Cinder
by Marissa Meyer (Author)
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.
Recognition: ALA Teens' Top Ten Nominee (2012); Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee (2014)
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.
Recognition: ALA Teens' Top Ten Nominee (2012); Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee (2014)
Lunar Chronicles Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: Lunar ChroniclesReading level: 12+
Books in series: 9
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Nov 2015
Tags: science fiction fantasy fairy tales romance
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. Cinder (2012)2. Scarlet (2013)
3. Cress (2014)
4. Winter (2015)
+ Glitches (2011)
+ The Queen's Army (2012)
+ The Little Android (2014)
+ Fairest (2015)
+ Stars Above (2016)