Malice in Wonderland Bundle 1: The First Trilogy & Prequel

by Lotus Rose, Virtual Voice (Narrator)

You've been misled. Lewis Carroll didn't reveal the whole story...
Alice never left Wonderland. She's trapped. She's angry. And she wants revenge.

The truth is not what you were led to believe. It wasn't all "just a dream." It's a nightmare. A nightmare she can't escape, where formerly pleasant characters throw her unhappy unbirthday parties to torment her, while others like to make her cry so they can lick her tears.

But one day after years of this unpleasantness, she loses her heart. Literally. Well, technically somebody steals it.

And she has to get it back. By any means necessary. And it's a lot easier to be ruthless now that she's heartless.

Alice is fed up with all the losers of Wonderland, from the sadistic Queen of Hearts to the goofy Mad Hatter to the bloodthirsty Cheshire Cat.

And she's tired of being so sweet and innocent, with all her dimples. She used to be a preteen, but today is her 13th birthday, and she'll be singing “unhappy birthday” loudly as she delivers violent justice! Yeah, she used to be so sweet you could die. Well, now they all shall die...literally.

It may be 1865, but Alice is about to go medieval.

She will have her heart returned to her even if she has to kill all the citizens of Wonderland one by one...

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Retellings

Audible Audio

Published April 26, 2025

About the author

Lotus Rose is like this generation’s twisted, more adult version of Roald Dahl. And since Lotus wrote a continuation of Alice in Wonderland, he’s also like the demented doppelganger of Lewis Carroll. But he’s not like one of those doppelgangers who kills the original then takes their place, because Lewis Carroll is already dead. Really, though, Lotus is a sweetheart.
His style can best be described as “children’s stories for adults.” He retains all the best of children’s literature—the imagination, the playfulness, the outright weirdness—then adds an additional layer of mature themes and subjects. And often with a dark sense of humor.
So, if you ever wanted to revisit your childhood, to reexperience the wonder of children’s literature, but without all the innocent naivety holding you back, the Lotus Rose books are sure to deliver. From The Poniworld Chronicles, to The Malice in Wonderland Saga to The Twisted Holiday Specials, you’ll love his twisted takes on sacred childhood institutions, and are guaranteed to laugh throughout.

Here's a short poem he wrote:

O, shall I be like the lotus,
And bring you dark dreams and soft sighs?
Or shall I be like the rose is,
Sweet-scented and tempting your eyes?

For the unending sleep can seduce you,
To the world behind unseeing eyes.
And the beauty that beckons, then cuts you,
Is also the cruelest of lies.

Lotus currently lives in Austin, Texas. He likes Newcastle Brown Ale.

Reviews

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[James Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is three of the books put together (in ebook form.) The main characters are Alice (from Alice in Wonderland) and Malice, her evil duplicate. You've got most of the original characters plus a new one that's an inventor. There's a lot of violence and a lot of the Wonderland characters are killed. There's also some new characters called rollie-pollies who are rather cute.

Sort of.

Things don't always work out the way we expect in Wonderland, though. The question explored is whether or not a person who does evil deeds will always remain, basically, evil, or if they can be somehow convinced to overcome their evil side. The Tinerker, the inventor, has a rather unique way of working on that problem.

For a while I was turned off by the idea of killing off the various Wonderland characters and I'll admit it's not a book for everyone but I still liked the way it dealt with the concept of evil.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

a fun read.

[Christine Shrum · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alice is stuck in Wonderland and can't leave. The Characters of Wonderland are cruel to her and it makes Alice have very dark and disturbing thoughts of ways to kill them and she does kill them one by one.

This series is so dark, brutal and disturbing. Also a lot of blood and violence as well....

Prequel: **** 4 stars
#1: **** 4 stars
#2: *** 3 stars
#3: **** 4 stars

Rating the series as a whole I would give it 4 stars......

[Kim Roberts · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5-3 stars. I enjoyed this book. I think the story was good. There were times when I would get annoyed with it. I didn’t like that the characters were killed 3 times and kept coming back to life just have a happy ending. Please either keep them alive or kill them off. I liked the concept of Alice being split in 2 (good versus evil) but I don’t think the concept came across well at times. There were times I was confused.

[Ruth Caves · Rating 5 out of 5]

Twisted

Not just a different way of decoding Alice in Wonderland, but an entirely different reason for the story. More than a bit gory, but then it is trying to teach about morality.

[Monica · Rating 1 out of 5]

Def not my speed, couldn't get more than even 25% through reading. I've never been into creepy little kids, let alone as the lead!

[Amanda Walton · Rating 3 out of 5]

curioser and curioser.....

[Ravenluna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love love love.

Books that take classic fairy tales and turn them into something new and addicting are everything. This is a fantastic addition to Alice in wonderland fans.

[Cora Lewis · Rating 1 out of 5]

didn't finish,

[Lena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite entertaining!😁

[Lydia Bob Baker · Rating 2 out of 5]

Trigger warning

[Laura Ruetz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun read, absolutely loved books one and two. Original take on a darker Wonderland.

[Dennis Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have only read the scarecrow must die. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to reading the rest.

[Monster Goddess of Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 books in 1.
Prequel was jumbled and didn’t make sense but once you started going through the other books it started to show the tale and it was actually pretty good. Want a strange Alice retailing? Give it a try if you can!

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Decent story/world building, not shelf worthy but a recommend
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Amazing story/world building, shelf worthy and a recommend
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Don’t talk to me, I’m LIVING in this book from now on