L.L. McKinney
6 SeriesL.L. McKinney is an American author renowned for her debut novel, "A Blade So Black," the first installment in the Nightmare-Verse series. This series reimagines Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, featuring a Black high school student from Atlanta who ventures into Wonderland to hunt monsters. McKinney's work has garnered significant attention for its fresh take on a classic tale.
In "A Dream So Dark," the second book in L.L. McKinney's series, Alice continues to grapple with the aftermath of previous events. Grounded until graduation, she is compelled to return to Wonderland as her friends face peril. Crossing the Veil once more, Alice discovers a new adversary manipulating Nightmare creatures to control the living and resurrect the dead. Her journey into Wonderland becomes a urgent mission to thwart this sinister threat and save her companions.
