A forbidden romance . A deadly plague . Earth's fate hinges on one girl .
Cinder , a gifted mechanic in New Beijing , is also a cyborg . She's reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's sudden illness . But when her life becomes entwined with the handsome Prince Kai's she finds herself at the centre of a violent struggle between the desires of an evil queen - and a dangerous temptation .
Cinder is caught between duty and freedom , loyalty and betrayal . Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future .
This is not the fairy tale you remember . But it's one you won't forget .