Her view of Luna, however, was always to be avoided. She would stare at the continents for hours and hours, imagining what that must be like. Soon she would land and step out onto real dirt, feel real sunshine, smell real oxygen. She would pretend that she was not on a satellite at all, but in a podship en route to the blue planet. When she was first imprisoned, she had loved nothing more than to stack her pillows on top of the desk that was built into the walls and drape her bed linens over the screens, making a small alcove for herself. It was a prison that came with an endlessly breathtaking view-vast blue oceans and swirling clouds and sunrises that set half the world on fire. Her satellite made one full orbit around planet Earth every sixteen hours. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. 'Takes the classic to a whole new level.' ―NPR 'Marissa Meyer rocks the fractured fairytalegenre.' ― The Seattle Times Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only ones who can.įind out what happens in another richly imagined adventure in Marissa Meyer's world of fairytale (with characters based off of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel), science fiction, and intergalatic intruigue.ĭon't miss these other books from #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling author Marissa Meyer: Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing stop her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a high price. When a daring rescue goes awry, the group is separated. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker unfortunately, she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice. Their best hope lies with Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since childhood with only her netscreens as company.

Together they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army. 'Prince Charming among the cyborgs.' ― The Wall Street Journal on the Lunar ChroniclesĬinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars.'― Entertainment Weekly on the Lunar Chronicles

'An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction. Can the Rapunzel-like hacker break free and help them instead? The third book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! The evil space queen gives an imprisoned hacker orders to track down our cyborg heroine and her team of reimagined fairytale characters.

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