Cinder : Book One of the Lunar Chronicles
Author(s): Marissa Meyer
The first book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! See where the futuristic YA fairytale saga all began, with the tale of a teenage cyborg who must fight for Earth's survival against villains from outer space.
"An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars." —Entertainment Weekly
"Prince Charming among the cyborgs." —The Wall Street Journal
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl. . . .
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future.
With high-stakes action and a smart, resourceful heroine, Cinder is a Cinderella retelling that is at once classic and strikingly original.
Don't miss these other books from #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling author Marissa Meyer:
The Lunar Chronicles:
Cinder
Scarlet
Cress
Winter
Stars Above
Fairest
The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book
Wires and Nerve: Vol. 1
Wires and Nerve: Vol. 2
Renegades:
Renegades: Book One
Heartless
Praise for the Lunar Chronicles:
#1 New York Times-Bestselling Series
USA Today Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
"Terrific." —Los Angeles Times
"Marissa Meyer rocks the fractured fairytale genre." —The Seattle Times
"Epic awesome." —Bustle
"A binge-reading treat." —MTV
"Takes the classic to a whole new level." —NPR
“This series opener and debut offers a high coolness factor by rewriting Cinderella as a kickass mechanic in a plague-ridden future.” —Kirkus Reviews on Cinder
“First in the Lunar Chronicles series, this futuristic twist on Cinderella retains just enough of the original that readers will enjoy spotting the subtle similarities. But debut author Meyer's brilliance is in sending the story into an entirely new, utterly thrilling dimension.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review for Cinder
“There's a lot of moving parts in this fresh spin on ‘Cinderella,' the first in a four-book series.” —Booklist on Cinder
“Singing mice and glass slippers are replaced with snarky androids and mechanical feet in this richly imagined and darkly subversive retelling of ‘Cinderella.'” —The Bulletin on Cinder
Review(s):
Praise for the Lunar Chronicles:
#1 New York Times-Bestselling Series
USA Today Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
"A mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderalla, Terminator, and Star Wars." —Entertainment Weekly
"Prince Charming among the cyborgs." —The Wall Street Journal
"Terrific." —Los Angeles Times
"Marissa Meyer rocks the fractured fairytale genre." —The Seattle Times
"Epic awesome." —Bustle
"A binge-reading treat." —MTV
"Takes the classic to a whole new level." —NPR
Commended YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (2016), MO MASL's Readers Awards - MASTER LIST (2014), Winner California Young Reader Medal, Long-listed YALSA Teens' Top Ten (2012), Long-listed Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice A. ML (2014), Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award (2015), Oklahoma Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award Master List (2015), Long-listed Arizona Grand Canyon Young Readers Maste (2014), Long-listed Indiana Young Hoosier Award Master List (2014), Long-listed TN Volunteer State Book Award Primary ML (2014), Long-listed Florida Sunshine State YR Award ML (2014), Long-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year (2013), Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Master List (2014), Arizona Grand Canyon Young Readers Master List (2014), Long-listed Oklahoma Sequoyah YA Book Award ML (2015), Winner Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens (2013), Runner-up Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book A ML (2015), Long-listed ABC New Voices Title (2012), Long-listed IL Abraham Lincoln High School Book Master (2014), Long-listed Maine Student Book Award Master List (2014), Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List (2014), Long-listed MO MASL’s Readers Awards - MASTER LIST (2014), Winner CO Blue Spruce YA Book Award (2015), Long-listed IRA Young Adult Choices (2013), IL Abraham Lincoln High School Book Award Master List (2014), Long-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year (2013), Long-listed Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice A. ML (2014), Long-listed Nebraska Golden Sower Award Master List (2014), ALA Top 10 Books for Young Adults (2012), Long-listed YALSA Teens' Top Ten (2012), Long-listed Tri-State Reviews Committee Books of Note - Master List (2013), Long-listed New York Charlotte Award Master List (2014), New York Charlotte Award (2014)
ISBN: 9781250007209