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Reading Room Radio: Lunar Chronicles
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Classic fairytales get a cosmic twist.
Title: Lunar Chronicles
Author: Marissa Meyer
Reviewed by: Mary M
Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
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Podcast Team Members include: Beth Krippel, John Harbaugh, Mary Mink, Dylan Smith, Sadina Shawver, Alinda Mac, John Schaffer, Jennifer Finch, Katelyn Helberg, Darcy Casavant, Darla Pruitt and Nancy Hu
Welcome to Harris County Public Library's Reading Room Radio, where your to-be red pile gets a little more exciting one micro podcast at a time. Hi, this is Mary from the Spring Branch Memorial Branch Library. Today I'm going to talk to you about the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. They're a young adult steampunk space opera fairy tale retelling series that first debuted in 2012. You might be wondering why I'm going to briefly talk to you about a series over a decade old, and that's because it was announced last year that the series is getting a film adaptation coming out in 2028, so I decided to read them this year to know all the info before the post-movie rush hits. The series is officially only four books, with one novella in between books three and four. There's also a book of short stories related to the world and now two prequel graphic novels, so a lot to consume if you really fell in love with the characters. Each book introduces a new heroine, a new fairy tale retelling, that intertwines into the bigger overall plot. The main protagonist, Cinder, who is based off of Cinderella, ultimately must defeat the Queen of Luna, which is the colonized moon, before the Queen's plan to be essentially ruler of the galaxy comes to fruition. The other three protagonists are based on Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White. If you're looking for quick escapism you don't have to think too hard about, these are a great pick. Personally, I thought there were some plot holes specifically relating to lunar disease that took me out of the story, though Meyer does try to fill those in with more information as Stars Above, the short story collection released in 2016. Of course, I'm probably just a stickler. If you gotta fix it in post, it probably needed more workshopping. Still, it's fun to revisit fairy tales in new ways, especially when it comes to the heroines and giving them more autonomy. Give the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer a try and let me know what you think.