Cinder by Marissa Meyer Summary
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In futuristic New Beijing, a cyborg mechanic becomes humanity's unexpected savior. With over 1 million devoted readers, this New York Times bestselling Cinderella reimagining won multiple awards including the Golden Duck Award. What dark lunar secrets will Cinder uncover beneath her mechanical skin?
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A Futuristic Fairy Tale Reimagined
In a world ravaged by plague and political tension, Linh Cinder isn't your typical teenage girl. She's the best mechanic in New Beijing, with a metal hand, a synthetic foot, and a brain interface that sometimes flashes warnings across her vision. Being 36.28% machine makes her a second-class citizen in the Eastern Commonwealth, where cyborgs face systematic discrimination. When Prince Kai-soon to be Emperor-visits her market booth with a broken android, their chance meeting sets in motion a chain of events that will challenge everything Cinder believes about herself and her place in the world. As letumosis-the deadly "blue fever"-claims more victims daily, including her beloved stepsister Peony, Cinder finds herself drafted into medical research that reveals shocking truths: she's immune to the plague, and her mysterious past holds secrets that could either save humanity or destroy it.
A Dystopian World of Prejudice and Plague
The Mechanic Who Would Be Queen
A Prince Under Pressure
The Queen's Deadly Game
Family Bonds and Broken Systems
A Revolution Begins
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