Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles

By Marissa Meyer Soon to be adapted into major motion picture! The first book in the #1 New York Times - and USA Today -Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by the “Queen of fairytale retellings,” Marissa Meyer, like you've never seen it before, now with new cover art! 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 The prince straightened, forcing her gaze to follow him. “You're not quite what I was expecting.” 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 the other books in The Lunar Chronicles series: Cinder Scarlet Cress Winter Stars Above Fairest Wires and Nerve Vol. 1 Wires and Nerve Vol. 2: Gone Rogue AWARDS • 2012&nbspABC New Voices Title long-listed • 2015&nbspMinnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book A ML runner-up • 2013&nbspCapitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens winner • 2014&nbspNew York Charlotte Award Master List long-listed • 2015&nbspOklahoma Sequoyah YA Book Award ML long-listed • 2014&nbspArizona Grand

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