Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1)

In the aftermath of the devastating Fourth World War, humans and androids crowd the streets of New Beijing. A deadly disease is ravaging the population. And from space, the lunar queen watches as the plague consumes everything, confident of achieving control of the planet.

Cinder is 16 years old and works as a mechanic. Her past is a mystery; her present couldn't be worse, under the tutelage of her stepmother, who constantly belittles her. Until her path crosses with Prince Kai's, and she finds herself in the middle of an intergalactic conflict and an impossible love. Trapped between a plague and a great secret, she doesn't know whether to choose freedom or self-immolation, until she can no longer choose. However, she is special. She is the only way out. After all, that's how fairy tales are…