James Riley (writer) from Los Angeles, California to Alexandria, Virginia. James Riley's first published novel, "Half Upon a Time", was released on September 7, 2010. It is a fantasy novel centered around a boy named Jack, the fictional son of the main character from the children's story "Jack and the Beanstalk", and a girl named May who is from our nonfictional world. The novel incorporates plot points from various Brothers Grimm fairy tales, including "Little Red Riding Hood", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Snow White". This is Riley's first story centered around the idea that the fictional and nonfictional worlds are connected, a common theme
The Lunar Chronicles The Lunar Chronicles The Lunar Chronicles is a series of young adult fantasy novels written by American author Marissa Meyer. Each book entails a new take on an old fairy tale, including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Snow White. The story takes place in a futuristic world where earthens, cyborgs, androids, and a race of moon colonists all coexist. "Cinder" is the first book in "The Lunar Chronicles" and second chronologically. It was published on January 3, 2012. Linh Cinder (based on Cinderella), a cyborg living with her step mother and her two stepsisters, works as a mechanic