Lunar chronicles
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1) Cinder
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As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
2) Scarlet
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Scarlet Benoit and Wolf, a street fighter who may have information about her missing grandmother, join forces with Cinder as they try to stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana in this story inspired by Little Red Riding Hood.
3) Cress
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In this futuristic take on the fairy tale "Rapunzel," Cinder and her friends are fugitives trying to overthrow Queen Levana. They turn to Cress, a girl imprisoned on a satellite, for help. However, Cress, an excellent hacker, has been ordered by Levana to track down Cinder. As the clock ticks down to Queen Levana's marriage to Emperor Kai, Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress must join together to stop the wedding and save the world.
4) Winter
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"Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace, kindness, and beauty--despite the scars that mar her face. She despises her stepmother, Queen Levana, who won't approve of Winter's feelings for Jacin, the handsome palace guard. Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be: she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. With cyborg mechanic Cinder and her allies, she might even have the power to launch a revolution....
5) Fairest
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"Queen Levana is a ruler who uses her "glamour" to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story - a story that has never been told... until now"-- Provided by publisher.
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A collection of six stories from the universe of the Lunar Chronicles answer such questions as: How did Cinder first arrive in New Beijing? How did the brooding soldier Wolf transform from young man to killer? When did Princess Winter and the palace guard Jacin realize their destinies?