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Cinder and Captain Thorne, both fugitives, team up with Scarlet and Wolf to undermine Queen Levana’s plan to invade Earth. Their strategy hinges on Cress, a girl who has lived on a satellite in isolation, whose perspective and unlikely allies may tip the balance.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Marissa Meyer
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