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A high-octane, weaponized reimagining of a classic tale where whimsy is replaced by warfare and survival. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Looking Glass Wars.
- tense
- steampunk-adjacent
- darkly whimsical
- cinematic
- 01
Seeing Redd
Frank Beddor
A gritty, action-packed return to a fractured Wonderland where imagination is a weapon and peace is only an illusion.
- 02
Heartless
Marissa Meyer
A whimsical, sugar-dusted romance that slowly curdles into an inevitable, heartbreaking tragedy.
- 03
Unbirthday
Liz Braswell
A nostalgic yet eerie return to a childhood wonderland that has grown just as dark and complicated as adulthood.
- 04
Alice
Christina Henry
A blood-soaked, nightmarish descent into a ruined wonderland where survival means becoming as ruthless as your captors.
- 05
Alice In Zombieland
Gena Showalter
A high-octane blend of supernatural revenge and swoony paranormal romance that hits like a shot of adrenaline.
- 06
Ensnared
A. G. Howard
A dark, propulsive descent into a twisted parallel dimension where embracing inner madness is the only way to survive.
- 07
Every Heart a Doorway
Seanan McGuire
A dark, wistful love letter to the children who fell through the cracks of reality and the worlds that ruined them for the ordinary.
- 08
Mirror, Mirror
Jen Calonita
A nostalgic yet thrilling reimagining of a classic fairy tale where a quiet princess steps into her power to reclaim her stolen kingdom.
- 09
Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard
A glittering, treacherous plunge into a world where power is everything and anyone can be a traitor.
- 10
The Queen of the Tearling
Erika Johansen
A perilous, magic-fueled journey of a bookish exile stepping out of the shadows to claim her dangerous birthright.
- 11
Fairest of all
Disney Books
A tragic, gothic-tinged descent into madness that reveals the broken heart behind a legendary fairy-tale villain.
- 12
Un Lun Dun
Mieville, China · 2007
A delightfully weird, trope-smashing portal fantasy where the sidekick takes charge in a wonderland of discarded junk.
