Marie Lu

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Marie Lu
(2017)
  • Wildcard (2018)
  • Rebel (2019)
  • The Kingdom of Back (2020)
  • Skyhunter (2020)
  • Steelstriker (2021)
  • SpousePrimo Gallanosa
    Children1

    Marie Lu (born 11 July 1984; Birthname: Xiwei Lu, Chinese: 陸希未) is a Chinese-American author. She is best known for the Legend series, novels set in a dystopian and militarized future, as well as the Young Elites series, the Warcross series, and Batman: Nightwalker in the DC Icons series.[1]

    Early life

    Lu was born in 1984 in

    Tiananmen Square Protest.[5] She grew up between Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houston, learning English by writing stories.[6] She attended the University of Southern California, where she studied political science and biology, and interned as an artist at Disney Interactive Studios.[6][7][8]

    Lu currently lives in the Arts District of Los Angeles with her husband, their son (born 2019) and three dogs.[6][9]

    Career

    Lu's debut novel,

    Prodigy and Champion, were published in 2013.[11]

    Lu's first fantasy series began with publication of The Young Elites on October 7, 2014.[12] It was followed by The Rose Society on October 13, 2015, and The Midnight Star on October 16, 2016.

    Works

    Lu at BookCon in June 2019

    Legend series

    • Legend (November 29, 2011)
    • Prodigy
      (January 8, 2013)
    • Champion (November 5, 2013)
    • Life Before Legend (Novella #0.5) (January 5, 2013)
    • Life After Legend (Novella #3.5) (2017)
    • Life After Legend II (Novella #3.6) (2018)
    • Rebel (October 1, 2019)[13]

    The Young Elites series

    Warcross series

    • Warcross
      (September 12, 2017)
    • Wildcard (September 18, 2018)[14]

    Skyhunter series

    • Skyhunter (September 29, 2020)[15]
    • Steelstriker (September 28, 2021)

    Stars and Smoke series

    • Stars and Smoke (March 28, 2023)[16]
    • Icon and Inferno (June 11, 2024)

    DC Icons series

    • Batman: Nightwalker (DC Icons, Book 2) (January 2, 2018)

    Spirit Animals series

    • The Evertree (Spirit Animals, Book 7) (March 31, 2015)

    Standalone novels

    • The Kingdom of Back (March 3, 2020)[17]

    Short stories

    • "The Journey" in A Tyranny of Petticoats, edited by Jessica Spotswood (March 8, 2017)
    • "Surviving"

    References

    1. ^ "Marie Lu". Penguin Random House. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
    2. ^ Lu, Marie. "Marie Lu (Author of Legend)". Goodreads. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
    3. ^ "Prodigy: A Legend Novel Audiobook". The Audiobook Store. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
    4. ^ "Marie Lu - About". Retrieved February 19, 2014.
    5. PBS.org
      . Retrieved 2016-02-29.
    6. ^ a b c del Barco, Mandalit (8 September 2017). "'Young People Who Do Extraordinary Things' Are The Norm In Marie Lu's YA World". NPR.
    7. ^ De Groot, Kate (December 19, 2011). "Fall 2011 Flying Starts: Marie Lu". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
    8. ^ "Artist Profile: The Defiantly Optimistic Storytelling of Marie Lu | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
    9. ^ "Marie Lu - About". marielu.org. Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
    10. ^ Wilkinson, Amy (29 November 2011). "Marie Lu Imagines A Teenage, Dystopian 'Les Miserables' In 'Legend'". Hollywood Crush. MTV. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015.
    11. ^ "Legend the Series". Retrieved 27 September 2013.
    12. ^ "The Young Elites". Marie Lu Books. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
    13. ^ Lu, Marie. "Rebel (Legend, #4) by Marie Lu". Goodreads. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
    14. ^ Canfield, David (May 14, 2018). "Wildcard: Preview Marie Lu's hotly anticipated Warcross sequel". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
    15. ^ "Skyhunter". Goodreads. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
    16. ^ "Exclusive: Marie Lu's 'Stars and Smoke' Brings the Sparks in This Special Excerpt". Cosmopolitan. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
    17. ^ "The Kingdom of Back". Goodreads. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

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