The Lunar Chronicles Reading Order
Cinder
The Lunar Chronicles #1
Soon to be adapted into major motion picture! The first book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Cโฆ Soon to be adapted into major motion picture! The first book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by the โQueen of fairytale retellings,โ Marissa Meyer! See where the futuristic YA fairytale saga all began, with the tale of a teenage cyborg who must fight for Earth's survival against villains from outer space. "An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars." โEntertainment Weekly The prince straightened, forcing her gaze to follow him. โYouโre not quite what I was expecting.โ 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. With high-stakes action and a smart, resourceful heroine, Cinder is a Cinderella retelling that is at once classic and strikingly original. Don't miss the other books in The Lunar Chronicles series: Cinder Scarlet Cress Winter Stars Above Fairest Wires and Nerve Vol. 1 Wires and Nerve Vol. 2: Gone Rogue
Scarlet
The Lunar Chronicles #2
Scarlet Benoit and Wolf, a street fighter who may have information about her missing grandmother, join forces with Cindeโฆ Scarlet Benoit and Wolf, a street fighter who may have information about her missing grandmother, join forces with Cinder as they try to stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana in this story inspired by Little Red Riding Hood.
Cress
The Lunar Chronicles #3
"Thorndike Press Large Print The Literacy Bridge"--Title page verso.
Winter
The Lunar Chronicles #4
Princess Winter, renowned for her beauty and kindness, risks succumbing to madness as she defies her wicked stepmother,โฆ Princess Winter, renowned for her beauty and kindness, risks succumbing to madness as she defies her wicked stepmother, Queen Levana. But as a rebellion against Levanaโs tyrannical rule ignites across Luna, Winter finds herself drawn into a desperate alliance with Earthโs renegade cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her motley crew. Together, they must launch a daring final strike against the Lunar Queen, whose ruthless reign threatens to enslave Earth and plunge the entire galaxy into darkness. The battle for freedom, and the future, begins now.
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