Science Behind the Stories: The Sci-Fi in Marissa Meyer's Cinder
I first read Cinder, author Marissa Meyer's futuristic, sci-fi retelling of the classic Cinderella , sometime in middle school. I absolutely loved it. It reimagined a fantastical story as something technical and developed. The entire time I read it, I was picking apart the science—I wondered what was realistic, and what wasn't. Then I realized the book was the first installment of The Lunar Chronicles series, where each book follows another girl with a reimagined sci-fi fairytale storyline, and I was in love . The plot. The worldbuilding. The science. Everything . Consider the next couple weeks of my life booked. Literally. So, without further ado, and likely a couple years overdue, I present to you the first segment in my Science Behind the Story series, featuring the science behind The Lunar Chronicles #1, Cinder. What Happens in the Book ❗Spoilers: This segment has spoilers! If you don't want to encounter them, steer away from the ominous-look...
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