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The Lunar Chronicles, abbreviated as TLC, is a young adult series of science-fiction fantasy novels written by Marissa Meyer and published by Feiwel & Friends. The series contains four main novels, a prequel, a collective anthology, two graphic novels, a short story, an e-book original, and a coloring book.

Synopsis[]

Each of the four main books contains a modernized and science fictional twist on a classic fairy tale, primarily Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Snow White. In a universe and galaxy filled with various species and man-made creatures, tensions have risen between Earth and it's former colony, the moon, as a deadly virus ravages the planet.

Plot[]

The series revolves around Cinder, a teenage lunar cyborg working as a mechanic in New Beijing. She lives with her cruel adoptive mother, Adri, and two adoptive sisters, Pearl and Peony, the latter of the two dying of the deadly virus, Letumosis. Her unique makeup, combined with her adoptive father's invention, allowed her to become the best mechanic in New Beijing at just sixteen. One day, Crown Prince Kaito of the Eastern Commonwealth brought his former tutor android, Nainsi, for her to fix, and while he tried to make light of the subject, it became apparent that it was a serious matter. As the prince and mechanic grow closer, reality sets in. The wicked Queen Levana of Luna, who wanted Kai for herself in order to become the new empress, exposes her being cyborg and Lunar, and orders Kai to imprison her. In jail, Dr. Erland tells her that she is the missing Lunar princess, Selene, Levana's niece, who "died" in a fire when she was three years old, and that she was the true Queen of Luna.

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Winner[citation needed] of Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles Cover

Cinder meets former American Cadet, Carswell Thorne, who both escape prison using his stolen ship, the Rampion. Meanwhile Scarlet Benoit, an eighteen-year old girl from France, discovers that the case for her missing grandmother has been closed due to the lack of evidence. Desperate, She seeks help from a man named Ze'ev Kesly, nicknamed Wolf, a streetfigher who helps Scarlet find her lost grandmother. They later join Cinder and Thorne upon the Rampion.

Crescent Moon, or Cress Darnel, is an imprisoned Lunar shell working with Sybil to aid Lunar ships. Living alone on a satellite and harboring an enormous crush on Carswell Thorne, she secretly works to sabotage the wicked Levana, 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 which would only make Levana the new Empress of the Commonwealth but also put Earth's safety into her own hands. All the while, the plague has begun to mutate and even Lunars are no longer safe.

Princess Winter Hayle-Blacburn of Luna, Queen Levana's stepdaughter, has lived her entire life in Artemisia Palace and has been raised by her cruel stepmother. All this time, she's seen firsthand how Levana's glamour has turned her into a heartless tyrant. Winter decided to never use her gift, though the side effects have caused her to slowly lose her sanity, developing Lunar Sickness, which gives her horrible visions. Winter's only source of comfort from the hallucinations is her guard, childhood friend, and crush, Jacin. Though Winter despises her stepmother, she knows Levana will not approve of her feelings for Jacin. However, Winter not as weak as Levana believes her to be as she's 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.

Works[]

Lunar Chronicles Covers

New and Revamped Lunar Chronicles Covers

Novels[]

Prequels[]

Novellas[]

Collections[]

Graphic Novels[]

Short Stories[]

E-book originals[]

Coloring Books[]

Foreign Editions[]

Marissa Meyer has updated the publication rights of The Lunar Chronicles on her official website:[1]

For details of the publishers & translators, see Publishers of The Lunar Chronicles.
For a detailed breakdown of each foreign edition, see Editions of The Lunar Chronicles.


Media[]

The Lunar Chronicles emoji stickers by Swyft Media

The featured emoji stickers

On December 1, 2015, a set of emoji stickers of The Lunar Chronicles was released by Swyft Media and is free for download via the Apple Store & Google Play.

As of 2019, this was either taken down or not up to IOS on the Apple Store.

Trivia[]

  • The Lunar Chronicles was originally started as a NaNoWriMo novel in 2008.
  • The Lunar Chronicles was inspired by Sailor Moon, Star Wars and various works of science fiction.
  • Marissa Meyer has stated that she sold the film rights for the novels and subsequent franchise, though it is currently unknown if and when it'll appear on the big screen.
  • There was almost a fifth book in The Lunar Chronicles that would have been based off of Puss in Boots if it ever came to fruition.
  • The series is considered a prime example of feminist literature due to its portrayal of strong female characters.

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Main article: Category:Characters

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