SIMILAR NOVELS
Explore other worlds similar to those found in The Looking Glass Wars:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)
The
original tale as told by Lewis Carroll. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
follows the story of young Alice as she begins her journey into Wonderland.
Spying a white rabbit with a pocket-watch, she stalks the fellow and tumbles
down a rabbit hole where she then finds herself in a maze of doors and locks.
After tears are shed over poor Alice’s confusion, she encounters a wide variety
of characters including Dormouse, The Hatter, the grinning Cheshire Cat, the
King of Hearts, and the Queen of hearts. Alice’s adventures take her to new
wonders and sights beyond imagination challenge her at every turn. However, is
this tale to be trusted as the authentic story of Alice? Shatter the myth and
explore Wonderland to find out.
Surprisingly enough, one of the largest themes for this novel is mathematics. Alice must deal with consistent problems relating to physical proportion and challenged with several instances where she must make specific judgments regarding her physical stature in relation to other characters. Alice is also on a miniature journey of her own to seek answers about herself, as the characters interact with her on both a positive and negative scale.
Author: Lewis Carroll
Published: Macmillan (1865)
Surprisingly enough, one of the largest themes for this novel is mathematics. Alice must deal with consistent problems relating to physical proportion and challenged with several instances where she must make specific judgments regarding her physical stature in relation to other characters. Alice is also on a miniature journey of her own to seek answers about herself, as the characters interact with her on both a positive and negative scale.
Author: Lewis Carroll
Published: Macmillan (1865)
Through the Looking-Glass & What Alice Found There (1871)
A looking-glass often holds wonders beyond what is reflected. This sequel to Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland continues the tale of young Alice, but in this Wonderland there are things that appear new and unknown. Alice enters a part of Wonderland filled with chess and card-like characteristics, and is given the opportunity to be promoted to the rank of queen if she is to traverse the land. While exploring Wonderland she encounters characters from nursery rhymes, and interacts with them as per her journey. Several quests are bestowed to her, and Alice plays along the chess game throughout the story.
This novel dives into more philosophical realms of thought with the introduction of mirror-imagery and imagination. Over the course of the story, characters reflect over the concepts of self-actualization by interacting and challenging Alice. Our protagonist also ponders over the ideas of life being a dream while she comes to the endgame of her chess play, and a question is concluded at the end of the tale.
Author: Lewis Carroll
Published: Macmillan (1871)
This novel dives into more philosophical realms of thought with the introduction of mirror-imagery and imagination. Over the course of the story, characters reflect over the concepts of self-actualization by interacting and challenging Alice. Our protagonist also ponders over the ideas of life being a dream while she comes to the endgame of her chess play, and a question is concluded at the end of the tale.
Author: Lewis Carroll
Published: Macmillan (1871)
Coraline (2002)
Don't go through that door--
Coraline Jones is a girl seeking excitement. Forced to relocate with her lackluster parents, young Coraline now lives in an old mansion full of dusty secrets and curious neighbors. After exploring the old house there appears one day a locked door that appears different than the rest. Ignoring warnings from the odd neighbors, Miss Forcible and Miss Spink, Coraline opens the door and is greeted with a passageway connected to another door.
The Other World— much like Coraline's world, but perfect.
Coraline traverses the passage, and opens the accompanying door to a realm of simplicity— her normal surroundings but with a shining touch of perfection. Her parents, no longer introverted awkward excuses for adults! Now they act with gusto, and flourish Coraline with everything her heart desires. There's only one glaring difference in Other World however. Her parents, where their eyes should be, have nothing but two soulless buttons sewed to their faces. Does she stay in bliss, or return to her normal world?
Neil Gaiman's prized novel deals with issues of teen anxiety, parental distance/reluctance, and imagination versus reality. The progression of the story builds upon Coraline's stress between choosing to live in the Other World or the Real World, and her Other Parents present her with a decision that has a permanent conclusion.
Author: Neil Gaiman
Published: Harper Collins (2002)
Coraline Jones is a girl seeking excitement. Forced to relocate with her lackluster parents, young Coraline now lives in an old mansion full of dusty secrets and curious neighbors. After exploring the old house there appears one day a locked door that appears different than the rest. Ignoring warnings from the odd neighbors, Miss Forcible and Miss Spink, Coraline opens the door and is greeted with a passageway connected to another door.
The Other World— much like Coraline's world, but perfect.
Coraline traverses the passage, and opens the accompanying door to a realm of simplicity— her normal surroundings but with a shining touch of perfection. Her parents, no longer introverted awkward excuses for adults! Now they act with gusto, and flourish Coraline with everything her heart desires. There's only one glaring difference in Other World however. Her parents, where their eyes should be, have nothing but two soulless buttons sewed to their faces. Does she stay in bliss, or return to her normal world?
Neil Gaiman's prized novel deals with issues of teen anxiety, parental distance/reluctance, and imagination versus reality. The progression of the story builds upon Coraline's stress between choosing to live in the Other World or the Real World, and her Other Parents present her with a decision that has a permanent conclusion.
Author: Neil Gaiman
Published: Harper Collins (2002)
Eragon (2002)
A hatchling— that is what you are.
What fates await humble farm boy Eragon, when he suddenly stumbles upon an ancient secret fabled to be more divine than any in the Empire? Eragon is hounded by King Galbatorix's troops, and the secret of Eragon becomes something spectacular— a dragon egg. With the birth of a new dragon, Eragon is forced to flee his home in search of adventure.
Paolini's novel focuses on the character development of the average adolescence. In connection with The Looking Glass Wars, Eragon builds upon the notion of an ordinary character being thrust into a dangerous environment that is a far-cry from their normal life. This novel remains a standard player amongst the traditional fantasy/adventure novels that exist.
Author: Christopher Paolini
Published: Paolini LLC (2002)
What fates await humble farm boy Eragon, when he suddenly stumbles upon an ancient secret fabled to be more divine than any in the Empire? Eragon is hounded by King Galbatorix's troops, and the secret of Eragon becomes something spectacular— a dragon egg. With the birth of a new dragon, Eragon is forced to flee his home in search of adventure.
Paolini's novel focuses on the character development of the average adolescence. In connection with The Looking Glass Wars, Eragon builds upon the notion of an ordinary character being thrust into a dangerous environment that is a far-cry from their normal life. This novel remains a standard player amongst the traditional fantasy/adventure novels that exist.
Author: Christopher Paolini
Published: Paolini LLC (2002)
Ender's Game (1985)
Warfare is like chess— it takes practice to become a grandmaster of battle. Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, a prodigy “third-born” boy, is inducted into Earth’s military academy known as the International Fleet. The IF is a military organization generated from the united nations of Earth for the sole purpose of defense against alien threats and extraplanetary affairs. War has ravaged Earth and another invasion is on the horizon, thus the IF is tasked with finding the best future-commander of the entire Earth’s military strength. Ender Wiggin is chosen for this purpose, and is challenged throughout different grades of his schooling at the academy in outer space. The goal of Battle School is to place students in team-to-team battles against one another, where they must demonstrate their military prowess in a series of mock-battles. Those who survive the games score in a ranking system, and becomes legends at Battle School.
Ender deals with a variety of internal and external problems throughout his time at Battle School. Specifically he is often regarded as an outcast, and is purposefully put in dangerous situations either alone or with his teammates so that he can be forcefully developed as a successful military leader. Drama akin to gang-violence within the Battle School further complicates things, as Ender is set against near-impossible odds as the story progresses. The novel deals with themes of isolation, desperation, survival, children vs. adults, and raw morality.
Author: Orson Scott Card
Published: Tor Books (1985)
Ender deals with a variety of internal and external problems throughout his time at Battle School. Specifically he is often regarded as an outcast, and is purposefully put in dangerous situations either alone or with his teammates so that he can be forcefully developed as a successful military leader. Drama akin to gang-violence within the Battle School further complicates things, as Ender is set against near-impossible odds as the story progresses. The novel deals with themes of isolation, desperation, survival, children vs. adults, and raw morality.
Author: Orson Scott Card
Published: Tor Books (1985)
Artemis Fowl (2001)
Wonderland bleeds into other universes.
Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer's epic series revolving around the young 12-year old Artemis Fowl II— prodigy for crime and leader of the Fowl criminal empire. Significant research is being undertaken to prove the existence of fairies, and becomes entangled in a plot of kidnapping and espionage.
Colfer expands on the theme of good versus evil throughout his series, albeit with more emphasis on Artemis' actions as a criminal. Specifically there is an overbearing theme of greed presented throughout the novel, and positions of morality sometimes change as the series continues. Case in point, this can be seen as a type of "Seeing Redd" version of The Looking Glass Wars. Beddor's main antagonist, Redd, carries similar traits to Artemis.
Author: Eoin Colfer
Published: Viking Press (2001)
Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer's epic series revolving around the young 12-year old Artemis Fowl II— prodigy for crime and leader of the Fowl criminal empire. Significant research is being undertaken to prove the existence of fairies, and becomes entangled in a plot of kidnapping and espionage.
Colfer expands on the theme of good versus evil throughout his series, albeit with more emphasis on Artemis' actions as a criminal. Specifically there is an overbearing theme of greed presented throughout the novel, and positions of morality sometimes change as the series continues. Case in point, this can be seen as a type of "Seeing Redd" version of The Looking Glass Wars. Beddor's main antagonist, Redd, carries similar traits to Artemis.
Author: Eoin Colfer
Published: Viking Press (2001)
Peter and the Starcatchers (2004)
Nobody understands how hard it is, being a captain.
Other stories might be comparable to cannon fodder with set next to this series. A retelling of the famous Peter Pan story— but this time the pirates are real, and the stakes are even higher. Peter is a young boy who must overcome dangerous adventure whilst aboard The NeverLand, a ship carrying mystical treasure within the cargo hold. Explore characters reimagined in this fantasy of a classic tale.
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have tried to recapture the imagination of the original 1904 novel, Peter and Wendy. Akin to Frank Beddor's The Looking Glass Wars and American McGee's Alice, this novel seeks to transform the original story into an epic fantasy suitable for modern audiences.
Authors: Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
Published: Hyperion Books (2004)
Other stories might be comparable to cannon fodder with set next to this series. A retelling of the famous Peter Pan story— but this time the pirates are real, and the stakes are even higher. Peter is a young boy who must overcome dangerous adventure whilst aboard The NeverLand, a ship carrying mystical treasure within the cargo hold. Explore characters reimagined in this fantasy of a classic tale.
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have tried to recapture the imagination of the original 1904 novel, Peter and Wendy. Akin to Frank Beddor's The Looking Glass Wars and American McGee's Alice, this novel seeks to transform the original story into an epic fantasy suitable for modern audiences.
Authors: Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
Published: Hyperion Books (2004)
The Red Pyramid (2010)
It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
Time to watch the sands of time settle over the horizon— this adventure will bring dire consequences. Rick Riordan explains ancient Egyptian lore and religion with a new twist that mixes fantasy with reality. Dr. Kane, brilliant Egyptologist, brings home a sacred artifact that inadvertently unleashes the wrath and chaos of Egyptian God Set. His two children, Sadie and Carter, must run for their lives, and work together to put an end on the family curse that is to follow their name for eternity.
Riordan's novel takes off with a quick pace, much like Peter and the Starcatchers. This is another children's fantasy novel that attempts to retell the events of ancient lore that has been sacred for some time. Readers will explore a vastly different culture in this novel, and will become accustomed to newfound concepts based on traditional Egyptian religious concepts.
Author: Rick Riordan
Published: Hyperion Books (2010)
Time to watch the sands of time settle over the horizon— this adventure will bring dire consequences. Rick Riordan explains ancient Egyptian lore and religion with a new twist that mixes fantasy with reality. Dr. Kane, brilliant Egyptologist, brings home a sacred artifact that inadvertently unleashes the wrath and chaos of Egyptian God Set. His two children, Sadie and Carter, must run for their lives, and work together to put an end on the family curse that is to follow their name for eternity.
Riordan's novel takes off with a quick pace, much like Peter and the Starcatchers. This is another children's fantasy novel that attempts to retell the events of ancient lore that has been sacred for some time. Readers will explore a vastly different culture in this novel, and will become accustomed to newfound concepts based on traditional Egyptian religious concepts.
Author: Rick Riordan
Published: Hyperion Books (2010)