![]() ![]() Erland, her father who didn't know that Cress was still alive, as she was taken away as a newborn to be killed. Cress, distraught and believing Thorne is "cheating" on her with another woman, decides to leave with the traffickers who had originally saved them. They go to a hotel with the group, where Thorne manages to win an escort-droid by winning a card game. They nearly die of heat exhaustion, dehydration, and starvation, but are saved by a traveling group of traders (who are later revealed to be Lunar traffickers). Thorne tries to convince her that he is not the hero she imagined, but promises her that if they are about to die, he will kiss her. Ever since she had began tracking Thorne on an assignment from Sybil Mira, Cress had been infatuated with him, and believes him to be her perfect hero. Unfortunately, Thorne has been blinded after hitting his head during the fall, and Cress must get him and herself out of the desert and somehow communicate with Cinder and the crew of the Rampion. She is brought back to the palace, tried, and forced to cut off her own pinky finger.Īfter Cress manages to deploy the parachutes of the free-falling satellite, they ensure a safe landing in the Sahara Desert. She speaks with him and he reveals that Lunars are able to contract a mutated strain of the deadly virus that has been killing thousands of Earthens for more than a decade.ĭuring this time, Scarlet is being held at an aristocratic Lunar household, forced to be a "pet" for a young boy to practice his gift on. Cinder decides to land the Rampion in Africa where she was to meet Dr. ![]() The crew has now been separated from one another and Cinder is sure that not only are Cress and Thorne certainly dead, but Scarlet will soon have the same fate as will Wolf if she doesn't get him medical attention. Erland has discovered that Lunars are able to contract a mutated strain of the letumosis virus which they had previously been immune to. Sybil leaves Thorne and Cress to die after shutting down her satellite, making it hurtle toward Earth without any way to stop it. Jacin Clay, a pilot who brought Sybil to Cress' satellite, decides to join Cinder's side, while the almost fatal wounding of Wolf renders him unconscious. However, an unexpected visit from Thaumaturge Sybil Mira, who also happens to be Cress's guardian/captor, throws a wrench into their plans as she discovers Cress' intent to run and plans a trap for Cinder's crew. After communicating with Cinder's crew, she asks them to rescue her from her satellite that she's been imprisoned in for seven years, which they agree to. She is contacted by Cinder and her crew on Thorne's spaceship, the Rampion, through the D-COMM chip that had made Nainsi malfunction a couple weeks ago. Plot Ĭrescent " Cress" Moon Darnel is a sixteen-year-old girl living in a satellite in space that has been her prison for most of her life. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing stop her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a high price. When a daring rescue goes awry, the group is separated. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker-unfortunately, she’s just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice. Their best hope lies with Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since childhood with only her netscreens as company. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army. In this third book in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. ![]()
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