Today I am finally writing a post solely about The Lunar Chronicles, by Marissa Meyer. I mentioned them in my post on cosmetic plastic surgery, and in my posts on fairy tale twists and sci-fi. However, today they get the post all to themselves. First of all, go read the books. If you are the type that doesn't prefer this genre, you probably won't like them. That makes me sad. I don't generally prefer sci-fi, but sci-fi combined with fairy tales is pretty amazing. There are four books, as well as multiple short stories and a book about the main villain (which I haven't read, so I won't post about).
1) Cinder
Cinder is the first book in the series. Cinder is based on the fairy tale "Cinderella," and is about a
Later, after an outbreak of the plague at the local marketplace, Cinder is forced to question who she really is and where she came from.
2) Scarlet
DO NOT READ PAST THIS POINT IF YOU HAVE NOT READ CINDER. THESE BOOKS DO NOT READ WELL AS STAND-ALONES. Use your better judgement: Do not read the other book descriptions if you have not read the previous book(s).
Meanwhile, the news is full of the crazy cyborg girl who tried to kill the prince at the annual peace ball. However, it changes once they hear Linh Cinder and another prisoner have escaped. . .
Cinder wants to find out more about her past. After she escapes, she decides to go to France to find Michelle Benoit, the person who supposedly helped smuggle Princess Selene successfully onto Earth. But what she finds surprises her.
3) Cress
Cress has been trapped on the satellite since she was a child. She is an amazing hacker, and previously contacted Cinder with vital information. Cress is based on the fairy tale "Rapunzel." Cress works for the Lunar queen herself, but is secretly helping Cinder, Scarlet, Thorne, and Wolf. However, there is a catch: if she is caught, she will be killed. The Rampion's crew determines that Cress is their best chance of defeating Levana, but their rescue goes wrong. Cress and Thorne crash land in the dessert, Scarlet is taken, and Cinder and Wolf are left on the Rampion, but with a new addition: the guard of Cress's former mistress. As they try to figure out how to save the Commonwealth (and the world), they must also, somehow, reunite.
4) Winter
Winter is the stepdaughter of Levana. She is breathtakingly The Lunar Chronicles.beautiful, and the people of Luna love her. But because she chooses not to use her Lunar gift, she has horrible hallucinations, which make the Lunar court disdain her. However, she might be the key to starting the revolution the Rampion's crew is looking for. This is the fourth and final book in The Lunar Chronicles.
I love these books. They are amazing. My favorite of the four main main characters are Cinder and Scarlet. Cinder has to make decisions all the time, and is a wonderful leader, even though she never thought she would be. She also almost always makes the right decision, which is wonderful. Scarlet carries a gun with her at all times. What could be better than that? Also, she is a very strong female character.
Have you read these books? Do you like them? Have you read other books in this genre?
Spruce Nogard
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