Legend

by Marie Lu · 2011

Legend is a fast‑paced dystopian thriller set in a future America shattered into the authoritarian Republic and the rival Colonies. The Republic, once the western United States, is a nation at perpetual war, its society split between glittering wealth and desperate slums. Fifteen‑year‑old June Iparis, a prodigy from an elite district, is groomed for the Republic’s highest military circles, while Day (Daniel Altan Wing), a notorious criminal from the slums, is the country’s most wanted outlaw. Their worlds collide in a high‑stakes chase of action, suspense, and romance, exploring loyalty, justice, love, and rebellion amid plagues, trials, and social inequality.