Cinder by Marissa Meyer
The chaotic streets of New Beijing are crowded with both humans and androids. People are being ravaged by a horrible plague. A cunning lunar people keep watch from orbit, ready to strike. Nobody is aware that the fate of Earth depends on one girl.
Cinder is a cyborg and a talented mechanic. She has a murky past, is despised by her stepmother, and is held responsible for her stepsister’s illness. She is a second-class citizen. But when her life starts to entangle with that of the dashing Prince Kai, she finds herself thrust into the middle of an interplanetary conflict and a forbidden attraction. She must learn mysteries from her history in order to safeguard the future of her world because she is torn between loyalty and betrayal, duty and freedom. Cinder is a retelling of Cinderella that features high-stakes action and an intelligent, clever heroine.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
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The story is set on a distant future Earth where humans, cyborgs, and androids coexist. The title character, Cinder, is a gifted young mechanic. But because she is a cyborg, she is treated as a second-class citizen by the general public and is therefore oppressed by her cruel stepmother and her cruel stepsisters. However, Cinder is held responsible for introducing a dangerous sickness that has been devastating the world to their home and is immediately sent off to be utilized for medical experimentation after one of her sisters contracts it.
Cinder is swiftly drawn into a complex world of political intrigue, a secret past she is unaware of, a dashing prince who catches her eye, and an evil moon queen who is determined to use her mind control abilities to conquer Earth after learning that she is miraculously immune to the disease. Through it all, Cinder will find that she is more unique than anyone could have imagined. Although it is a lengthy book, it never drags. Each page is stuffed to the gills with additional elements for the universe or for the growth of the characters. The plot has a really well-designed futuristic technological background…
