Marie Lu

Marie Lu is an author of young-adult science fiction and fantasy who tests ambitious characters against surveillance, political power, virtual worlds, and their own capacity for violence. Legend opens with June, an elite prodigy, hunting Day, the Republic's most wanted fugitive; their collision makes it the right doorway to that dystopian series. Warcross follows bounty hunter Emika Chen after she hacks into a global game, while Wildcard continues her struggle over the technology behind it and should be read second. The Young Elites begins Adelina's darker fantasy arc, and The Midnight Star concludes that trilogy rather than introducing it. Batman: Nightwalker stands apart as a self-contained adventure featuring a young Bruce Wayne. Legend best represents Lu's political suspense, Warcross her interest in games and digital control, and The Young Elites her willingness to build a series around an increasingly dangerous antihero.