Automated Alice
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| Automated Alice | |
| Author | Jeff Noon |
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| Illustrator | Harry Trumbore |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Language | English |
| Series | Vurt series |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction/ Cyberpunk |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-385-40808-0 (first edition, paperback) |
| Preceded by | Pollen |
| Followed by | Nymphomation |
Automated Alice is a fantastical book by British author Jeff Noon, first published in 1996. The book follows Alice's travels to a future Manchester city populated by Newmonians, Civil Serpents and a vanishing cat.
The book was written as both the third book in the Vurt series and the "trequel" to the famous Lewis Carroll books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.
[edit] Plot summary
The story of Automated Alice tells of the character of Alice from Lewis Carrolls books in a future version of Manchester, England. After following a white termite through a grandfather clock, Alice, her parrot Whippoorwill and Alice's doll Celia, they get lost in a world inhabited by Newmonians, entities made from two objects combined, for example a zebra and a human.
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