A Dream so Dark

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Age range 14+ The thrilling sequel to A Blade So Black goes deeper into a dark version of Wonderland. Still reeling from her recent battle (and grounded until she graduates high school) Alice must cross the Veil to rescue her friends and stop the Black Knight once and for all. But the deeper she ventures into Wonderland, the topsy-turvier everything becomes. It's not until she's at her wit's end that she realises - Wonderland is trying to save her. There's a new player on the board; a poet capable of using Nightmares to not only influence the living but raise the dead. This Poet is looking to claim the Black Queen's power - and Alice's budding abilities - as their own. Dreams have never been so dark in Wonderland, and if there is any hope of defeating this mystery poet's magic, Alice must confront the worst in herself, in the people she loves, and in the very nature of fear itself. Praise for A Blade So Black: '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

Leatrice "Elle" McKinney, writing as L.L. McKinney, is a poet and active member of the kidlit community. She's an advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing, and the creator of the hashtag #WhatWoCWritersHear. She's spent time in the slush by serving as a reader for agents and participating as a judge in various online writing contests. Elle's also a gamer, Blerd, and adamant Hei Hei stan, living in Kansas surrounded by more nieces and nephews than she knows what to do with. She's @ElleOnWords on Twitter. A BLADE SO BLACK is her debut novel.