Marissa Meyer – American author, best known for The Lunar Chronicles, a futuristic retelling of classic fairy tales. She also wrote Heartless and the Renegades trilogy. Growing up with a love of fairy tales and comics, she studied creative writing and worked as an editor. Her fiction blends action, wit, and strong female perspectives, earning her an international readership.
🌙 In The Lunar Chronicles, she reimagined fairy-tale heroines such as a “cyborg Cinderella.” 📚 Her debut Cinder instantly hit the New York Times Best Sellers list. 🎓 Her thesis project was based on her childhood love, Sailor Moon. 💻 Worked as an editor before becoming a full-time writer. 🏆 Her novels have won multiple YA awards. 📖 Loves to blend science fiction, romance, and adventure. 🎤 Appears at book fairs, sometimes in costume as her characters. 🍫 Admits that cocoa and cookies are her writing fuel. ✍️ Writes every morning, convinced discipline sparks creativity. 🌍 Her books are translated into dozens of languages and sell millions worldwide. 😄 Once joked that Cinderella should trade her glass slipper for sneakers.