They allow her to remain in the family because she is the sole income provider. Her stepmother, Adri, and stepsister, Pearl, view her as a thing rather than a person. As the story progresses, Prince Kai must choose between his own desires, marrying the queen in order to avoid war, and saving his citizens from the plague of letumosis.Īs a cyborg living in a home with those who resent her, Cinder faces obstacles to her freedom in many forms. Prince Kai and all other Earthens fear the queen due to her and other Lunars’ ability of manipulating the thoughts of others, including the queen’s deceptive beauty. Queen Levana wishes to marry Prince Kai not for love but for the power associated with the position of empress. He struggles with the pressures of the new role and often confides in Cinder, including the growing concern about Queen Levana, queen of Luna, the moon. Prince Kai’s father, Emperor Rikan, dies of the plague, called letumosis, which spreads across New Beijing and the rest of Earth. Prince Kai and Cinder both experience restricted freedoms due to their respective positions in society. It is through her business that Cinder earns money for her household and meets Prince Kai, the next emperor of the Eastern Commonwealth.

Gasoline-powered cars are perceived as archaic and now only take up space in the junkyard.

Set in the year 126, T.E., a time beyond World War IV, technology invades the landscape of this story, a story. Cinder shares her skills at the local market, manning a booth to work with customers in need of fixing their various mechanical and technological items.

Cinder by Marissa Meyer