Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of new beijing. I had just finished the grimm legacy by polly shulman and tales dark and grimm by adam gidwitz and was looking for another fairy tale genre book. The first novel in the lunar chronicles introduces a 16yearold heroine. Yes, the books are always better than the movies, but you cant. A guide to lunar chronicles character traits marissa meyer.
This science fiction book by marissa meyer is the first in the lunar chronicles and is published by feiwel and friends, a division of macmillan publishers. I think so, but i dont know because i havent read the book. Marissa meyer talks scarlet, her worries over cinder, and a potential movie exclusive. After stealing the vials, they travel to the outer sectors and administer the cure to winter, scarlet and everyone else who is infected. Marissa meyer talks scarlet, her worries over cinder, and a. The good cindera sixteen to seventeen year old mechanic who is half cyborg half lunar a type of alien species that lives on the moon. Levana attempts to brainwash cinder into shooting herself but cinder resists the attempt and fires a pistol at levana. I noticed this article at the news tribune mentioned a possible cinder movie being made in the future. Cinder is the 2012 debut young adult science fiction novel of american author marissa meyer. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness.
In the market place, prince kai brings his android to cinder. That idea would of course go on to become cinder and the lunar chronicles. Both of them team up to uncover scarlets missing grandmother, but what really shocked her readers was the appearance of cinder herself. Cinder is the first volume in the lunar chronicles series. They need to make the lunar chronicles into movies. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Hush, hush series by becca fitzpatrick finale release date october 23, 2012. She continuously battles with diversity since she isnt fully human but, puts on a brave.
The author states the studio is currently searching for a director. I had originally decided that since i was doing a new cover for the book, it would be fun to finally give you. Its fresh unique and cinder is definitely a character worth rooti. The lunar chronicles movie needs to happen, and this is. It is the first book in the lunar chronicles and is followed by scarlet. One book in particular is, to me, begging to be put on the big screen. Grab a copy of the free kids books made into movies discussion guide too. In an interesting mashup of fairy tales and science fiction, the book is a. Cinder involuntarily becomes part of a lab project to help find the antidote for the deadly plague ravaging new beijing, after her stepsister peony contracts the illness. Cinder, scarlet, cress, winter and the companion novel fairest. Please comment below if you want the lunar chronicles to be a movie as well and please read the series.
The climax of the story is when cinder and queen levana face off against each other and kai learns that cinder is both cyborg and lunar. Shes one of those characters where i can just throw her into a scene and. But shes not fast enough, and is remanded into lunar custody to await death. As scarlet and wolf work together to unravel one problem. Cinder is written by marissa meyer and is one of the many books in. Read cinder book one of the lunar chronicles by marissa meyer available from rakuten kobo. Crescent moon darnel crescent moon darnel, most commonly known as cress, is a skilled lunar hacker and programmer, who formerly worked for queen levana and sybil mira and is now working with linh cinder. At this time, the movie tv rights have been optioned and a script is in the works. The lunar chronicles by marissa meyer dream movie cast. Marissa meyer talks scarlet, her worries over cinder. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on cinder. With andrew amani, tony cheng, jack huang, julia ling.
Cindergirl is the riveting story of one young womans determination to overcome hardship in order to help others know they are not alone and that they too can achieve anything they dream. The guide can be used with any booktomovie combination. Marissa meyer talks scarlet, her worries over cinder, and a potential. That just makes me want to get back into it and not. Cinder by marissa meyer is a breath of fresh air among the retelling novels out there. This book series is too good to not be a movie for long and i really hope it does, the movie making thing will be hard especially because cinder is a cyborg so they have to use a lot of cgi to make all that technology of the future world. The story takes place in a futuristic world where earthens, cyborgs, androids, and a race of moon colonists all coexist. Its a great way to inspire kids to read the book first and also practice critical analysis, summarizing and discussion skills with their favorite films. You asked for a summary of the novel cinder by marissa meyer.
This book needs to be turned into a movie like omg shay mitchell for cinder. Cinders plot line in parts is predictable,which allows the reader to make connections tonth characters. Even more exciting, a movie could be on the horizon meyer says theyre. Because cinder, scarlet, cress, and winter and thorne, wolf, kai. But now with meyer wrapping up the series this tuesday with the release of her finale winter, maybe its time to get that chatter back up again. The lunar chronicles is a series of young adult science fiction novels written by american author marissa meyer. Each book entails a new take on an old fairy tale, including cinderella, little red riding hood, rapunzel, and snow white. Sooo good,totally recommend it for people who are into the mortal instruments or into any angel books. A chinese drug traffickers daughter must make a fatal decision between familial loyalty and romantic love. Because cinder, scarlet, cress, and winter and thorne, wolf, kai, jacin, and the rest of them are primed and ready to take over movie theaters. Its a scifi, modern take on classic fairy tales including cinderella, red. She invites us to dig deeper into our own personal courage, even in the most grim of conditions.
Please visit the blogs that are posting this trailer. This study guide consists of approximately 47 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of cinder. The series revolves around linh cinder, a lunar cyborg who works as a mechanic in new beijing in future. Once i started thinking of books id love to see come to life, i couldnt stop. The story is loosely based on the classic fairytale cinderella.
Get an answer for what are important events in cinder. Linh cinder princess selene blackburn linh cinder is the main character and heroine of the lunar chronicles. The lunar chronicles consists of five books so far. If you havent read the lunar chronicles by marissa meyer yet, you should get started.
Linh cinder princess selene blackburn linh cinder is the main. This book with the others in the lunar chronicles series make it fun to watch all the pieces come together as the fairy tale characters are woven throughout this futuristic distopian fantasy. The queen finds cinder in the crowd and begins to demean and threaten her, and cinder pulls a gun. Cinder was selected as one of indiebounds kids next list for winter 2012. She asks us to journey with her across the country and deep into a growing faith. But as a cyborg, there are certain features that cinder possesses that make a jailbreak easier than for a human, and the book closes with her escaping with a little help. Cress and thorne sneak into the palace as lunar attendees to the coronation, while cinder, jacin and iko break into the medical labs and steal the cure for the plague.
Prince kai, who is heir to the crown, comes to cinders shop to have a royal android repaired. If youre like me, youve been dying to see your favorite fairy tale characters battling it out on the big screen since marissa meyers the lunar chronicles series first hit shelves with cinder. But debut author meyers brilliance is in sending the story into an entirely new, utterly thrilling dimension. While i was reading the book i felt like it would make a great film adaptation. Meyer has confirmed there has been interest in a movie adaptation of cinder and has signed a deal for the movie, although the studio is being kept secret. A month or so ago i did the top ten tuesday topic of books id like to see turned into a movie or a tv show. Download pdf books cinder the lunar chronicles book 1 pdf, epub, mobi by marissa meyer online for free. This book was very interesting because the author made the cinderella fairytale into something more modern.
Born into a family of doctors and educated in china at the shanghai film. The book has a happy ending and the author is an advocate and activist for children that may share her same story, which is a small consolation. Born into a family of doctors and educated in china at the shanghai film academy and the shanghai institute of foreign languages. That being said, young adult novels are often good picks for a movie or. This 58page guide for cinder by marissa meyer includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 38 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Cinder very loosely follows the fairy tale cinderella. Download pdf books cinder the lunar chronicles book 1. The lunar chronicles, sometimes abbreviated as tlc, is a young adult series of sciencefiction novels written by american author marissa meyer. Ally carter has an awesome blog post on how books gets made into movies. I dont want this to turn into another percy jackson movie. If not for some gaps in the storytelling and random facts thrown in that do not seem to fit, it is a good read. Cinder, the ya debut from author marissa meyer, hits shelves jan. I was wondering if you, merissa, as the author and therefore the minds of the.
Meyer has confirmed there has been interest in a movie adaptation of cinder and has signed a deal for the. Book one of the lunar chronicles a wicked mashup of fairy tale and terminatorset in a star wars kind of worldmarissa meyers cinder is a fresh and fiercely ingenious futuristic retelling of cinderella humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of new beijing. The lunar chronicles movie needs to happen, and this is the. The book follows two factoring characters, scarlet benoit and wolf. I would love for there to be a movie, but this is out of my control. See where the futuristic ya fairytale saga all began, with the tale of a teenage cyborg who must fight for earths survival against villains from outer space.