Untamed: A Splintered Companion

A. G. Howard

Dec 2015 · Abrams

About this ebook

A companion collection to the New York Times Bestselling young adult series containing three stories about a teenaged ancestor of Alice in Wonderland.

Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her heart. In this collection of three novellas, join Alyssa and her family as they look back at their memories of Wonderland. In Six Impossible Things, Alyssa recalls the most precious moments of her life after Ensnared, and the role magic plays in preserving the happiness of those she loves. Alyssa’s mother reminisces about her own time in Wonderland and giving up the crown to rescue the man who would become her husband in The Boy in the Web. And Morpheus delves into Jeb’s memories of the events of Splintered in The Moth in the Mirror.

Praise for Splintered:

“Splintered is dark, twisted, entirely riveting, and a truly romantic tale.” —USA Today

“Brilliant, because it is ambitious, inventive, and often surprising — a contemporary reworking of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,’’ with a deep bow toward Tim Burton’s 2010 film version.” —The Boston Globe

“It’s a deft, complex metamorphosis of this children’s fantasy made more enticing by competing romantic interests, a psychedelic setting, and more mad violence than its original.” —Booklist

“Protagonist Alyssa . . . is an original. Howard’s visual imagination is superior. The story’s creepiness is intriguing as horror, and its hypnotic tone and setting, at the intersection of madness and creativity, should sweep readers down the rabbit hole.” —Publishers Weekly

“Creepy, descriptive read with a generous dollop of romance.” —School Library Journal

Ratings and reviews

Untamed is a collection of Novella's that go along with the main books of the Splintered series. These provide extra details that didn't make it into the stories. Untamed also includes The boy in the web, this is about Alyssa's moms time in Wonderland rescuing her now husband. Moth in the mirror which I had already read, Morpheus decides to dive into Jeb's memories, and Six impossible things is Alyssa's recollection of her life after Ensnared.

I cried almost as much as I did upon the end of Ensnared. The difference is the lack of extra tears shed for the desire for just another chapter. These books have made me so much happier than one could ever imagine. Thank you, A.G. Howard, for letting me live a life through another woman's eyes.

It's dark, twisted, and awesome but with a bit of romance and I'm 13 so some of the words that they said was confusing but I still loved

About the author

A. G. Howard started writing the Splintered series while working at a school library. She always wondered what would’ve happened had the subtle creepiness of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland taken center stage, and she hopes her darker and funkier tribute to Carroll will inspire readers to seek out the stories that won her heart as a child. She lives in Amarillo, Texas. Visit her online at aghoward.com.