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Marissa Meyer’s Stars Above: Everything You Need to Know about the New Lunar Chronicles Book
We know all good things must come to an end, but if we had our way, Marissa Meyer’s The Lunar Chronicles series would go on happily forever after. Meyer capped off her futuristic steampunk fairy tales last year with Winter, the final book in a series that included Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and prequel Fairest. But thankfully for us—and possibly because Meyer has actually been reading all of our fan mail—Stars Above, a collection of short stories set in the Lunar Chronicles universe, is now heading toward bookshelves everywhere.
Ships in 1-2 days.
Meyer’s latest includes nine stories, published together of the first time. Three of them—”Glitches,” a Cinder prequel about her early cyborg days; “The Queen’s Army,” a Scarlet prequel in which we see Ze’ev Kesley join the Queen’s special army; and “The Little Android,” a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid in which an android falls for a human—were previously made available on the author’s Wattpad page, and one—Carswell’s Guide to Being Lucky, a prequel to Cress in which we get the full story on the Kate Fallow incident—was available via Meyer’s newsletter, but five are completely new, even to Meyer junkies.
Now if for some insane reason—letumosis, perhaps?—you weren’t planning on buying Stars Above the day it comes out, here’s why you absolutely must.
Did you miss the part where we mentioned five brand-new stories? Here’s a rundown on the new tales: “The Keeper” is a prequel to both Cinder and Scarlet, in which we meet a young Scarlet as she comes to live with her grandmother, and learn more about how the still-human Princess Selene came into the care of Michelle Benoit. Cress prequel “After Sunshine Passes By” introduces readers to 9-year-old Cress as she’s sent to live alone on a satellite in order to better spy on Earth. “The Princess and the Guard” is a Winter prequel specifically for Winter and Jacin shippers, giving readers a look inside their longtime friendship and answering questions about the origins of the princess’s insanity and the scars on her face. If you’ve ever wondered about Kai’s perspective on his first meeting with Cinder, “The Mechanic” is a squeeworthy Cinder prequel that will make you very, very happy, and to end on an even sweeter note, “Something Old, Something New” is a Winter epilogue that features Meyer’s characters prepping for a wedding.
You can savor The Lunar Chronicles world just a little bit longer. Letting go of a beloved series is so hard. Help ease the withdrawal and get to know characters like Cinder and Kai, Cress and Thorne, Scarlet and Wolf, and Winter and Jacin in brand-new ways.
The Lunar Chronicles books just belong together on a shelf. On top of being awesome reads, Meyer’s books are stunning in appearance. With their beautiful covers featuring pops of red, these books are meant to be displayed and admired. Feel free to devote an entire shelf just to The Lunar Chronicles—glass case optional.
A first-look at Heartless. For The Lunar Chronicles, Meyer drew from fairy tales Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White. And for her first standalone novel, Heartless, coming in November, Meyer looked to Alice in Wonderland to inspire her story of a lovesick teenager who will ultimately become the Queen of Hearts. And yes, November is a looong time to wait, but Stars Above offers up a sneak peek of the book’s first two chapters.
Stars Above is on shelves February 2, and available for pre-order now.