Truth and Transformation
Taking Wonderland, Book 2
by Martin Baynton
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Pub Date 26 Feb 2025 | Archive Date 21 Mar 2025
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Description
Wonderland Just Got a Whole Lot Darker
Ali’s challenges multiply as she tries to escape from Wonderland and rescue her father. Who can she trust in this world of exotic, vulnerable creatures? How can she enlist their help without putting them at risk from the brutality of the Jabberwocky and the agents of the White Rose?
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‘Someone came through with me,’ said Ali. ‘I think she’s dying.’ ‘Is that so?’ The Hatter stared at the water for a moment, then stepped up onto the bank. ‘How badly is she dying?’
‘How badly? She’s in a lot of pain. Is that what you mean?’
‘No. A bad death can be painful, certainly, but dying is difficult to manage over here. Her body will try to repair itself, but what form that mending takes will depend on her.’
‘What form?’ Ali grabbed his elbow. ‘Are you saying that damage triggers the transformations? You get injured and your body starts adapting to save you?’
‘Exactly so.’ The Hatter sat to pull his boots on. ‘Our bodies will do everything in their power to mend. Don’t press me for details. None of our palace scholars can agree on the subject, except for one thing – do NOT get badly injured.’
A Note From the Publisher
Martin Baynton has been writing for children and young adults for more than forty years. His publishers include Walker Books, Harper Collins, Penguin, Candlewick Press, Scholastic and Heinemann Reed.
Advance Praise
‘Martin has written a masterful narrative that introduces us to a new Alice who is smart, complex, and somewhat fragile. She journeys down her own, very personal, rabbit hole and what unfolds is utterly mesmerizing. She must untangle connections across time and space to confront her demons. Martin has given us a unique Alice, a girl out of place in her own world, yet extraordinarily connected to another. This is a beautiful novel, a spell-binding and intimate glimpse through the looking glass.’
— Richard Taylor, Weta Workshop. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780473735333 |
| PRICE | US$5.49 (USD) |
| PAGES | 321 |
Links
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Featured Reviews
Mary H, Reviewer
A fantastic book that is the second novel set in the world of Wonderland but a very different Wonderland to the original book by Lewis Carrol. This Alice is quite a different person to the original Alice in Wonderland. Also the rabbit, called Theodore, is quite different to the ordinal rabbit in Alice. All the same, the story is terrific and the characters are well drawn, especially Ali. Highly recommended.
Catarina S, Reviewer
Truth and Transformation by Martin Baynton is a 5 star read. So so good. I totally recommend everyone to read this book as fast as they can because it's really good and the characters are fantastic.
Reviewer 1092668
Imaginative. A take on Alice in Wonderland. Liked the humour and the interplay of the chsracters. Strong female characters lead (obviously). Thank you to the author. Thank you to # NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC.
Carrie G, Educator
I was surprised that I loved this book even more than the first. Martin Baynton does an incredible job with the mystery surrounding what is going on in Wonderland. He has created a retelling where the characters are so different from their original counterparts and fit well into the story he is telling. My favorites are the Hatter, the rabbit, and the Queen. I particularly enjoyed seeing how the Hatter was depicted here.
One of the major plot points of the book is most of the characters searching for truth, whether that be Ali trying to figure out how to help everyone in Wonderland and what Alice’s plan’s were, the detectives back in England trying to discover what happened with Ali, and everyone in Wonderland trying to find their true identities. It is also a story of transformation. We see many characters who have been transformed in Wonderland and how this occurs.
This is a dark take on the world of Wonderland that I cannot wait to see more of, especially after that ending. I have read a lot of Wonderland retellings over the years and this one stood out to me. I will definitely be getting a copy for my collection.
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