Looking Glass

Cover of Looking Glass by Christina Henry
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2020
Language: en
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781984805638
ISBN-10: 1984805630
Dimensions:
Height: 7.94 Inches
Length: 5.23 Inches
Weight: 0.55 Pounds
Width: 0.77 Inches
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Looking Glass by Christina Henry, published by Penguin on April 21, 2020, is a collection of four new novellas that delve into a world where magic intertwines with secrets and blood. This edition, comprising 304 pages, invites readers back into the realms familiar to fans of Alice and Red Queen, exploring themes of fantasy and dark fantasy through unique narratives.

In these novellas, readers will encounter a variety of characters and situations, such as Elizabeth, a girl with a magical secret, and Alice and Hatcher, who seek refuge in an abandoned house during a snowstorm. The stories also reveal Hatcher’s past as Nicholas, a fighter facing formidable opponents, and the challenges Alice and Hatcher face in the Village of the Pure, a place that harbors deep-seated fears of magic. Through these interconnected tales, the book presents a rich tapestry of fairy tales, folk tales, and mythology, inviting exploration of the darker aspects of these familiar narratives.


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In four new novellas, Christina Henry returns to the world of Alice and Red Queen, where magic runs as freely as secrets and blood.

Lovely Creature
In the New City lives a girl with a secret: Elizabeth can do magic. But someone knows her secret–someone who has a secret of his own. That secret is a butterfly that lives in a jar, a butterfly that was supposed to be gone forever, a butterfly that used to be called the Jabberwock…

Girl in Amber
Alice and Hatcher are just looking for a place to rest. Alice has been dreaming of a cottage by a lake and a field of wildflowers, but while walking blind in a snowstorm she stumbles into a house that only seems empty and abandoned…

When I First Came to Town
Hatcher wasn’t always Hatcher. Once, he was a boy called Nicholas, and Nicholas fancied himself the best fighter in the Old City. No matter who fought him he always won. Then his boss tells him he’s going to battle the fearsome Grinder, a man who never leaves his opponents alive…

The Mercy Seat
There is a place hidden in the mountains, where all the people hate and fear magic and Magicians. It is the Village of the Pure, and though Alice and Hatcher would do anything to avoid it, it lies directly in their path…

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This page includes the available description and bibliographic details for “Looking Glass” by Christina Henry. Synopsis preview: In four new novellas, Christina Henry returns to the world of Alice and Red Queen, where magic runs as freely as secrets and blood.Lovely CreatureIn the New City lives a girl with a secret: Elizabeth can do magic. But so…
Who is the author of “Looking Glass”?
“Looking Glass” is credited to Christina Henry.
When was “Looking Glass” published?
Publisher: Penguin. Year: 2020.
What is the ISBN for “Looking Glass”?
ISBN-13: 9781984805638. ISBN-10: 1984805630.
What are the book details (language, pages, edition)?
Language: en. Pages: 304.

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