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Ranked #1 in Fairy Tale, Ranked #2 in Robot — see more rankings.
The first book in the Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! See where the futuristic YA fairytale saga all began, with the tale of a teenage cyborg who must fight for Earth's survival against villains from outer space.
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl. . . .
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and... more
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl. . . .
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and... more
Reviews and Recommendations
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Estelle Francis The story weaves politics, technology and fantasy in with the classic fairytale that we all know and love. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) is ranked in the following categories:
- #82 in 12-Year-Old
- #35 in 13-Year-Old
- #26 in 2014
- #82 in 7th Grade
- #39 in 8th Grade
- #59 in Action
- #85 in Action Adventure
- #16 in Adaptation
- #10 in Addicting
- #20 in Adult Series
- #40 in Adventure Fantasy
- #55 in Adventure Fiction
- #12 in Adventure Romance
- #15 in Aliens
- #22 in Amazing
- #3 in Android
- #22 in Archives
- #82 in Asian
- #50 in Audio
- #3 in Beautiful Cover
- #20 in Biotechnology
- #21 in Butterfly
- #21 in Candy
- #7 in Clean
- #56 in Cool
- #22 in Cute
- #19 in Cyberpunk
- #43 in Diplomacy
- #18 in Diseases
- #36 in Diverse
- #37 in Diversity
- #19 in Dystopian
- #44 in Easy Reading
- #81 in Fantasy
- #75 in Fantasy Adventure
- #78 in Fantasy Fiction
- #81 in Fantasy Romance
- #49 in Fantasy Sci-Fi
- #70 in Fantasy Series
- #74 in Fiction Series
- #62 in Forbidden Love
- #38 in Girl
- #67 in Good Read
- #54 in Happy
- #27 in Interesting
- #84 in Kindle
- #34 in Library
- #62 in Love
- #83 in Middle School
- #12 in Moon
- #66 in Must-Read
- #41 in Nook
- #14 in Online
- #25 in Options
- #43 in Pandemic
- #54 in Paperback
- #37 in Plot Twist
- #87 in Post-Apocalyptic
- #64 in Rated
- #61 in Recommended
- #29 in Red
- #5 in Retailing
- #4 in Reviewed
- #7 in Robotics
- #47 in Romance
- #5 in Royalty
- #67 in Saga
- #25 in Sci-Fi Romance
- #26 in Science Fiction
- #63 in Scribd
- #63 in Secrets
- #14 in Series
- #53 in Ships
- #78 in Short
- #3 in Signed
- #25 in Space
- #20 in Steampunk
- #34 in Strong Women
- #75 in Summer Reading
- #87 in Suspenseful
- #9 in Syfy
- #25 in Teen
- #31 in Teen Adventure
- #11 in Teen Fantasy
- #34 in Teen Fiction
- #14 in Teen Girls
- #35 in Teen Romance
- #46 in To-Read
- #31 in Twist
- #45 in Utopian
- #70 in Wattpad
- #19 in Young Adult
- #15 in Young Adult Fantasy
- #6 in Young Adult Fantasy Romance
- #25 in Young Adult Fiction
- #24 in Young Adult Romance
- #3 in Young Adult Series
- #38 in Young Teen