"The Chronicles of Alice Trilogy" Christina Henry - 2016
 
Christina Henry’s The Chronicles of Alice trilogy, which reached its dark crescendo with the 2016 release of Red Queen, is a visceral, neo-gothic reimagining that strips the whimsy from Lewis Carroll’s classics to reveal a nightmare of psychological trauma and urban decay. Set within the grime-slicked labyrinth of the "Old City," the narrative follows a scarred and fiercely resilient Alice who, having escaped a brutal asylum, must navigate a landscape where the familiar faces of Wonderland are transformed into sadistic mob bosses and bloodthirsty killers. Accompanied by her lethal, axe-wielding companion Hatcher, Alice’s journey is less a magical adventure and more a harrowing crusade for survival against human trafficking, madness, and the supernatural. Henry’s prose is unflinching, trading tea parties for survivalist horror and delivering a powerful, adult exploration of what it means to reclaim one's agency in a world designed to break the spirit.
 
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