A scifi fairy tale series

 Begin your adventure into this futuristic take on popular fairy tales with Cinder, the story of a cyborg (part human, part machine) with a not-so-nice stepmother who keeps her locked in the basement when she is not doing chores or earning money. Cinder is a mechanic who finds herself caught up in court intrigue between handsome Prince Kai and evil Queen Levana of Luna.  Earth is in the throes of a massive plague that threatens to wipe out the Earthen species altogether, and on the brink of violent takeover by the Lunars led by their queen.  Cinder is the futuristic version of, well, guess who? 

Continue the saga with Scarlet, a young farm girl from Earth who is searching for her grandmother who has been kidnapped by a weird Lunar race of part wolf part Lunar.  Her grandmother harbors important secrets about the identity of the missing Princess Celine, who is the rightful heir to the throne of Luna and therefore a threat to Queen Levana.  Scarlet's path (along with possible ally Wolf) crosses with that of Cinder and Thorn from book one.  Can you guess the fairy tale counterpart to Scarlet?

 On to part three in Cress, who is a hacker for Queen Levana's army and who has been trapped since birth in a satellite orbiting Earth. Cinder, Thorne, Scarlet and Wolf attempt to rescue her from her prison to convince her to help them in their plot to overthrow queen Levana.  This unlikely band of heroes may be Earth's only chance. Look at the cover, it's pretty obvious who Cress's fairy tale identity is!

Fairest is a prequel that tells the story of how Queen Levana came to power over Luna.  A good story to read while you're waiting for the final installment of the Lunar Chronicles to come out!







Be patient! Winter, the final installment, isn't coming out until November!  Winter is the step-daughter of Queen Levana, and has been trying to undermine her for years. Can she join Cinder, Scarlet and Cress to bring about the revolution that will end the queen's reign for good? 

See author Marissa Meyer's descriptions of the main characters from the first three books here:  http://www.marissameyer.com/blogtype/a-guide-to-lunar-chronicles-character-traits/

Want Cinder to be made into a  movie?  Vote for who you would want to play each part here: http://www.iflist.com/stories/cinderthelunarchronicles