Hello, Friends!
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
cyborg, part robot, but human. Cyborgs are created after accidents; for example, if someone lost an arm in a car accident, a metal arm could be surgically connected to replace it. This involves more advanced technology than we have today. Androids and the blue fever, a deadly plague, also exist in this sci-fi world. Anyways, Cinder is the best mechanic in New Beijing, but is looked down upon because of a prejudice against cyborgs. One day, she is commissioned to repair the prince's servant/tutor droid. While repairing the droid, she accidentally overhears confidential information the droid is transmitting to someone. . .
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).
Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. She has been missing for a few weeks now, and Scarlet can't get the police to help her find her grandmother.
Scarlet, which takes place in France,
is the second book in the series, and is based on "Little Red Riding Hood." When Scarlet delivers some tomatoes for one of her grandmother's customers, she meets a street fighter called Wolf, who claims to have information about her grandma. After Wolf shows up at Scarlet's farm, she decides to go with him to rescue her grandmother. On their journey, she discovers there is much she did not know about her grandmother. . .
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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