“That’s the fantasy,” Meyer says, “for there to be fanfic of your own work, because I know what love goes into creating fanfiction, and how fandoms can really rally around it.” And how must that feel for a former fanfiction writer? Read more: Den of Geek Book Club Podcast Talks with Marissa Meyer “And in a way that there’s such wonderful justice to it, and really captures the same sorts of emotions that I was trying to put into my writing. “It’s unbelievable to think about these characters and this world that lived inside my head for so many years, and then to see other people putting their interpretation behind it,” she says. While most authors do not experience the opportunity to see their work adapted thusly, let alone three, Meyer says it feels “incredible,” though she hastens to add that there is a fourth lens: fan art! In addition to the aforementioned Wires and Nerve, there is also The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book.

That said, this is not the first time that the series has been illustrated. “I love what does with colors, and so when you see all four of them together, it just stands out so much. “They’re so beautiful and so vibrant,” Meyer says. While the series has long been celebrated for centering the stories of princesses of color - Cinder is Asian/Caucasian, while Winter is black - and for its representation of mental illness, now those women are actually on the covers in the (human and cyborg) flesh. It’s quite the departure from the original covers, each of which featured one key element from its respective book: Cinder’s mechanical leg (in place of Cinderella’s glass slipper) Scarlet’s (or Little Red Riding Hood’s) cape Cress’ Rapunzel-esque hair and Winter’s plague-laced apple.

Read more: Marissa Meyer’s Renegades Trilogy is Riveting Superhero Fiction Winter and Jacin in a romantic clinch in her menagerie. Meyer describes seeing the same scenes suggested over and over, which made their way into the new designs: Wolf spiriting Scarlet away from danger.

To wit, part of the new covers process involved crowdsourcing favorite scenes from the active and enthusiastic fandom via Instagram. Now, a re-release of the original quartet with brand-new covers showcasing each of the key characters proves that the series is still relevant to readers today.

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