When Alyss Heart, heir to the Wonderland throne, must flee through the Pool of Tears to escape her murderous aunt Redd, she finds herself lost and alone in Victorian London. Befriended by an aspiring author named Lewis Carroll, Alyss tells the violent, heartbreaking story of her young life. Fortunatly for Alyss, Royal Bodyguard Hatter Madigan knows the truth behind Alyss' story, and is searching across the world to find the lost princess and return her to Wonderland so that she may reclaim her throne as Queen of Hearts from her evil aunt Redd.