Cress (novel)

Cress
Book cover of Cress
AuthorMarissa Meyer
Cover artistMichael O
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Lunar Chronicles
GenreYoung adult, Romance, Science fiction, Dystopian
PublisherFeiwel & Friends
Publication date
February 4, 2014
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book
Pages550
ISBN978-0-312-64297-6
OCLC865010316
LC ClassPZ7.M571737 Cre 2014b[1]
Preceded byScarlet 
Followed byWinter 

Cress is a 2014 young adult science fiction novel written by American author Marissa Meyer and published by Macmillan Publishers through their subsidiary Feiwel & Friends. It is the third novel in The Lunar Chronicles series and the sequel to Scarlet. It is followed by the fourth novel in the series, titled Winter. The story is loosely based on the fairy tale of "Rapunzel", similar to its predecessors Cinder and Scarlet which were loosely based on "Cinderella" and "Little Red Riding Hood" respectively.[2]

  1. ^ "Cress" (first edition). LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. ^ Truitt, Brian (July 31, 2013). "Cover reveal, excerpt and Q&A: Marissa Meyer's Cress". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 25, 2014.