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Published by Flame Tree Press
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About The Book
In a wonderland where the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat rule, The Rot threatens the sanity and lives of all...
An “expansive magical adventure” – Publishers Weekly on Tinderbox, Book 1 of ‘Tales from the Riven Isles’
The Hatter's Daughter is the third book set in W.A. Simpson's Riven Isles universe.
There is more to the Vine than mortals and immortals know. It reaches its branches and tendrils into realms beyond the Riven Isles. On the night Faith was born, her mother perished, but not before sending Faith to safety, in Underneath. Discovered by The Mad Hatter, he takes Faith home to raise as his own. When the Rot invades, Faith determines to fight. She won’t do it alone. Her childhood friend, Prince Rowan accompanies her. Faith must return to her birthplace to find a Legendary Heroine. But Overland is dangerous, and the minions of the Rot are in pursuit. If she doesn’t succeed, the minions of the Rot will destroy everything they know.
For comparisons, think The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, or After Alice by Gregory Maguire. And, of course, Lewis Carroll's, Alice in Wonderland.
Tales from the Riven Isles is a dark fantasy series set in a world outside of our own, where the characters of myth and fairy-tales exist, and their legends live on. Featuring the novels: 'Tinderbox', 'Tarotmancer', and 'The Hatter's Daughter'.
FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to excellent original writing in horror, science fiction and fantasy. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress
Awarded independent publisher of 2024 by the British Fantasy Society.
An “expansive magical adventure” – Publishers Weekly on Tinderbox, Book 1 of ‘Tales from the Riven Isles’
The Hatter's Daughter is the third book set in W.A. Simpson's Riven Isles universe.
There is more to the Vine than mortals and immortals know. It reaches its branches and tendrils into realms beyond the Riven Isles. On the night Faith was born, her mother perished, but not before sending Faith to safety, in Underneath. Discovered by The Mad Hatter, he takes Faith home to raise as his own. When the Rot invades, Faith determines to fight. She won’t do it alone. Her childhood friend, Prince Rowan accompanies her. Faith must return to her birthplace to find a Legendary Heroine. But Overland is dangerous, and the minions of the Rot are in pursuit. If she doesn’t succeed, the minions of the Rot will destroy everything they know.
For comparisons, think The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, or After Alice by Gregory Maguire. And, of course, Lewis Carroll's, Alice in Wonderland.
Tales from the Riven Isles is a dark fantasy series set in a world outside of our own, where the characters of myth and fairy-tales exist, and their legends live on. Featuring the novels: 'Tinderbox', 'Tarotmancer', and 'The Hatter's Daughter'.
FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to excellent original writing in horror, science fiction and fantasy. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress
Awarded independent publisher of 2024 by the British Fantasy Society.
Product Details
- Publisher: Flame Tree Press (April 15, 2025)
- Length: 272 pages
- ISBN13: 9781787589131
Raves and Reviews
"The Hatter’s Daughter is an action-packed adventure of a retelling. [...] This book takes you on a wild ride down the rabbit hole and all the way up again, and it won’t let you off."
– Kelly Ann Jacobson, author of Tink and Wendy and Lies of a Toymaker
"THE HATTER'S DAUGHTER is a fun and fresh adventure through a land of magic and encroaching decay. This fast-paced, magical tale is filled with charm and surprises, and features a world at once familiar and unique."
– M.H. Ayinde, author of A Song of Legends Lost & 2021 winner of the Future Worlds Prize
"Simpson’s newest installment from the Riven Isles is filled with whimsy and wonder. With protagonists you can root for and a supporting cast of characters both old and new, familiar and unique, this book will charm fairy-tale readers of all ages!"
– Elana A. Mugdan, author of The Shadow War Saga
On Tinderbox, book one in the Riven Isles series:
"Simpson sticks the landing with an epic conclusion. Fans of Andrea Hairston’s Master of Poisons and other secondary world fantasy will enjoy this expansive magical adventure."
– Publishers Weekly
"This promising debut features strong world building and well-developed systems of magic. It will appeal to readers of Kacen Callender’s Queen of the Conquered (2019), N.K. Jemisin’s The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010), and L. Penelope’s Song of Blood and Stone (2018)."
– Booklist
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