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 market place, where she meets Prince Kai, who requests that she fix his personal android. After Cinder's 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 between Earth and Luna, a lunar colony where most of the citizens have special abilities, are rising 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''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'' during Scarlet and Wolf's wedding, in which Kai proposes to Cinder.''Wires and Nerve''
''Wires and Nerves'' is a graphic novel series written by Meyer also based in the world of ''The Lunar Chronicles''. Set after the events of the ''Lunar Chronicles'' but before the ''Stars Above'' epilogue, it features many of the same characters, with Iko as the protagonist. The first book, ''Wires and Nerve, Volume 1'', illustrated by Douglas Holgate, was released on January 31, 2017. The second book, ''Wires and Nerve, Volume 2'', illustrated by Stephen Gilpin, was released on January 30, 2018.Origins
The idea for the series started with an entry Meyer wrote for an online ''Reception
The series is a retelling of fairytales where the female protagonists were originally passive participants. Due to the portrayal of strong female characters as an alternate to the conventional fairytale characters throughout its four books, this series is now considered an example of feminist literature.Film adaptation
Marissa Meyer has reported that the movie/TV rights for ''The Lunar Chronicles'' have been optioned and a script is in the works by NBCUniversal. In February 2019, Meyer posted on her Instagram story that she was awaiting a phone call from her film agent, but no new news concerning a ''Lunar Chronicles'' movie or television series has arisen since then. However, in January 2022, Locksmith Animation acquired the film rights.References
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