A Blade So Black, L.L. McKinney
A Blade So Black, L.L. McKinney
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A Blade So Black

Author: L.L. McKinney

Narrator: Jeanette Illidge

Unabridged: 11 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/09/2018


Synopsis

"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

For fans of Marissa Meyer, L.L. McKinney's A Blade So Black delivers an irresistible urban fantasy retelling of Alice in Wonderland... but it's not the Wonderland you remember.

The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew.

Life in real-world Atlanta isn't always so simple, as Alice juggles an overprotective mom, a high-maintenance best friend, and a slipping GPA. Keeping the Nightmares at bay is turning into a full-time job. But when Alice's handsome and mysterious mentor is poisoned, she has to find the antidote by venturing deeper into Wonderland than she’s ever gone before. And she'll need to use everything she's learned in both worlds to keep from losing her head... literally.

Debut author L.L. McKinney delivers an action-packed twist on an old classic, full of romance and otherworldly intrigue.

And don't miss the thrilling sequel, A Dream So Dark!

An Imprint Book

"Mixing elements of Alice in Wonderland and Buffy the Vampire Slayer... Delectable." —Entertainment Weekly

About L.L. McKinney

Named one of The Root’s 100 Most Influential African-Americans of 2020, L.L. McKinney is a writer, a poet, and an active member of the kidlit community. She’s an advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing, the co-founder of Juneteenth Book Fest, and the creator of the hashtags #PublishingPaidMe and #WhatWOCWritersHear. She’s also a gamer girl and an adamant Hei Hei stan. She is the author of A Blade So Black, A Dream So Dark, and A Crown So Cursed.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tanya

Edit: July 22 2020 Surprise Surprise! I bet you didn't see this coming! Book Stats  Stars: 2 Stars Start Date : 6/26/20 Ending Date: 7/22/20  Genre: YA Fantasy ,Retellings Form:  Audiobook/ Ebook Page Count: 384 Publishing Date: 2018 Point of View:  3rd Person Setting: Atlanta, GA, Wonderland  You can read i......more

Goodreads review by jv

Alice is beyond badass in Ms. McKinney's pumped-up, re-imagined Wonderland. A Blade So Black is the epitome of what gets me excited for "my" students. Although, I could kick myself for finishing this one without having the follow-up, A Dream So Dark, right beside me.......more

Goodreads review by Terry

Not to brag, but. *I* got to read an early draft of this, and if you're jealous right now? You should be. Alice is the ass-kicking, Sailor-Moon-cosplaying, out-Buffying-Buffy heroine you didn't know you were waiting for. <3......more


Quotes

"Narrator Jeanette Illidge sets the perfect tone in this reimagined urban fantasy based on the classic Alice in Wonderland." -AudioFile