Praise for the Lunar Chronicles:
#1 New York Times-Bestselling Series
USA Today Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
"A mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars." —Entertainment Weekly
"Prince Charming among the cyborgs." —The Wall Street Journal
"Terrific." —Los Angeles Times
"Marissa Meyer rocks the fractured fairytale genre." —The Seattle Times
"Epic awesome." —Bustle
"A binge-reading treat." —MTV
"Takes the classic to a whole new level." —NPR
Praise for Heartless:
#1 New York Times-Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
"The author’s best fantasy yet. ... If you only read one fractured fairy tale this year, make it Heartless. A must-have title. —School Library Journal, starred review
“What Gregory Maguire did for the Wicked Witch, Meyer does for Lewis Carroll’s Queen of Hearts, tracing her arc from a teen with dreams of owning a bakery into a murderous madwoman.” —People Magazine
Praise for the Gilded Duology:
New York Times-Bestselling Series
Indie Bestseller
"When it comes to reimagined fairy tales, the reigning queen of the genre is Marissa Meyer... This dark, enchanting book is Meyer at the height of her powers — crafting a new tale with an old-school feel where nobody is guaranteed a happily-everafter. It is fresh and utterly engrossing while also familiar — just what Meyer does best." —The New York Times
"The queen of fairy-tale retellings is back, this time with “Rumpelstiltskin” as her inspiration, and the result is a gorgeously intricate tale that will have readers locked in from the start. " —Booklist
11/01/2015
Gr 8 Up—In the final installment of the "Lunar Chronicles" series (Feiwel & Friends), readers are introduced to Princess Winter, the beautiful stepdaughter of the villainous Queen Levana. Forced to scar her own face as a child and driven mad by her refusal to use her Lunar gift to control people, Winter is still adored by the Lunars, especially her childhood friend and guard Jacin. Meanwhile, Cinder, now aware that she is Princess Selene, the true heir to the Lunar Kingdom, makes her way to Luna with Iko, Kai, Cress, Thorne, and Wolf in order to rescue Scarlet and overthrow Levana. In a society where manipulation, glamour, and bioengineered wolf-men all serve to strengthen Levana's rule, Cinder must rely on truthfulness and kindness in addition to physical strength if she is going to gain allies and create peace between Earth and Luna. This volume may be the series' conclusion, but there are plenty of obstacles and battles that the protagonists must overcome before their happily ever after. Meyer excels at transitioning back and forth between multiple story lines and holding readers' interest. The book has an open-ended conclusion, giving fans hope that further chronicles may be on the horizon. Like the previous entries in this widely appealing series, this title features strong heroines taking control of their destinies set against a fully developed and imaginative world. VERDICT An ambitious and successful finale.—Marissa Lieberman, East Orange Public Library, NJ
Narrator Rebecca Soler confidently navigates a complicated plot in this final installment of the futuristic Lunar Chronicles series. Exiled princess Cinder and her friends are ready to make their move to take Lunar from Queen Levana, but Cinder doesn’t yet know she has an ally in Levana’s stepdaughter, Winter. Soler creates a gentle, high voice for Winter, a reimagined Snow White who is beautiful and kind but suffers from hallucinations brought on by her refusal to use her lunar gift of mind control. Soler’s portrayals distinctly reflect each character—Cinder’s confidence, Levana’s grandiosity, Winter’s quiet strength. Even listeners new to the series will get caught up in this story of jealousy, vengeance, and forgiveness. A.F. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine
