27 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:4.26

more photos (1)

Frank Beddor’s Followers (1,548)

Frank’s Bookshelves

to-read (15)
currently-reading (1)
read (28)
adventure (0)
dark-fantasy (0)
dystopia (0)
epic-fantasy (0)
fantasy (0)
science-fiction (0)

Frank’s Friends (1,168)

Heather

1,086 books | 5 friends

Mikell

442 books | 170 friends

Jolene Gutiérrez

3,167 books | 2,873 friends

Courtney Nesom

2,148 books | 186 friends

Michelle

5,693 books | 183 friends

DiAnn

651 books | 3,346 friends

Melissa Bennett

1,572 books | 112 friends

Karielle

3,115 books | 2,868 friends

More friends…

Frank Beddor

Goodreads Author

Born

Minneapolis, Minnesota, The United States

Website

http://frankbeddor.com/

Twitter

frankbeddor

Genre

Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction

Member Since

June 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/frankbeddor

edit data

Literary Sleuth and world creator Frank Beddor dared to expose the true story of Wonderland in the New York Times bestselling young adult trilogy The Looking Glass Wars. To satisfy the awakened curiosity of his readers he continued to tell the parallel adventures of Royal Bodyguard Hatter Madigan’s search for the lost princess in the graphic novel series Hatter M. He lives in Los Angeles.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Frank Beddor questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Frank Beddor’s books

Average rating: 3.89 · 82,947 ratings · 6,789 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 46,837 ratings — published 2004 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seeing Redd (The Looking Glass Wars, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 18,746 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ArchEnemy (The Looking Glass Wars, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 11,936 ratings — published 2009 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hatter M, Volume 1: The Looking Glass Wars (Hatter M, #1) by Frank Beddor (Goodreads Author), Liz Cavalier, Ben Templesmith (Illustrator) 3.60 avg rating — 2,514 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hatter M, Volume 2: Mad With Wonder by Frank Beddor (Goodreads Author), Liz Cavalier, Sami Makkonen (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 970 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Princess Alyss of Wonderland by Frank Beddor (Goodreads Author), Catia Chien (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Vance Kovacs (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 594 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hatter M, Volume 3: The Nature of Wonder by Frank Beddor (Goodreads Author), Liz Cavalier, Sami Makkonen (Artist) 3.87 avg rating — 550 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost in the H.A.T.B.O.X. (Hatter Madigan, #1) by Frank Beddor (Goodreads Author), Adrienne Kress (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hatter M, Volume 4: Zen of Wonder (Hatter M, #4) by Frank Beddor (Goodreads Author), Sami Makkonen, Liz Cavalier 3.85 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hatter M, Volume 5: Love of Wonder by Frank Beddor (Goodreads Author), Liz Cavalier (Co-writer), Sami Makkonen (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Frank Beddor…

182 posts
Frank Beddor's Blog

Why A Young Hatter Madigan Animated Series Could Be The Next "Avatar: The Last Airbender"

I don’t know what has happened but in the past five to ten years the popularity of anime has exploded. While you could argue that anime was always massive, it was more of a subculture consisting of those kids who Naruto-ran in P.E. and those who watched anime but didn’t talk about it because they didn’t want to be grouped in with the Naruto-runners. What was once nerd culture is now popular cultur

Series by Frank Beddor

The Looking Glass Wars (5 books)
by

Frank Beddor (Goodreads Author),

Curtis Clark,

Sami Makkonen (Contributor)

3.90 avg rating — 78,227 ratings

Hatter M (6 books)
by

Frank Beddor (Goodreads Author),

Sami Makkonen (Illustrator ),

Tyson Schroeder (Illustrator )

3.70 avg rating — 4,488 ratings

Hatter Madigan (1 book)
by

Frank Beddor (Goodreads Author),

Adrienne Kress (Goodreads Author)

4.26 avg rating — 219 ratings

Frank is Currently Reading

Frank Beddor rated a book really liked it

Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1)

by Matthew Woodring Stover

bookshelves: currently-reading

read in December 2023

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Dec 18, 2023 12:45PM

rss
Frank’s Recent Updates

Frank Beddor is now friends with Erin
Mar 30, 2025 05:25AM · like
Frank Beddor rated a book really liked it Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1) by Matthew Woodring Stover	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dec 18, 2023 12:45PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Frank Beddor finished reading Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization by Graham Hancock (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 29, 2023 03:25PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Frank Beddor is now following Hannah's reviews
Nov 29, 2023 03:14PM · like

More of Frank's books…

Quotes by Frank Beddor (?)

“I tell you to think black thoughts and you come up with that?!" the lieutenant had screamed. "Is a guinea pig bad? Do you consider a guinea pig the representation of all that is evil?"

Maybe... if it's an evil guinea pig.”
― Frank Beddor, The Looking Glass Wars

155 likes

“You can't spend so much time in a place and not carry a bit of it inside you.”
― Frank Beddor, The Looking Glass Wars

139 likes

“But I killed you,” Alyss said. “Did you?” Red turned to The Cat. “Why wasn’t I informed?”
― Frank Beddor, The Looking Glass Wars

tags: alyss-hart, frank-beddor, queen-redd

99 likes

See all Frank Beddor's quotes »

Polls

Which book would you like to read for our April monthly theme selection?

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

6 votes 30.0%

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley

5 votes 25.0%

The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

4 votes 20.0%

Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire

2 votes 10.0%

Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin

2 votes 10.0%

Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen by Serena Valentino

1 vote 5.0%

Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman

0 votes 0.0%

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire

0 votes 0.0%

20 total votes

2 comments

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
The Book Challenge: Istoleahalo's 2008 Book Challenges	54	334	Dec 15, 2008 05:39AM
Pick-a-Shelf: 12 Books of Christmas - the Official Game Room	254	334	Jan 11, 2009 10:24PM
The Book Challenge: Istoleahalo's 2009 Book Challenges	39	120	Dec 31, 2009 03:34PM
The Next Best Boo...: Companion Novels	32	559	Feb 24, 2010 08:32PM
Challenge: 50 Books: Lanica - 2010	4	45	Mar 08, 2010 06:36AM
Young Adult Reade...: April Book Nominations	8	46	Mar 14, 2010 06:15AM
SciFi and Fantasy...: April Theme - Reverse Looking Glass nominations	50	315	Apr 14, 2010 07:49PM
Young Adult Reade...: March-April Challenge	56	212	Apr 30, 2010 07:55PM

More…

Frank’s Quotes

“Should is my all time least favorite word. It’s this sort of guilt inducing, finger wagging word that we use to beat up others and ourselves.”
― Frank Beddor

tags: guilty, inspirational, should, words

7 likes

Frank’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.

Frank Beddor’s Followers (1,548)

Add New
Videos

Frank’s Bookshelves

Frank’s Friends (1,168)

Frank Beddor

Goodreads Author

Learn more
Ask the Author

Popular Answered Questions

Combine Editions
Frank Beddor’s books

182 posts
Frank Beddor's Blog

Why A Young Hatter Madigan Animated Series Could Be The Next "Avatar: The Last Airbender"

Series by Frank Beddor

Frank is Currently Reading

rss
Frank’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover

See a Problem?

Preview — Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock

Polls

Topics Mentioning This Author

Frank’s Quotes

recent posts
Frank’s Groups

Frank’s Friend Comments

Frank Beddor’s Followers (1,548)

Frank Beddor

Goodreads Author

Popular Answered Questions

rssFrank’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover

See a Problem?

Preview — Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock

Polls

Topics Mentioning This Author

rss
Frank’s Recent Updates