Cinder
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.
ALA Teens' Top Ten Nominee (2012); Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee (2014)
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About the Lunar Chronicles Series
Books in series order
- 1.Cinder(2012)
- 2.Scarlet(2013)
- 3.Cress(2014)
- 4.Winter(2015)
- +Fairest(2015)
- +Glitches(2011)
- +Stars Above(2016)
- +The Little Android(2014)
- +The Queen's Army(2012)
Reading age: 12+ years
This series should be read in order.
A forbidden romance. A deadly plague. Earth's fate hinges on one girl . . .
Cinder, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She's reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's sudden illness. But when her life becomes entwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the centre of a violent struggle between the desires of an evil queen – and a dangerous temptation. Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future.
A perfect blend of fairy tale romance and thrilling science fiction, The Lunar Chronicles will appeal to readers who loved Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series.