“A thrilling, timely novel that ensures readers will be curiouser for a sequel.” – Kirkus Review JOHNSTON #1 New York Times – bestselling author of Star Wars: Ahsoka and A Thousand Nights They were at such odds, but the overall affect was just chefkiss.gif perfect.” - E.K. “I loved the ‘our world’ framing and the ‘other world’ adventure so deeply. “Wholly original and absolutely thrilling–A Blade So Black kicks so much (looking gl)ass.” - HEIDI HEILIG – author of The Girl From Everywhere Alice is Black Girl Magic personified” - ANGIE THOMAS #1 New York Times – bestselling author of The Hate u Give “With memorable characters and page turning thrills, A Blade So Black is the fantasy book I’ve been waiting for my whole life. McKinney teases next book, exciting adaptation news". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. "Notes toward a Black Fantastic: Black Atlantic Flights beyond Afrofuturism in Young Adult Literature". Journal of Language and Literacy Education. "Breaking Binaries: #BlackGirlMagic and the Black Ratchet Imagination". McKinney re-imagines Alice in Wonderland-in Atlanta". In December 2018 it was announced that Lionsgate optioned television rights to the book. Her Wonderland is menacing, lush, and unique and populated by nuanced characters that are fleshed out and refreshingly authentic." Kate Quealy-Gainer described it in a review for The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books: "With a modern flair, a rich backstory, and just enough emotional heft, this particular looking glass will have readers eagerly falling through it." In a less positive review, Publishers Weekly stated: "The mechanics of Wonderland, its features, and its creatures sometimes feel hastily sketched, and secondary characters lack depth, but McKinney’s imagination knows few bounds, and Alice’s devotion to the others is contagious." Adaptations Enishia Davenport wrote in a starred review for Booklist, "McKinney breathes new life and fierce empowerment into Carroll’s classic. School Library Journal described the book as "a must-purchase where refreshing urban fantasies and retellings are in demand. A Blade So Black has been described as Afrofuturist by scholars. It incorporates elements of generational trauma specific to the treatment of African Americans in the American south. The book deals with themes of nightmares and fears. "When Atlanta teenager Alice Kingston’s father dies of heart failure-while at their favorite event, Dragon Con-she immediately is attacked by a “Nightmare” monster and then saved by Addison Hatta, a guardian of the portal between Atlanta and Wonderland." Themes A Blade So Black was released on Septemby Imprint/ Macmillan.
It is a contemporary re-imagining of the Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with a black teenage girl protagonist. McKinney and volume 1 of The Nightmare-Verse series.
A Blade So Black is a young adult fantasy novel written by L.L.
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