Fairest by Marissa Meyer

Fairest (Lunar Chronicles, #3.5)

by Marissa Meyer

Prepare to see the New York Times-bestselling series like you've never seen it before, now with new cover art!

A standalone prequel to the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! Find out what made the evil space queen from the beloved series so wicked.

An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars. --Entertainment Weekly

Prince Charming among the cyborgs. --The Wall Street Journal

Mirror, mirror, on the wall.
Who is the Fairest of them all?

Pure evil has a name, hides behind a mask of deceit, and uses her glamour to gain power. But who is Queen Levana? Long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress in The Lunar Chronicles, Levana lived a very different story--a story that has never been told . . . until now.

New York Times
-bestselling author Marissa Meyer reveals the story behind her fascinating villain in Fairest, an unforgettable tale about love and war, deceit and death. This extraordinary book includes a special full-color image of Levana's castle and an excerpt from Winter, the exciting conclusion to The Lunar Chronicles.

Don't miss these other books from #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling author Marissa Meyer:

The Lunar Chronicles:
Cinder
Scarlet
Cress
Winter
Stars Above
Fairest
The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book

Wires and Nerve: Vol. 1
Wires and Nerve: Vol. 2

Renegades:
Renegades: Book One
Archenemies: Book Two
Supernova: Book Three

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Reviewed by Katie King on

4 of 5 stars

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I knew Winter had just come out and I was still a few books behind, so I decided it was time to wrap things up, starting with Fairest.

Let me just say - I really enjoyed this! I loved getting all of Levana's backstory because let's face it - she's a crazy bitch but she wasn't born that way. I had been curious about her since her first appearance in Cinder, but I never realized how badly I needed to know more about her until reading Fairest. I actually wish I could get even more about her because now I'm pretty much obsessed with her. Everything about it was great except her romance. That really struggled in my eyes and even though she was clearly forcing it, I felt like nobody is that dumb or forces things for that long. You would think she would get tired of him not loving her and break it off, but she still felt the same way after all that time? Nah.

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