Legend

TitleLegend
Year for Search2011
AuthorsLu, Marie(b. 1984)
Date Published2011
PublisherG. P. Putnam's Sons
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsChinese-American author, Female author, US author
Annotation

Young adult dystopia with the U.S. split into warring nations. The second volume in the series, Prodigy. A Legend Novel. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2013 continues the same themes with the protagonists having to choose sides. The third volume, Champion. A Legend Novel. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2013 is mostly adventure and intrigue but ends with the dystopia improved. The fourth volume and final volume is Rebel: A Legend Novel. New York: Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan, 2019. It is set in Antarctica and focuses on the three main characters from the earlier volumes, but they are older and is told from the points-of-view of two of them. A prequel to the series, Life Before Legend. New York: New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2013 was published only as an ebook. There is a graphic novel series: Legend. The Graphic Novel. Adapted by Leigh Dragoon (b. 1976). Illus. Kaari. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2015; Prodigy. The Graphic Novel. Adapted by Leigh Dragoon (b. 1976). Illus. Kaari. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2016; and Champion. The Graphic Novel. Adapted by Leigh Dragoon (b. 1976). Illus. Kaari. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2017.

Info Notes

Copyrighted by Xiwei Lu.

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Author Note

The female author (b. 1984) was born in China and lives in the U.S.

Full Text

2011 Lu, Marie (b. 1984). Legend. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons. Copyrighted by Xiwei Lu. Public

Young adult dystopia with the U.S. split into warring nations. The second volume in the series, Prodigy. A Legend Novel. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2013 continues the same themes with the protagonists having to choose sides. The third volume, Champion. A Legend Novel. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2013 is mostly adventure and intrigue but ends with the dystopia improved. The fourth volume and final volume is Rebel: A Legend Novel. New York: Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan, 2019. It is set in Antarctica and focuses on the three main characters from the earlier volumes, but they are older and is told from the points-of-view of two of them. A prequel to the series, Life Before Legend. New York: New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2013 was published only as an ebook. There is a graphic novel series: Legend. The Graphic Novel. Adapted by Leigh Dragoon (b. 1976). Illus. Kaari. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2015; Prodigy. The Graphic Novel. Adapted by Leigh Dragoon (b. 1976). Illus. Kaari. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2016; and Champion. The Graphic Novel. Adapted by Leigh Dragoon (b. 1976). Illus. Kaari. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2017. The female author was born in China and lives in the U.S.