ArchEnemy (Looking Glass Wars Series #3)

by Frank Beddor

Overview

The Heart Crystal's power has been depleted, and Imagination along with it. The people of Wonderland have all lost their creative drive, and most alarmingly, even Queen Alyss is without her powers. But at least the vicious Redd Heart seems to be similarly disabled. Amazingly, she is attempting to team up with her enemy, Alyss, in order to reclaim Wonderland from King Arch. Alyss might have no choice but to accept Redd's overtures, especially when she begins to receive alarming advice from the caterpillar oracles. . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142416891
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/14/2010
Series:	Looking Glass Wars Series , #3
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	226,123
Product dimensions:	7.46(w) x 11.28(h) x 1.02(d)
Lexile:	1070L (what's this?)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Frank Beddor is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Looking Glass Wars, the young-adult novel that first introduced young readers to the true story of Alyss. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Editorial Reviews

"Beddor offers happy resolutions for favorite characters."—Booklist

"This excellent and satisfying end to the trilogy is a must-have for fans of the other volumes as well as for those who enjoy Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

Beddor offers happy resolutions for favorite characters.

Booklist

Gr 9 Up—Wonderland is left reeling after the disappearance of imagination, and Queen Alyss Heart must defend her queendom from threats both internal and external, as King Arch of Boarderland and her aunt, Redd Heart, attempt to take control of Wonderland's throne and the powerful Heart Crystal. Alyss, along with her loyal subjects—Homburg Molly, Hatter Maddigan, Bibwit Harte, and Dodge Anders—must fight, at times both with and without imagination, to save Wonderland and Earth from imagination's total destruction. They have only hints from the oracular caterpillars about Everqueen and the need for action by Molly, Alyss, and Redd to shield the Heart Crystal and imagination. Frank Beddor's nonstop action and well-crafted world of Wonderland make his novel (Penguin, 2009) fast-paced and exciting. Gerald Doyle's superb narration will entrance listeners, and his many different voices for the characters along with clever sound effects will capture their imaginations. This excellent and satisfying end to the trilogy is a must-have for fans of the other volumes as well as for those who enjoy Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle.—Sarah Flood, Breckinridge County Public Library, Hardinsburg, KY

School Library Journal

Anyone looking for the next Harry Potter can stop looking—THE LOOKING GLASS WARS is here. ARCHENEMY is the third installment of Frank Beddor's reimagined story of ALICE IN WONDERLAND. (This description does not do justice to the wealth and scope of the novel.) And though Jim Dale set the audiobook bar impossibly high with his Harry Potter narrations, performer Gerard Doyle clearly has the master in his sights with his compelling impressions of hookah-smoking caterpillars, the twin-voiced General Doppelganger, and the albino Bibwit Harte (an anagram for White Rabbit). Doyle's skill at bringing the characters to vivid life elevates the novel to audio theater. Close your eyes and listen to the battle for the very existence of Alice, Wonderland, and imagination itself. And smile. M.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

NOVEMBER 2009 - AudioFile