General Information | |
Title: | The Lunar Chronicles |
Author: | Marissa Meyer |
Release Date: | January 3, 2012 (Cinder) February 5, 2013 (Scarlet) February 4, 2014 (Cress) January 15, 2015 (Fairest) November 10, 2015 (Winter) |
Genre: | Science Fiction, Dystopia, Romance, Adventure |
Number of Pages: | 387 (Cinder) 454 (Scarlet) 550 (Cress) 827 (Winter) |
Description: | The Lunar Chronicles is a series of five young adult fantasy novels by American author Marissa Meyer. Each book entails a new take on an old fairy tale, including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Snow White. The story takes place in a futuristic world where humans, cyborgs, and androids all coexist. |
Main Characters: | Linh Cinder, Queen Levana, Scarlet Benoit, Cress Darnel, Princess Winter, Emperor Kai, Ze'ev Kesley, Carswell Thorne, Jacin Clay |
Related Book Series: | Heartless |
Related Films: | Rights for the books have been sold to a film studio, but there are currently no concrete plans of a film adaptations of the books. |
Content Ratings | |
Rating: | Young Adult |
Violence: | Moderate violence. Description of fight, (attempted) murder and (non-graphic) torture scenes. |
Language: | No strong language. Very infrequent usage of words such as "hell" and "damn". |
Sexual Themes and Nudity: | No sexual themes. Romantic activities are limited to kissing and embracing. |
Drugs and Alcohol: | None. |
Crude Humor or Comic Mischief: | Very little and infrequent. Example: a naked lady is painted on the side of a ship, but it is not described. |