A Dream So Dark by L.L. McKinney

The fantasy series I've been waiting for my whole life."
- Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times -bestselling author of The Hate U Give
In L.L. McKinney's A Dream So Dark, the thrilling sequel to A Blade So
Black, Alice 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 further she ventures into Wonderland, the
more topsy-turvy everything becomes. It's not until she's at her wit's end that
she realizes - Wonderland is trying to save her .
There's a new player on the board; someone capable of using Nightmare
creatures to not only influence the living but raise the dead.
Dreams have never been so dark in Wonderland, and if there is any hope,
Alice must confront the worst in herself - and in the people she loves - and
face the very nature of fear.
An Imprint Book
"The Alice I never knew I needed. The Alice I was missing. McKinney
conjures a Wonderland for those of us who weren't given the looking glass."
- Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times -bestselling author of The Belles
A breakout author." - Entertainment Weekly
"With memorable characters and page-turning thrills, the Nightmare-Verse
isthe fantasy series I've been waiting for my whole (...)

Named one of The Root 's 100 Most Influential African-Americans of 2020,L.L.
McKinney is a writer, a poet, and an active member of the kidlit community.
She's an advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing, the co-founder of
Juneteenth Book Fest, and the creator of the hashtags #PublishingPaidMe
and #WhatWOCWritersHear. She's also a gamer girl and an adamant Hei Hei
stan. She is the author of A Blade So Black, A Dream So Dark, and A Crown
So Cursed

Square Fish
On Sale: Sep 19/23
5.38 x 8.25 • 432 pages
9781250620835 • $15.99 • pb
YA Fic / Fantasy / Contemporary • Ages 14-18 years
Series: Nightmare-Verse