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The Lunar Chronicles is a series of four young adult science fiction novels, a novella, and a short story collection written by American author Marissa Meyer and published by Feiwel & Friends. Each book entails a science fictional twist on a classic fairy tale, including "Cinderella", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Rapunzel", and "Snow White". Set in a futuristic world inhabited by various species and creatures, tensions are rising between Earth and its former colony Luna, while both attempt to manage an ongoing pandemic. An animated feature film adaptation, to be produced by Locksmith Animation, was announced in 2019. Books Cinder Cinder is the first book in The Lunar Chronicles and second chronologically. It was published on January 3, 2012.Linh Cinder (based on "Cinderella"), a cyborg living with her stepmother and her two stepsisters in New Beijing of the Eastern Commonwealth, works as a mechanic in a booth at the marketplace, where she meets Crown Prince Kai, who requests that she fix his personal former tutor android. After Cinder's younger stepsister, Peony, comes into contact with the plague, Cinder is forcibly volunteered for cure testing. As a result, many previously unknown details regarding Cinder's origins surface. At the same time, tensions are rising between Earth and Luna, a lunar colony where most of the citizens have special abilities, with Prince Kai caught in the middle. Scarlet Scarlet is the second book in The Lunar Chronicles and third chronologically. It was published on February 5, 2013.Scarlet Benoit (based on "Little Red Riding Hood") is the granddaughter of Michelle Benoit, a farmer and former military pilot who has suddenly disappeared. On Scarlet's journey to find her grandmother, she works hesitantly with a street fighter named Wolf, who is a genetically altered Lunar warrior. Unfortunately, as Scarlet's admiration for Wolf grows, his old Lunar pack puts them in unusual circumstances, testing Wolf's loyalties. Deeper connections surface as the pack's malicious intent is finally exposed. Simultaneously, Cinder joins forces with the convict, Carswell Thorne. As the search continues, Scarlet meets Cinder and becomes an ally in her plan to stop the tyranny of Queen Levana and her thaumaturge, Sybil Mira. Cress Cress is the third book in The Lunar Chronicles and fourth chronologically. It was published on February 4, 2014.Crescent Moon, or "Cress" Darnel (based on "Rapunzel"), is an imprisoned shell (a Lunar without special abilities and a Lunar that cannot be affected by mind manipulation) working with Sybil to help Lunar ships. Living alone on a satellite and harboring an enormous crush on Carswell Thorne, she secretly works to sabotage the wicked Lunar queen, and eventually, Cress teams up with Cinder and becomes entangled in her plot to save Earth. As complications arise and the crew is separated, they must do everything they can to prevent a royal wedding putting Earth into Queen Levana's hands. All the while, the plague has begun to mutate and even the Lunars are not safe. Fairest Fairest is the novella book in The Lunar Chronicles and first chronologically. It was published on January 27, 2015.Fairest is a prequel to the other books in the series, telling the backstory and past of Queen Levana (based on the Evil Queen from "Snow White"). Fairest begins when Levana is around 15 years old and covers about ten years of her life, ending about a decade before Cinder is set. Levana has grown up in a poisonous household and has a cruel older sister who has been mentally and physically abusive to her throughout her entire life. After her parents are murdered by a Lunar assassin (a shell), Levana's sister, Channary, is set to become queen. Channary's reign is short-lived, and with Channary's ascension, Levana begins an unexpected downward spiral to becoming heartless when it comes to anything but her people. She is a tyrant. Winter Winter is the fourth and final book in The Lunar Chronicles and fifth chronologically. It was published on November 10, 2015.Winter (based on "Snow White") is Queen Levana's stepdaughter. She has lived on Luna in the palace and has been raised by her stepmother. She has seen how Levana's use of "glamour" (an illusion to cause the user to look more beautiful) has turned her into a heartless tyrant. Winter decided to never use her gift, so she has not used her Lunar "glamour" since she was twelve. A side effect of not using glamour causes loss of sanity for Lunars, and Winter is afflicted with horrible visions. She often sees blood on the walls of the palace. Over the course of the novel, her mental state starts to slowly deteriorate. Winter's only source of comfort from the hallucinations is her guard, childhood friend, and crush, Jacin. Princess Winter and Scarlet become close friends. Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. Winter despises her stepmother and knows Levana will not approve of her feelings for Jacin. However, Winter is not as weak as Levana believes her to be, and she has been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that has been raging for far too long. Supplementary works Stars Above Stars Above is a collection of short tie-in stories set in The Lunar Chronicles universe. It was published on February 2, 2016. It includes four previously individually released novellas and five original stories: The Keeper: A prequel to The Lunar Chronicles, showing a young Scarlet and how Princess Selene came into the care of Michelle Benoit. Glitches: A short story that takes place before the events of Cinder about Cinder coming to live with her new family at age 11, and the death of Linh Garan, Cinder's stepfather. It was released on January 27, 2014. The Queen's Army: A short story about Wolf and his brother Ran's past before Scarlet. It was released on November 20, 2012. Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky: A short story detailing the incident between Carswell Thorne and Kate Fallow and the retrieval of her portscreen mentioned in Cress. A glimpse at the young Carswell Thorne, his family life, and his teenage years. It was released on February 4, 2014. After Sunshine Passes By: A prequel to Cress, showing how a nine-year-old Cress ended up alone on a satellite, spying on Earth for Luna. The Princess and The Guard: A short story about Winter and Jacin's friendship during their childhood. The Little Android: A retelling of "The Little Mermaid" that takes place before the events of Cinder. It was released on January 27, 2014. The Mechanic: A short story about the first meeting of Linh Cinder and Prince Kai, from Kai's perspective. Something Old, Something New: A short story set about 2 years after Winter dur.... Discover the Stephen Cress popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Stephen Cress books.