Chair-dancing is a regular occurrence when you get excited about as many things as I do. So when I heard via Twitter that Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles quartet was going to be having a PREQUEL released before the finale would be published.. well... let's just say this poor chair suffered.
I've been crazy about this series ever since I got my grubby little paws on Cinder a couple of years ago. For those unfamiliar with the series, it begins with Cinder: a teenage cyborg forced into the role of Cinderella by her stepmother after her father's death. In a world where cyborgs (humans with artificial body parts) are considered less than human, she ekes out a living as a mechanic with a too-small foot. Of course, this being a Cinderella story, there's a Handsome Prince. A ball. An Evil Queen. A feisty android. A plot to take over the world. A deadly plague... What do you mean that wasn't in the original Cinderella? Does this mean murderous shape-shifters weren't in Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel wasn't a brilliant computer hacker trapped on a satellite and Snow White wasn't driven insane by her own refusal to use her abilities?
The original tales must have been very
Today's announcement revealed that we'll get to see the book that Marissa Meyer was working on during last year's NaNoWriMo: the prequel to Cinder. It is called Fairest, and tells the story of the aforementioned Evil Queen, Queen Levana, and how she became the Mistress of Evil with plans to take over Earth that she is. And I. Cannot. WAIT.
After all, villain back stories are one of my favourite things ever.
THE GIVEAWAY
To celebrate, I HAD planned to give away a pre-order of Fairest.. but instead, let's let two winners choose their prizes.
I will be giving away an ebook of any book from this series: you choose which it'll be. I'll also be giving away a $10 Amazon gift card (no you can't win both). Just enter the Rafflecopter below!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
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