Scarlet

Lunar Chronicles Series

Author: Marissa Meyer

Book 2 in the Lunar Chronicles series

Pages: 454

Published: 2013

Age: 12+

Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the acclaimed Lunar Chronicles. She's trying to break out of prison, but even though if she succeeds, she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive.

Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her prisoner.

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About the Lunar Chronicles Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.Cinder(2012)
  2. 2.Scarlet(2013)
  3. 3.Cress(2014)
  4. 4.Winter(2015)
  5. +Fairest(2015)
  6. +Glitches(2011)
  7. +Stars Above(2016)
  8. +The Little Android(2014)
  9. +The Queen's Army(2012)

Reading age: 12+ years

This series should be read in order.

A forbidden romance. A deadly plague. Earth's fate hinges on one girl . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She's reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's sudden illness. But when her life becomes entwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the centre of a violent struggle between the desires of an evil queen – and a dangerous temptation. Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future.

A perfect blend of fairy tale romance and thrilling science fiction, The Lunar Chronicles will appeal to readers who loved Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series.