But that also means Cress knows how to dismantle the system.Īs she did in Scarlet, Meyer crafts a self-contained story in this third volume, while building on the overarching tale of Cinder, whose impossible love for Emperor Kai and devotion to her adopted homeland, Earth, drives her to halt Queen Levana’s plan. Thanks to Cress, the Lunars have a complete surveillance system to track the emperor’s comings and goings. In Cinder, Cress warned the cyborg mechanic of the intent of Levana, Queen of Luna, to marry Emperor Kai, kill him and, from her seat as heir to the Commonwealth, take over Earth. She is a shell–with none of the powers of most Lunars–but is also a skilled hacker and tech wiz. Marissa Meyer continues her brilliant bending of classic fairytales in her Lunar Chronicles with this riff on Rapunzel.Ĭress lives imprisoned in a satellite, rather than in a tower. (FYI – it’s a tiny bit spoilery, so if you really hate having advance information, I suggest skipping this one!)Ĭress by Marissa Meyer (Feiwel & Friends//Macmillan, $18.99 hardcover, 560p., ages 12-up, 9780312642976, February 4, 2014) This fantastic review popped up in the Shelf Talker newsletter yesterday! Twelve more days before the release!!
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