Published: July 21, 2012
Words: 55,784 (approximate)
Language: British English
ISBN: 9781476030210

Short description

Transported into a bizarre alternative reality, the story follows the stranded hero as he struggles through a world of which he is not part in his search for a way home. Alice in Wonderland for adults, Odyssey for the post-psychedelic age, or improbable mystical allegory, the four books of White Rabbit combine black comedy with surreal adventure into a weird and fantastical entertainment.

Extended description

With his life in complete meltdown in this world, Simon Cadwallader finds himself unexpectedly transported into an alternative reality. Hallucinogenic dream or a parallel universe? Either way, he arrives completely disorientated and with no memory of his previous life – not even his own name.

As he gradually gets his bearings, it becomes apparent that our amnesiac hero is an unwitting participant in a game about which he knows nothing. Indeed, as the story unfolds, the absolutely pivotal nature of his role in this game becomes disturbingly clear, as does the multitude of attendant dangers.

There are of course other players in the great game, such as Miss Leggett, the Under Manager for the Company, and Norbert Dentressangle, the handsome and charming Frenchman who claims to be his dearest and most faithful friend. And then there is plethora of strange beings – including a clothes peg and a giant flatworm – who seem to be servants of the government and who are distinguished.. (Read more) With his life in complete meltdown in this world, Simon Cadwallader finds himself unexpectedly transported into an alternative reality. Hallucinogenic dream or a parallel universe? Either way, he arrives completely disorientated and with no memory of his previous life – not even his own name.

As he gradually gets his bearings, it becomes apparent that our amnesiac hero is an unwitting participant in a game about which he knows nothing. Indeed, as the story unfolds, the absolutely pivotal nature of his role in this game becomes disturbingly clear, as does the multitude of attendant dangers.

There are of course other players in the great game, such as Miss Leggett, the Under Manager for the Company, and Norbert Dentressangle, the handsome and charming Frenchman who claims to be his dearest and most faithful friend. And then there is plethora of strange beings – including a clothes peg and a giant flatworm – who seem to be servants of the government and who are distinguished by their incessant exhorting of him to search for an enigmatic female Janus, The Woman Who Looks Both Ways. It is soon clear to him that he is central to all of their schemes, but what are they hoping to gain from him? And above all which of them have his interests at heart and which do not?

But it is the final player in the game that is the most worrying of all. In particular, what is the nature of his own relationship to this baleful creature – 'two sides of the same coin', he is told, 'two halves of the same whole' – and can something so like him really be the monster of evil that it appears to be?

The four books of White Rabbit follow our hero as he pursues his quest to find the way home through this grotesque and contrary world, encountering bizarre people and creatures, both friendly and hostile – and it's usually difficult to tell which is which – who either guide him on his way or try to block his every step... and worse.

The White Rabbit series
Book 1: The One Who Is Two
Book 2: Friends and Enemies
Book 3: Red Tape
Book 4: The Woman Who Looks Both Ways
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Tags

adventure, weird, surreal, black comedy, psychedelic, bizarre

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Review by: Larissa Horvath on Sep. 17, 2012 :
The story continues on. Our hero has found his way to the bottom of the rabbit hole, and it becomes a bit clearer that he hasn’t just been invited down for tea. He’s made some friends, and is beginning to learn to go with the flow and to trust people who say they can be trusted… no, seriously.
As you read, you begin to feel frustrated for Le Hero and the myriad of characters that continue to help and hinder him. The imagery continues; a wash of mental flavor that reminds you to stop and smell the roses. Our friend Loofah continues to search all the mirrors in hopes of helping, but seems to lose track of what exactly it is he’s here for. Does he want to complete the quest? Does he want to go home, or merely fit in? A flash of understanding – Ah! – moves you on to the next chapter, and the next.
He meets a new personality (Monsieur Dentressangle) that allows him to completely relax in the face of adversity. At long last, someone is here to help… and while Norbert comes along with the frustrating feeling of just wanting to shake him a tiny bit, he makes you so comfortable that you almost don’t want to see beyond the rim of your own glass.
Loofah moves from scene to scene, dragging the reader through honey and psychedelic homes, where normal is anything but. We move through the story to find him realizing that not everything is as it seems, even in this upside-down world. This story is sans white knight in the typical format, but a page-turner just the same. If you’re a fan of heady imagery, this is something for you to read.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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