Cinder

Book One of the Lunar Chronicles

By: Marissa Meyer

Narrated by: Rebecca Soler

Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl....

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

©2012 Marissa Meyer (P)2012 Macmillan Audio

Fantastic retelling of a classic fairytale

this was a really cool retelling of the Cinderella story with all the fun of robots!

Entertaining

Taking a classic fairytale into the sci fi realm is ingenious and intriguing loved it

Who Knew?!?!?

An android foot in a hot, red pump? I was hooked. OK, I'm a woman and have a 'thing' for shoes. But it's more than that. This simple, understated picture is irresistible. I just had to know. I've never been happier to part with a credit.

I devoured this book in 2 days. My only complaint is that it ended. I was a bit skeptical when I learned that Cinder was based on a fairy tale. Now I know the idea was brilliant and the execution excellent. I especially like that there was no attempt to disguise the fact that the basis for this work was a child's bedtime story. It took the beloved classic, threw into a time machine and set it on high. Gutsy and successful, Ms. Meyer.

Equally well-deserved praise to Ms. Soler for her outstanding narration. In the audio arena a great story can be ruined by a subpar narrator. No danger of that happening here. This bright, enchanting tale with its crisp, tight narration makes for one tasty read!


Gotta go now....Scarlet awaits!!!

keeps you interested the whole time

a great read. the narrator is amazing. great story. can't wait to read the rest of the series

Wow!

I wasn't sure about getting this, but it kept popping up and shown in my recommendations. Maybe it was a sign that I had to get it. I was hooked from beginning to end. I didn't think I would like it or become a fan. I already ordered the whole series that was available before the end of the second chapter.

love this book

Love this book thank you Marissa Meyer for this gift of a series you're truly talented .

Very interesting

You think you know the story. Well your wrong but it's a sci fi great story. I want to listen to the next one.

Not just a retelling of the tale

I bought this book based on so many good reviews thinking it was a retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale. To my pleasant surprise, it is and it isn't. It uses elements from the fairy tale yet the story is much more than this and is very engaging. Once I started listening I didn't want to stop. The situations and characters were well done. I could get nit-picky and say that there were parts that were a bit predictable and a few places that seemed contradictory but these were all small things and did not detract from my enjoyment of the book. The performance was well done. The only reason for giving it 4 stars rather than 5 was that there were times when the voices were very similar making it difficult to know tell who was speaking. Fortunately in these instances the context of the story quickly cleared up any question. Looking forward to listening to the next book.

Great sci-fi and worldbuilding

3.5 stars. Firstly, props to Meyer for writing the Cinderella story with a sci fi twist without making it twee. It's a brilliant story idea and her worldbuilding is very cool. Cyborgs, plague, people living on the moon who are capable of something like magic, New Beijing. I love it. I also love that romance is an element but not really the focus of the story, and that Cinder is no Katniss Everdeen. She's definitely no Mary Sue, there's no epic scene where she realizes her powers and blasts everyone oppressing her, but she is a strong character. I thought the pacing was inconsistent and the story could have used an editor, there were several words misused (e.g. "belabored breathing"). I don't think I'll continue this series but I want to read more of Meyer's work.
The audio reader was good.

Great book

A total page-turner, I couldn't put it down, Can't wait to start the next book.