description Cinder Overview
Cinder is a 2012 young adult science fiction novel by Marissa Meyer and the opening volume of The Lunar Chronicles. It reworks elements of Cinderella through Linh Cinder, a gifted cyborg mechanic living in New Beijing amid political tension, social prejudice, and a deadly epidemic. Her encounter with Prince Kai draws her into a conflict involving Earth and the Lunar colony, while the novel combines fairy tale motifs with androids, spacecraft, medical technology, and questions of identity.
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How good is Cinder?
Cinder scores 6.99/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Young Adult Novel category.
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