Marie Lu is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Legend series, the Young Elites trilogy, Batman: Nightwalker, the Warcross series, and The Kingdom of Back. She graduated from the University of Southern California and jumped into the video game industry, where she worked as an artist. Now a full-time writer, she spends her spare hours reading, drawing, and playing games. She lives in Los Angeles with her illustrator/author husband, Primo Gallanosa, and their son.
A New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller
"Cinematically imagined... An exciting, layered, action-filled
tale." --Kirkus Reviews
"Paradoxes abound and readers will glory in them all."
--Booklist
"Suspense and high-action fights make this plot-driven story both
fast-paced and brutal." --School Library Journal
"Lu (The Kingdom of Back and Legend) creates a devastating,
war-torn world, built upon the wreckage of a technologically
advanced society. Readers will eagerly await a follow-up to this
engrossing dystopian novel, which searingly interrogates traumas of
war, immigration, and imperialism." --Publishers Weekly
"Lu ably balances lightning-fast action and stirring battles with
romance, weaving in enough bits of cultural history to give the
story some grounding... This hearty but small group of Talin, Red,
and a few more allies face formidable odds in the next outing, and
readers will likely eagerly await news on how they fare." -- The
Bulletin "This tale of intrigue, alliances, and love will draw
Legend fans and new readers into a fascinating world whose combined
layers of privilege and surveillance draw comparisons to many
present-day social ills." --Publishers Weekly
"Lu opts for a high simmer of intrigue in her sequel to Legend . .
. taut and insightful." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "The
well-drawn worlds, political undercurrents and the believability of
the characters make it all feel fresh." --Los Angeles Times
"Clear your calendar to allow yourself the luxury of reading this
book in one or two sittings. You will be shaken." --New York
Journal of Books
"[Lu] has given this beautifully crafted series the ending it
deserved." --Booklist
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