Marie Lu. Putnam, $17.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-399-25675-2
Lu’s debut is a stunner. Weaving the strands of SF dystopia, police procedural, and coming-of-age—with touches of superhero and wild frontier traditions—she fashions a narrative in which the action is kinetic and the emotional development is...
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Marie Lu. Putnam, $17.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-399-25676-9
The characters are known, world-building is complete, and readers know the destination is still out of reach. It’s the second book of a trilogy—how will the author handle it? Lu opts for a high simmer of intrigue in her sequel to Legend. June and...
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Marie Lu. Putnam, $18.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-399-25677-6
The conclusion to Lu’s Legend trilogy opens on a stage set for personal resolution, maybe even a happy ending. With the political transition established and the Patriots quiet, June and Day appear to have the opportunity to close their romantic...
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Marie Lu. Putnam, $18.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-399-16783-6
In this series opener, Lu (the Legend trilogy) pivots from the “coming of age via romance” formula to pry apart the many emotions that pass under the rubric of love. Adelina Amouteru, once-privileged daughter of a merchant, is irrevocably changed by
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Marie Lu. Putnam, $18.99 (416p) ISBN 978-0-399-16784-3
This intense sequel to The Young Elites begins with Dagger Society outcast Adelina and her equally gifted sister, Violetta, seeking other powerful Elites in the city-state of Merroutas after escaping from Teren and the Inquisition Axis's clutches....
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Marie Lu. Putnam, $18.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-399-54796-6
Emika Chen, an 18-year-old hacker turned bounty hunter, ekes out a life in New York City by tracking down criminals who are turning illegal profits in the virtual world of Warcross, an immersive game accessed by a “brain–computer interface.” Facing...
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Marie Lu. Putnam, $18.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-399-54799-7
Sure to inspire even deeper devotion among Lu’s fans, this sequel picks up just three days after the Warcross finale, raising complicated questions about the consequences of technology and power. Emika Chen, exempt from Hideo Tanaka’s unleashed...
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Marie Lu. Roaring Brook, $18.99 (384p) ISBN 978-1-250-22170-4
In this fourth installment of the Legend series, Lu revisits Daniel “Day” Altan Wing; his brilliant younger brother, Eden Bataar Wing; and Day’s love interest, June Iparis. Ten years after Day incited a revolution that brought down the Republic, he...
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Marie Lu, adapted by Stuart Moore, illus. by Chris Wildgoose. DC Ink, $16.99 paper (208p) ISBN 978-1-4012-8004-8
This satisfactory adaptation of Lu’s eponymous novel by Eisner Award-winner Moore (Captain Ginger) presents the moral dilemmas of a young Bruce Wayne battling crime without the aid of his bat-themed costume and gadgetry. Just as Bruce turns 18 and...
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Marie Lu. Roaring Brook, $19.99 (384p) ISBN 978-1-250-22168-1
When the Karensa Federation invaded Basea a decade ago, Talin Kanami and her mother fled north to Mara. Now 18 and using sign language due to emotional and vocal cord scarring from that night, Talin is a Striker, the sole refugee on an elite...
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Marie Lu. Roaring Brook, $19.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-250-85281-6
In this well-paced series opener by Lu (the Skyhunter duology), a secret agent teams up with a pop star to bring down a powerful crime syndicate. Chinese American 19-year-old Winter Young, “the most famous superstar in the world,” never imagined he’d
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Marie Lu. Putnam, $18.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-5247-3901-0
Lu (Rebel) deftly layers fantastical elements and historical fiction to craft an expansive tale of rivalry based on two Mozart siblings, both talented pianists and composers. In 1759 Salzburg, eight-year-old Marianne “Nannerl” Mozart is poised to...
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