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The Clockwork Alice

By: DeAnna Knippling
Narrated by: Karena Gregory
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Everyone fears death, the great unwinding...

Ticking clocks echo through an enormous English country house. A watercolor over the mantle ripples. A woman sleepwalks, pulled by moonlight and dreams, until she stands under the painting, the last gift she was given by author Lewis Carroll, on the eve of her wedding.

Her name is Alice. And on the other side of the painting, Wonderland is calling to her.

One last time.

Tick...tock...tick...

In Wonderland, one only works in one’s sleep.

All proper Wonderlandians spend all night, every night, hard at work, winding the great clock of Wonderland - the Master Chronometer - of which all other Wonderlandians are but synchronized slave clocks.

At night, one understands that one is made of clockwork, although, of course, one pretends otherwise when one is awake. To do otherwise would make the current madness of the daylit Wonderlandians look like stark sanity.

Besides, it’s only polite.

©2017 DeAnna Knippling (P)2020 DeAnna Knippling Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction
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A clever concept evoking the spirit of Lewis Carroll, this short novel is strong continuation of Alice’s adventures, in a very different world.
The author has managed to catch the style of the original without aping or copying it. I found myself drawn into the oddness of this clockwork world and the different Alices as they tried to understand their surroundings. I enjoyed the playful use of the real world background to the original stories and how they wove into the narrative.
The audio version lifts the story even further, with the performer perfectly matched. She managed to indicate the shift of narrative with the minimum of fuss, helping make the story much clearer in the process.
If you are looking for an eloquently written and performed adventure, with a strong dose of nostalgia and and touch of melancholy, I would heartily recommend this book.
Full disclosure: I received a free copy without any obligations attached.

When does Wonderland end?

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absolutely brilliant story really enjoyed this take as I adore I adore Alice in wonderland. the narration however was dreadful a very monotone annoying voice. all the characters voices sounded the same. the mouse's voice was so annoying! squeeky and way to quick which was a shame because the book is so brilliantly written very entertaining. but I suggest buying a physical copy and reading it yourself.

Great story rubbish narrator

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