Wonderland

An Anthology of Works Inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

By: Marie O'Regan - editor, Paul Kane - editor

Narrated by: Helen Lloyd, Natalie Naudus, Esther Wane, Tim Campbell, Derek Perkins, Lorna Bennett, Kate Reading, full cast

From the greatest names in fantasy and horror comes an anthology of stories inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Join Alice as she is thrown into the whirlwind of Wonderland.

Within this audiobook, you'll find myriad approaches to Alice, from horror to historical, taking us from the nightmarish reaches of the imagination to tales that will shock, surprise, and tug on the heart-strings. So, it's time now to go down the rabbit hole, or through the looking-glass or...but no, wait. By picking up this audiobook and starting to listen to it, you're already there, can't you see?

©2019 Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Critic reviews

2019 Shirley Jackson Award Winner

Dark and Creepy! Loved it!

Great job. Highly recommend! Great adult short stories with a wonderland twist or theme. Would listen to again.

Quite the collection

I really enjoyed the variety of these short stories and the narrators. Some stories were surprisingly darker than expected. Definitely worth a listen.

Good, but not what I expected

I'm a big fan of Alice in Wonderland, that is, Alice's Adventures Underground and Through the Looking Glass, so when I saw this collection, I thought it would be worth a try. And it was. The stories are good, but they were not what I expected from an anthology of Wonderland-inspired stories. The original Wonderland is a safe and benign place, no matter how many jabberwocks and assorted monsters. Though the Queen of Hearts is merciless and bloodthirsty, none of the executions ever quite come to fruition. It is a place where humor and nonsense reign. Most of the stories in this collection are quite serious. And dark. And often violent. With far too many allusions to the Reverend Dodgson's personal sins, which are quite separate from the world he created. The wit and whimsy of Wonderland are in scarce supply in these stories.

Dark Twists on Alice

Great stories. some got really dark. ther first was tough to get through for me: the almost 1950s Alice. it got better after.

i liked how different it was. unexpected.

I Keep Coming Back

I have so enjoyed this collection of stories and it keeps me coming back to listen again. I have been chasing down more works of the authors and narrators. Some of the stories are too painful for going through every time; others make me realize I need to revisit the originals to understand where they've jumped off better. I have also come to realize how many other stories riff off Alice in one way or another.