A blurb about the series:
The Lunar Chronicles are futuristic retellings of classic fairy tales. In CINDER, a teenage cyborg (half human, half machine) must deal with a wicked stepmother, start a rebellion against the evil Queen Levana, and decide how she feels about a handsome prince. As the series continues, Cinder forges alliances with Scarlet, a spaceship pilot who is determined to solve the mystery of a missing loved one — with the help of a magnetic street fighter named Wolf; Cress, a computer hacker who is imprisoned by Queen Levana; and Winter, a princess who's in love with a commoner, and who discovers that Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress may hold the key to saving her kingdom — and the world.
Hello Readers.
I knew about this series for a while but I avoided reading it. For years, I had people recommend them to me and I was hesitant because of the hype. Let's be honest about it. If a book or series is over hyped, I tend to steer clear of it because I am pretty sure that I will be greatly disappointed. Some of the most popular books out there have disappointed me so much that I will never read them again or did not finish them to begin with. I wasn't sure how this one would be because I was unsure as to how one could combine such very different components and actually succeed. There was so much room for failure here and I did not want to waste my time. Last month, I decided to go ahead and read the copy of Cinder that I had been given. I was pretty sure that I would be giving it away as soon as I read it. There was no way that I would actually like it and keep it.
Hahahahaha. Sorry. I am taking a moment to laugh at myself. I am not one that shies away from admitting that I am wrong when the occasion occurs. Not only did I plow through Cinder with insane speed but I ordered the rest of the books midway into the book. Before I knew it, I was fully enveloped in this series and had to know every detail. Beautifully written. The author combined the old fairy tales with sci-fi and steam punk so expertly that I am in awe. I cannot recommend this series enough.
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Books in the Series:
- Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) - 2012
- Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) - 2013
- Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) - 2014
- Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) - 2015
- Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #5) - 2015
Additional Books:
- Stars Above (a collection of short stories) - 2016
- The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book - 2016
- Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 (graphic novel) - 2017
- Wires and Nerve: Gone Rogue, Volume 2 (graphic novel) - 2018
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**Blurb taken directly from http://lunarchronicles.universeofmarissameyer.com/books/
