'Relentless action, spiraling stakes, and a fierce heroine. The Alice in Wonderland retelling the world has always needed.' - Booklist, starred review

'An epic about Black Girl Magic.' - We Need Diverse Books blog 'This isn't a retelling, this is Alice in Wonderland 2.0.'. McKinney is on her way to someplace special with this debut get onboard now.' - Locus magazine ' A Blade So Black is a novel that roars mightily in the face of all those Wonderland tales that have come before. 'A brash, refreshing, vitally diverse retelling of a classic. but you’ve never read one quite like A Blade So Black.' - Nerdist 'Retold fairy tales have been a popular trend. 'A dark, thrilling fantasy-meets-contemporary story with a kickass heroine.' - Bustle Heidi Heilig, author of The Girl From Everywhere 'Wholly original and absolutely thrilling- A Blade So Black kicks so much (looking gl)ass.' Johnston, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Star Wars: Ahsoka and A Thousand Nights They were at such odds, but the overall effect was just chefkiss.gif perfect.' 'I loved the 'our world' framing and the 'other world' adventure so deeply. 'This really is Lewis Carroll by way of Buffy, and it makes for a fun, gritty urban fantasy.' -NPR a delectable urban twist on beloved fantasy tales.' - Entertainment Weekly

' Mixing elements of Alice in Wonderland and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Rousing, nonstop twists help make this sophomore entry a success.' - Kirkus Reviews Explosive from start to finish and guaranteed to send readers gleefully down a rabbit hole from which they’ll emerge begging for a third installment.' - Booklist, starred review

'McKinney’s follow-up to A Blade So Black proves she is a master of urban fantasy. Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times-bestselling author of The Belles McKinney conjures a Wonderland for those of us who weren’t given the looking glass. Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Hate U Give 'With memorable characters and page-turning thrills, the Nightmare-Verse is the fantasy series I've been waiting for my whole life.

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She's also an advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing and the creator of the hashtag #WhatWoCWritersHear. McKinney is the author of the Nightmare-Verse books, an urban fantasy re-telling of Alice in Wonderland, starring a Black Alice, starting with the A BLADE SO BLACK trilogy (A Blade So Black, A Dream So Dark, A Crown so Cursed), and an upcoming graphic novel for DC Comics featuring Nubia, Wonder Woman’s twin sister.

A Dream So Dark by L.L. McKinney