To my amazing, brilliant, dedicated, and oh-so-patient beta readers, Tamara, Meghan, and Jojo, who had to suffer through an absurdly rough early draft （Tamara actually suffered through two of them … sorry!）， yet their support and encouragement never wavered. Thank you for believing in me and always helping me see the story and characters in ways I never would have considered.
To my fellow writers who kept me sane through a number of long café writing dates and writing retreats （we have really got to do more of those）： Anna Banks, Kendare Blake, Jennifer Chushcoff, Kimberly Derting, Corry Lee, Lish McBride, Ayesha Patel, Rori Shay, and Breeana Shields. And also to Leilani and Emily, who always seem to have a word of kindness just when I need it most.
To my parents, who always remind me to take a moment for self-care, and to my big brother, Jeff, who introduced me to superheroes via X-Men comics when we were kids, and who was able to describe for me exactly what it’s like to be stabbed through the hand with a semi-blunt object. Who knew that accident would someday have a silver lining? Yay, research!
And in the name of the Moon, I have to thank all the （Sailor） Moonies and the Lunartics! I couldn’t possibly express how much your enthusiasm has meant to me over the years.
Finally, to my own little Renegades, Sloane and Delaney, who have brought more joy into my life than I ever thought possible. And also thanks to Sarah and all the grandparents who were willing to take on last-minute childcare duties as my deadlines crept ever closer.
And—always, always—to my amazing husband, Jesse, who is as gallant as they come. （Truly, if you ever meet him, ask him about the time he chased down that purse snatcher in London. He would love to tell you the story.） Beyond literal heroics, though, he has rescued me countless times in the writing of this book. I can’t even begin to list all the ways I’m grateful for you and everything you do—as a man, a husband, and a father.
Praise for The Lunar Chronicles
#1 New York Times–Bestselling Series USA Today Bestseller Publishers Weekly Bestseller “A mash-up of fairy tales and science fiction … a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars.”
—Entertainment Weekly “Prince Charming among the cyborgs.”
—The Wall Street Journal “Terrific.”
—Los Angeles Times “Marissa Meyer rocks the fractured fairy tale genre.”
—The Seattle Times “Epic awesome.”
—Bustle
“A binge-reading treat.”
—MTV
“Takes the classic to a whole new level.”
—NPR
“In HEARTLESS, the nonsense that is Wonderland gets a reverential makeover, full of heart and its own idiosyncratic character.”
—GREGORY MAGUIRE, AUTHOR OF Wicked AND After Alice
Praise for
HEARTLESS
#1 New York Times Bestseller
“The Must List,” Entertainment Weekly Publishers Weekly Bestseller
“What Gregory Maguire did for the Wicked Witch, Meyer does for Lewis Carroll’s Queen of Hearts, tracing her arc from a teen with dreams of owning a bakery into a murderous madwoman.”
— People magazine
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Marissa Meyer’s first book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. Marissa lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and their three cats. You can sign up for email updates here.