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Cress

by Marissa Meyer

A Rapunzel-inspired hacker enters the Lunar Chronicles’ rebellion

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A Rapunzel-inspired hacker enters the Lunar Chronicles’ rebellion

In the third Lunar Chronicles novel, Cress brings a new fairy-tale figure into the series’ science-fiction conflict: a hacker modeled on Rapunzel, confined to a satellite and ordered by Queen Levana to locate Cinder and her companions. Cinder, Captain Thorne, Scarlet, and Wolf are already fugitives, with a plan to challenge Levana’s rule. A rescue attempt scatters the group, while the queen’s impending marriage to Emperor Kai adds pressure to their efforts. The story links Cress’s struggle for freedom with the wider rebellion, combining a reimagined fairy-tale cast, hacking, and intergalactic political intrigue.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers following the Lunar Chronicles series, especially its third installment.
  • Fans of fairy-tale adaptations set in a science-fiction world.
  • Readers interested in stories involving hackers, fugitives, and rebellion.

Themes

Freedom and confinementRebellion against powerFairy-tale adaptationTechnology and hacking

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Book overview

Soon to be adapted into a major motion picture!

The third book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! The evil space queen gives an imprisoned hacker orders to track down our cyborg heroine and her team of reimagined fairytale characters. Can the Rapunzel-like hacker break free and help them instead?

"An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars." --Entertainment Weekly on the Lunar Chronicles


Because if there was one thing Cress knew about heroes, it was that they could not resist a damsel in distress. And she was nothing if not in distress.

Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army.

Their best hope lies with Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since childhood with only her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker; unfortunately, she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.

When a daring rescue goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing stop her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only ones who can.

Find out what happens in another richly imagined adventure in Marissa Meyer's world of fairytale (with characters based off of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel), science fiction, and intergalactic intrigue.

Don't miss the other books in The Lunar Chronicles series:
Cinder
Scarlet
Cress
Winter
Stars Above
Fairest
Wires and Nerve Vol. 1
Wires and Nerve Vol. 2: Gone Rogue

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