This series, while not strictly a romance series, is a highquality romancefriendly crossover. Scarlet is book two of the lunar chronicles series. Searching for accelerated reader books is fun and easy with this free online tool. The plot was fast paced with a third person perspective that flitted between cinder a cyborg. The story is set in a futuristic city, new beijing, when the. All these details are clues in identifying the title and author of the book. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. Our old world was destroyed during the war and out of the ruins the people who survived built new cities. Jan 05, 2012 cinder is the first in the lunar chronicles series by marissa meyer, a dystopian young adult series. First, pin down everything you can remember about the book, plot, character names, time period in which the book may have been published, genre, etc. Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of new beijing. Fiction finder is a worksbased based application that provides access to millions of works of fiction described in worldcat records for books, ebooks, audio books, movies and television. It is very well written by a very talented author who i suspect and hope will become a very sucessful author. This book cinder is different from cinderella because in this book cinder is a robot.
But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome prince kais, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Cinder very loosely follows the fairy tale cinderella. The fairytale cinderella provides the foundation for marissa meyers 2012 novel cinder, which puts a futuristic and dystopian twist on the classic tale of love and the complexities of social class. Read cinder book one of the lunar chronicles by marissa meyer available from rakuten kobo. This science fiction book by marissa meyer is the first in the lunar chronicles and is published by feiwel and friends, a division of macmillan publishers. Aug 17, 2009 well, here comes the web to your rescue. The cinder path is a family saga in the truest sense of the word, perfectly illustrating how the actions and decisions of one generation have effects that echo for generations to come. In her rush, cinder appears at the ball in a wrinkled dress and oilstained gloves, attracting not only the attention of the crowd, but of prince kai and queen levana. Cinder is a cinderella retelling but with a scifidystopian twist as the setting is in new beijing post 4th world war. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness.
You can search by person, place, topic, genre, character, dewey and more. Even in the future the story begins with once upon. The main female lead, cinder, is a cyborg who specializes in mechanic. This quote explains how cinder is letting her old self. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. Cant remember the title, name, or author of a bookwriter of a story in the worlds of science fictionfantasy. Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price. This book is about a girl named cinder who is a mechanic. Cinder is a story of desperation, suffering, discrimination, and an overwhelming hope for change and acceptance. Nov 22, 2017 first, pin down everything you can remember about the book, plot, character names, time period in which the book may have been published, genre, etc. Use your own words, or search with titles, actors, directors, genres etc.
Linh cinder is a teenage girl, part human, part cyborg who, as a result of her hidden past and lineage, finds herself the center of a war between the lunars, earth, and her own family. Please tell us if you are a student, parent, teacher or librarian. Self writing style cinder has to endure many different obstacles within herself in order to grow up and take a real look at reality. Scarlet lunar chronicles, book 2 cress the lunar chronicles book 3. Set in new beijing, this is a cinderella story retelling with a twist. Check out this booktube video all about which series are worth your time and which ones arent. Book one of the lunar chronicles paperback walmart. The protagonist, linh cinder, is a cyborg who operates a mechanic stall.
This post wont contain spoilers for winter but it will contain spoilers for the previous books in the series. It is also the first book among three others in the lunar chronicles series. Series finder hide filters chapters this is the number of releases chapters. Cinder is a teenage cyborg who gets embroiled in an outsiders plot to overthrow the king. For me, cinder was a slow burn at first, but quickly picked up the pace around the halfway mark. Jan 03, 2012 diluting them is a spacefantasy theme about mindcontrolling lunars from the moon, which unfortunately becomes the central plot. Erland who hold the key to many secrets about her past as well as her future happiness. You asked for a summary of the novel cinder by marissa meyer. Cinder is a book that you are drawn into immediately. Cinder was selected as one of indiebounds kids next list for winter 2012.
Shes a secondclass citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsisters illness. I could not put this book down once i picked it up. Cinderella is a cyborg in this futuristic take on the fairy tale, the first book in ms. Buy a discounted paperback of cinder online from australias leading online bookstore. Store finder blog bulk orders laking national help contact us. See where the futuristic ya fairytale saga all began, with the tale of a teenage cyborg who must fight. Today, we will be looking at just 4 sites where you can conduct a book search by plot and find your next perfect book. Her stepmother demands that cinder support the family with her skills as a mechanic, which is just fine by cinder. Cinder receives a message that prince kai is in danger and faces certain death if he married the lunar queen. Linh cinder is a cyborg living in new beijing 126 years after world war iv, with her stepmother, linh adri, and her two stepsisters, linh pearl and linh peony. The climax of the story is when cinder and queen levana face off against each other and kai learns that cinder is both cyborg and lunar. The main pointofview character has renamed himself orient, in the sense of align directions, on arrival in bordertown.
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Prince kai, who is heir to the crown, comes to cinder s shop to have a royal android repaired. Romance precision book movie search powered by the gordonator precision search engine gpse how this search engine works click here how to use this engine. I love that cinder is bold and daring and not just a girl sitting around waiting to be saved. The cinder path tv miniseries 1994 plot summary imdb. Cant remember the title, name, or author of a book writer of a story in the worlds of science fictionfantasy. Online resources can help with your search for a halfremembered book, even if all you have is a basic plot line. Marissa meyer has completely blown me away with her debut book, cinder. Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book. Its an interesting story and the start of a four book series, so if you are looking for something fun to dive into, this may be it.
Get an answer for what is the summary of the book cinder. Cinder lives in new beijing with her stepmother and step sisters. The 26yearold meyers debut novel cinder, though, combines a classic folk tale with hints of the terminator and star wars in the first book of the lunar chronicles youngadult series. The story is loosely based on the classic fairytale cinderella. Also throughout the story one of the plot lines throughout the book involves the search for an antidote of letumosis, a plague like disease which is rampant in the city and deadly to anyone who contracts it. I enjoyed this book, it is very well written and i found myself really sympathising with cinder, not just because of her mean stepmother but because although she is a cyborg, she is more human than most of. This book with the others in the lunar chronicles series make it fun to watch all the pieces come together as the fairy tale characters are woven throughout this futuristic distopian fantasy. Cinder is the first volume in the lunar chronicles series. Books fiction nonfiction children australian stories education higher education textbook finder bargains gift certificates. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
It is the first book in the lunar chronicles and is followed by scarlet. Then choose as few or as many options as you wish to search by, and click the search button at the very bottom of the page. And although the ending seemed abrupt, it has certainly whetted my appetite for the next book. Cinder owns a booth in the market place, where she works as a mechanic with the familys android, iko.
The edge of belonging by amanda cox publication date. This story is set in the future after world war iv. As plague ravages the overcrowded earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome prince kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the cinderella story. Cinder ebook by marissa meyer 97814668001 rakuten kobo. She has to defeat herself before she can defeat anything else. Cinder is a dystopian retelling of cinderella with a bad stepmother, handsome prince, but in this case cinderella is a cyborg named cinder.