Marissa Mayer is a new name in the literature of the young edalt genre. In her books, love lines, detective kneading, adventure and humor are intertwined in a tight ball. These are fairy tales, but told in a new way. Someone thinks that only teenagers can read books, but everyone who still believes in magic can find something for themselves in them.
about the author
When Marissa Mayer was born, her parents could not even imagine that her daughter would become a famous writer. Although, becoming older, the girl loved reading. Marissa was always interested in literature, so she connected her future with her by entering Pacific Lutheran University and choosing the specialty Literary Creativity. After receiving her diploma, Marissa worked for a long time as an editor, and devoted her free time to her hobby - fan fiction for the popular anime about the moon girl Sailor Moon. Perhaps it was the fascination with this anime that to some extent determined the path of Marissa.
In 2012, the first novel by the novice author, Cyberzolushka, was released, bringing him worldwide fame.
Lunar Chronicles, Book One: Cyber ​​Cinderella
Distant future. Once upon a time there was a stepmother and half-sisters Zola Lin - a pretty girl with golden hands, the best mechanic in all of New Beijing. She did not attract attention, but her modest shop could easily be found by anyone who needed a good specialist. And once, in the hope of repairing a home robot, Crown Prince Kai himself came to her. Of course, a handsome man with a good heart, sense of humor and other set of charismatic hero. The only "but" - the prince hates cyborgs. "So what?" - you say. Yes, at first glance it’s not scary. But Ash is a half-borg.
What awaits the main characters? Will they be able to overcome their own phobias and doubts? To deal not only with the evil stepmother, who can easily pass Zola for experiments to a special laboratory, but also with the Queen of the Moon Levana, who dreams of marrying Kai and threatens the war if the prince refuses?
Lunar Chronicles: Little Red Riding Hood
Marissa Mayer, having cut off the first book, as befits any decent author, in the most interesting and tragic place, continues to twist the plot in the second part.
This time she tells readers the story of the life of the beautiful Scarlet, who lives with her grandmother in a small town and is engaged in breeding bees and growing vegetables. Nothing particularly remarkable in the life of the heroine did not happen. But the quiet and measured life was violated by the loss of her beloved granny. The authorities are not going to look for the old woman, believing that she decided to wander. Common thing, get tired and come back. If he wants to. But Scarlet is convinced that not everything is so simple and thinks about the abduction. To understand the situation, she has to contact a street fighter Wolf - that type. But you don’t have to choose: only he takes seriously Scarlet’s fears and is ready to help.
But what about Cinderella, that is, Zola Lin? No, Marissa Mayer didn’t forget about her. Having escaped from captivity with the help of a brave pilot (albeit retired) Thorne, she decides to sit out on Earth. The girl needs a break and time to figure out her own life and understand what to do next.
The fates of all the heroes are closely intertwined; they have one common and treacherous enemy who is not going to calm down.
Lunar Chronicles: Rapunzel
In the third book, action is transferred to an orbital station orbiting the moon. On it is imprisoned Kress. Completely isolated from communication with the outside world for seven years, the girl masterfully learned to work with programs and became an unsurpassed hacker. What is very beneficial to Queen Levan: so she tracks the movement of the rebel Ash. But the reincarnation of Rapunzel is far from being a stupid girl and has her own ideas about life. She makes contact with Cinderella and begins to help her, confusing her footprints.
Zola and her team (Scarlet and Wolf, Captain Thorne) are working on a plan to overthrow the vicious Moon Queen and prevent her army from invading Earth. Because of this, they are forced to constantly be on the run and hide. After contacting Kress, the guys understand that they cannot cope without her help, and decide to release the hostage of the orbital station. But a carefully calibrated plan fails. Cress and Captain Thorne find themselves on Earth, in the Sahara desert.
Readers will find a new romantic line and an incredible adventure full of dangers. After all, Queen Levana will not be idle either, knowing full well who is behind all this.
Lunar Chronicles: Snow White
"Lunar Chronicles" continues Marissa Mayer. Books are read in one go. The fourth part of the cycle has already been written and published, but has not yet been translated into Russian, and when this happens is not known. So you can only read it in the original language.
Marissa Mayer introduces readers to the new heroine - Winter, stepdaughter of Queen Levana. The girl has wondrous beauty that surpasses even the famous charm of the Moon Queen. Her stepmother considers Winter naive and not far off, which is actually not so. The girl despises Levana and cannot forgive her for not letting her communicate with her childhood friend. Circumstances push her against Zola, and the girl decides to support the brave Cinderella and help stop the war.
Instead of an afterword
When Marissa Mayer was born, the world read other tales. But new times require new heroes: courageous, courageous, ready to fight for their happiness, not hoping for beautiful princes. The series “Lunar Chronicles” presented readers with such heroes, while maintaining faith in magic and justice.