Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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Part science fiction/fantasy, part fairy tale, full of fast-paced action and a drop of romance - perfect for teenage readers. These are not the fairy tales you remember. But they're ones you won't forget.

Incarcerated in a satellite, an expert hacker and out to save the world - 
Cress isn't your usual damsel in distress. CRESS grew-up as a prisoner. With only netscreens for company she's forced to do the bidding of the evil Queen Levana. Now that means tracking down Cinder and her handsome accomplice Emperor Kai. But little does Levana know that those she seeks, and the man she loves, are plotting her downfall . . . 
 
As paths cross and the price of freedom rises, happily ever after has never seemed further away for Cress, Scarlet and Cinder. 
 
This is not the fairy tale you remember. But it's one you won't forget.

Cress (The Lunar Chronicles Book 3)

A forbidden romance. 
A deadly plague. 
Earth's fate hinges on one girl . . . 
 
CINDER, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She's reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's sudden illness. But when her life becomes entwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the centre of a violent struggle between the desires of an evil queen - and a dangerous temptation. 
 
Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future. 
 
This is not the fairytale you remember. But it's one you won't forget.

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles Book 1)

The much-awaited series finale in the New York Times bestselling series that began with Cinder. 
 
This is not the fairy tale you remember. But it's one you won't forget.

Winter (The Lunar Chronicles Book 4)

This is not the fairytale you remember. But it's one you won't forget. 
 
SCARLET BENOIT'S grandmother is missing. The police have closed her case. The only person Scarlet can turn to is Wolf, a street fighter she does not trust, but they are drawn to each other. 
 
Meanwhile, in New Beijing, Cinder will become the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive - when she breaks out of prison to stay one step ahead of vicious Queen Levana. 
 
As Scarlet and Wolf expose one mystery, they encounter Cinder and a new one unravels. Together they must challenge the evil queen, who will stop at nothing to make Prince Kai her husband, her king, her prisoner . . .

Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles Book 2)

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