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Synopsis
Prepare to see the New York Times-bestselling series like you’ve never seen it before, now with new cover art! The third book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! The evil space queen gives an imprisoned hacker orders to track down our cyborg heroine and her team of reimagined fairytale characters. Can the Rapunzel-like hacker break free and help them instead? "An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars."—Entertainment Weekly on the Lunar Chronicles "Prince Charming among the cyborgs." —The Wall Street Journal on the Lunar Chronicles Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army. Their best hope lies with Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since childhood with only her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker; unfortunately, she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice. When a daring rescue goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing stop her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only ones who can. Find out what happens in another richly imagined adventure in Marissa Meyer's world of fairytale (with characters based off of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel), science fiction, and intergalactic intrigue. Don't miss these other books from #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling author Marissa Meyer: The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder Scarlet Cress Winter Stars Above Fairest The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book Wires and Nerve: Vol. 1 Wires and Nerve: Vol. 2 Renegades: Renegades: Book One Archenemies: Book Two Supernova: Book Three Heartless
Is Cress: The Lunar Chronicles appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This YA sci-fi fairy tale mash-up features action violence, political intrigue, and light romance with minimal physical content. Some peril and imprisonment but overall hopeful tone with strong themes of friendship and standing up to tyranny.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include kidnapping, captivity, and political violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will love this creative blend of Rapunzel, Cinderella, and Little Red Riding Hood reimagined as a space adventure with cyborgs, hackers, and a revolution against an evil queen.