Cress
Record details
- ISBN: 9781427242853 (electronic audio bk.)
- ISBN: 1427242852 (electronic audio bk.)
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Physical Description:
electronic resource
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1 online resource (1 sound file (15 hr., 41 min., 03 sec.)) : digital. - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York] : Macmillan Audio, 2014.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Electronic audio file. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Rebecca Soler. |
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Electronic resources
- AudioFile Reviews : AudioFile Reviews 2014 May
Narrator Rebecca Soler delivers a take-no-prisoners performance for the third title in the Lunar Chronicles. Soler's lilting yet edgy voice builds rapport between Lunar captive Cress and her dashing rescuer, Captain Carswell Thorne, all the while building their romance in this fairy-tale space opera. Listeners who aren't "Team Cress" within the first few chapters must be as heartless as Lunar Queen Levana, whose plans to take over Earth are seriously cramping the budding romance between Emperor Kai and fugitive Cinder. Soler's instinctive delivery of Meyer's humor makes the story an addictive listen. Cress and Thorne's repartee, along with the chatter of the fashion-obsessed droid Iko, are just a few of this audio's entertaining moments. Series fans and new listeners will be equally entranced. C.A. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine - Horn Book Magazine Reviews : Horn Book Magazine Reviews 2014 #6
Meyer's Lunar Chronicles continue with Cinder and crew becoming separated after a botched attempt at a satellite rescue of new character Cress, kept prisoner by the villainous Queen Levana. Most of the group eventually reunites in Africa and then returns to New Beijing to stop Emperor Kai's wedding to Levana, leading to a dramatic ending that sets up the final series installment. As she did for Cinder and Scarlet (both rev. 7/13), narrator Soler masterfully captures the pacing and emotion in Meyer's fairy tale/sci-fi hybrid adaptation of "Rapunzel." She smoothly navigates among the ever-expanding cast's different voices -- easily articulating the accents of the wedding planner and caravan traders; adding an appropriate gruffness to guard Jacin or charisma to Cress's love interest Thorne; relaying socially awkward Cress's hesitancy. In introducing Winter, the princess protagonist of the final book, Soler matches the description of Winter's voice: "the way she danced through her sentences like each word had to be coaxed off her tongue." cynthia k. ritte Copyright 2014 Horn Book Magazine. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2014 April
Gr 8 UpâCress is locked away in a floating satellite. She dreams of visiting Earth, the planet she has been forced to spy on, and meeting Carswell Thorne, the handsome ship captain who teamed up with Cinder in Scarlet (Feiwel & Friends, 2013). Her wish comes true after an attempted rescue from Cinder and her crew is intercepted, leaving Cress and Thorne stranded on Earth. At the same time, Scarlet is kidnapped, and Queen Levana, frustrated with Cinder's escape, begins to attack Earth. Cinder has her hands full with finding her missing comrades, dealing with an out-of-control Wolf, preventing Levana and Kai's marriage, and accepting her own royal heritage. At the end of the book, Cinder realizes that she can no longer hide from her destiny and begins preparations to head to Luna for a revolution. Cress fills in more historical details about Earth and Luna's relationshipâmost of which will be of no surprise to the readerâand Cinder's rebirth as a cyborg. Fans of Scarlet and Wolf may be disappointed that their relationship takes a backseat to the newly introduced pairing. As always, Meyer excels at interweaving new characters that extend beyond the archetypes of their fairy tale into the main story. Readers will eagerly await the final installment of this highly appealing and well-constructed series.âMarissa Lieberman, East Orange Public Library, NJ
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