★★★☆☆
(Alice-in-Wonderland Pastiche) After the events in the story, Alice became the new Red Queen, and here, in the words of her Personal Maid, Beatrice, we learn just what sort of queen she became. (8,094 words; Time: 26m)
If you haven’t read the original Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, this story will make absolutely no sense to you.
"Of Roses and Kings," by Melissa Marr [bio] (edited by Ellen Datlow), published on April 27, 2020 by Tor.com.
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Review: 2020.263 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: It’s a suitably mad extension of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland.
Con: It’s hard to do Wonderland as well as Carroll did it, and this version is no exception. It’s a lot more mean-spirited than the original, which doesn’t help.
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Pro: It’s a suitably mad extension of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland.
Con: It’s hard to do Wonderland as well as Carroll did it, and this version is no exception. It’s a lot more mean-spirited than the original, which doesn’t help.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Melissa Marr Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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