Fairest
Soon to be adapted into a major motion picture!
A standalone prequel to the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! Find out what made the evil space queen from the beloved series so wicked.
"An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars." —Entertainment Weekly
True love. She did not think she had ever witnessed it, not beside the fairy tales she’d been told as a child and the fanciful dramas sometimes acted out for the court’s entertainment.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall.
Who is the Fairest of them all?
Pure evil has a name, hides behind a mask of deceit, and uses her "glamour" to gain power. But who is Queen Levana? Long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress in The Lunar Chronicles, Levana lived a very different story—a story that has never been told . . . until now.
New York Times–bestselling author Marissa Meyer reveals the story behind her fascinating villain in Fairest, an unforgettable tale about love and war, deceit and death.
Don't miss the other books in The Lunar Chronicles series:
Cinder
Scarlet
Cress
Winter
Stars Above
Fairest
Wires and Nerve Vol. 1
Wires and Nerve Vol. 2: Gone Rogue
- Pages
- 235
- First published
- January 27, 2015
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
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Shelved by 3 Litcadians
Reviews
- Anonymous
Finished February 7, 2024
I have almost no thoughts. All this novella taught me was that I truly hate Levana. Like, I already did, but this just increased the hate. I truly feel bad for Evret. He deserved none of that. Not a single drop of it. I’d like to think that Selene would’ve changed Channery for the better, but I doubt it. I’m giving this 3.25/5 stars and it’s onto the next!
Started February 7, 2024 · Finished February 7, 2024
Finished November 19, 2025
This was so good, I greatly enjoyed learning more about Levana’s past and why she is how she is in the main series, some interesting plot points were explained and I almost felt bad for her at times!

