Scarlet

Marissa Meyer

Feb 2013 · The Lunar Chronicles Book 2 · Sold by Feiwel & Friends

About this ebook

Soon to be adapted into a major motion picture!

The second book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! Our cyborg heroine teams up with two new characters, Scarlet and Wolf, to defend Earth against a wicked space queen.

"An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars." —Entertainment Weekly on the Lunar Chronicles

She splayed her fingers on the back of the ship, annoyed at how her nerves were humming, like they couldn’t decide if she should be afraid of him or flattered.

Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother, or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her.

Halfway around the world, Cinder is back and trying to break out of prison—even though she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive if she does.

As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana.

The adventure continues in this fresh fairytale retelling that combines elements of Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood.

Don't miss the other books in The Lunar Chronicles series:
Cinder
Scarlet
Cress
Winter
Stars Above
Fairest
Wires and Nerve Vol. 1
Wires and Nerve Vol. 2: Gone Rogue

Ratings and reviews

The book has a fast paced plot, much like Cinder. But where Cinder is full of the hopes and dreams of a teenage girl who finds more about herself then she wanted to know by the end of the book; Scarlet starts off with pure frustration of crushed hope. The young heroine is immediately devastated and in denial, furious at everyone she encounters. This book does not merely hint at the sinister as in the first book, but dives in and elaborates on the some of the darkest acts humans have enacted on one anoth

Better than chocolate and that is extremely hard to accomplish. "Cinder" cost me an entire nights sleep since I couldn't put it down, then Scarlet kept my prisoner the very next day. I typically stray from books labeled juvenile, but this series is far from it. Can't wait for "Cress". Already going through TDs.

Excellent retelling of Red Riding Hood. Definitely better if you've read Cinder, but still good on it's own. I can hardly wait to dive into Cress. I heartily recommend this story to anyone who loves a modern take on an old tale... especially when it includes space aliens & cyborgs!!

About the author

Marissa Meyer is the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles series, the Renegades trilogy, the Gilded Duology, the Wires and Nerve graphic novels, and The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book. Her first standalone novel, Heartless, was also a #1 New York Times–bestseller, and she has also written two standalone rom-coms, Instant Karma and With a Little Luck. Her first middle-grade novel is Let It Glow, written with Joanne Levy. Marissa hosted a popular podcast, "The Happy Writer," and her book of the same name shares her writing tips and experiences. She lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and their two daughters. marissameyer.com