Winter (Meyer novel)
Book cover of Winter
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| Author | Marissa Meyer |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Lunar Chronicles |
| Genre | Young adult, Romance, Science Fiction, dystopian |
| Publisher | Feiwell & Friends |
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Publication date
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November 10, 2015 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book |
| Pages | 827 |
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| OCLC | 874726597 |
| LC Class | PZ7.M571737 Wi 2015 |
| Preceded by | Cress |
Winter is a 2015 young adult science fiction novel written by American author Marissa Meyer and published by Macmillan Publishers through their subsidiary Feiwel & Friends. It is the fourth and final book in The Lunar Chronicles series and the sequel to Cress. The story is loosely based on the fairy tale of "Snow White", similar to its predecessors Cinder, Scarlet and Cress which were loosely based on "Cinderella", "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Rapunzel" respectively. It was a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling novel.
Due to Princess Winter's refusal to use the Lunar gift, the ability to manipulate what others see and do, she has Lunar sickness, a state of mental illness that causes occasional hallucinations. Despite having scars on her face (suspected to be the work of Winter's evil stepmother, Queen Levana), Princess Winter is known for both her stunning beauty and the kindness she shows towards her people. Her relationship with her stepmother Levana is strained at best, especially as Winter is secretly in love with her childhood friend Jacin, who is Winter's royal guard.
Meanwhile, Prince Kai has been sent back to Earth after being kidnapped and recruited by Cinder and is now part of the plan to overthrow Queen Levana. The Crew sneak onto Kai's ship as he heads for Luna for the wedding. They are noticed by Levana and she locks down the Ports and they barely make it away, forced to leave Cress behind as she secures their getaway by hacking the security systems. She hides behind a crate and is spotted by Winter. Winter puts on a show and manages to smuggle Cress into a crate without being spotted.
Jacin has managed to stay alive by lying about his time on the ship with Cinder, and offers the queen enough information about the Blocking chip Cinder's adoptive father designed, she punishes him but he lives. She then places him on Winter's personal guard to "keep her in line". When Winter refuses to marry Aimery, Levana believes she is of no more use. After Queen Levana orders Jacin to murder Winter, Jacin finds Winter in her personal 'zoo'. He explains the queen's orders, kisses Winter, and then stabs Winter's favourite pet—a wolf named Ryu—all so Winter can escape unharmed, and Queen Levana will believe she is dead. (Cress had planned to go with Winter and Scarlet but realized she was needed to stay behind secure the way for Scarlet and Winter). Scarlet, an important protagonist who was captured by the now dead thaumaturge Sybil Mira and brought to Luna as prisoner, is given a pod key and a knife by Jacin and told to find RM9, Wolf's home Sector, and the two manage to escape with the help of Cress.
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