spinoff comic book limited series hatter m. This book has three main characters, dodge who represents a great love for. American indians and film american indian studies by prof. The main characters of this fantasy, young adult story are alyss heart, hatter madigan. Marie sullivan period 6 alyss heart thought life would never be so cruel to her. Hes just published the second in his looking glass trilogy seeing red, published a spinoff comic in. 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. When red discovers the injustices that have been happening in rocky gap since before he was born, hes faced with unsettling questions about his familys legacy. He was assisted by author liz cavalier for writing limited comic book series. Sep 01, 2007 seeing redd, the second book in the looking glass wars series, continues off from where the last book ended. 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 series is a spin off series of the new times bestselling series, the looking glass wars. This book follows the story of alyss the princess of wonderland as she is forced to flee her home and ends up in our world. Its my own invention in lewis carrolls through the lookingglass. The theme or central message of the book, the looking glass wars by frank beddor is that redd and her army which is black imagination are defeated by white imagination which is alyss and her army.
Through his friendship with thomas, beau, and miss georgia, red starts to see theres a lot more than car motors and rusty fenders that need fixing in his world. The looking glass wars the looking glass wars trilogy. The looking glass wars is a bestselling trilogy of three books by frank beddor that tells the real story of alice in wonderland. The looking glass wars is the first book in a trilogy by the same name. The first book in an actionpacked fantasy trilogy from the producer of theres something about marythe true story behind alice in wonderland. Oct 01, 2006 the true story behind alice in wonderland. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Alyss heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous aunt redd steals the crown and kills. Once i stopped typing before, i realized that i could think of 10 more female comic book characters. I liked the looking glass wars enough to really want to like this sequel, as well. The second book in the trilogy, seeing redd, was released in 2007 and the third book, archenemy, was released on october 15, 2009. A seachange is happening in childrens book publishing, taking nearly a decade to come to its logical culmination in this book.
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. The images on these cards resembled wonderland characters, while the. The book also plays on a more political playing field at times. The looking glass war is a 1965 spy novel by john le carre. Back then, i didnt care about it, i didnt know that id finish the looking glass wars at 3. In through the looking glass, language has the capacity to anticipate and even cause events to happen. I was hoping this book would fill in the blanks that the first left. 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. This study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the looking glass wars. Those who loved the first book will enjoy it well enough, but it doesnt have that thrill of the new. Frank beddors, the looking glass wars, are told from the perspective of princess alyss heart. The looking glass wars the looking glass wars audiobook, by frank beddor.
The lookingglass wars is a trilogy of novels by frank beddor retelling the story of alice in wonderland, based on the premise that alice liddel, the reallife inspiration for the literary alice, was in fact alyss heart, the true queen of wonderland, who had been exiled to our world after her aunt redd staged a coup with the memories of her homeland and true identity locked safely away in. Oct 17, 2010 the looking glass wars is the first book in a trilogy by the same name. Seeing redd, the second book in the looking glass wars series, continues off from where the last book ended. In the starting sequence, author beddor has shown that the rule of alyss has just started in wonderland. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 371 pages and is available in hardcover format. Frank beddor is not your average first time author. 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. I wanted to learn more about my favorite characters.
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