Legend by Marie Lu (author) (US edition)

The New York Times bestseller! Meet the author tipped as the next big dystopian thing in this novel of a warlike, powerful Republic. It’s kind of a girl meets boy story, except that the girl is a trained killer and she’s hunting the boy down… What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war. June is an elite teenage prodigy being groomed for a top military career. Day is a fifteen-year-old career criminal from the slums. When June’s brother is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect, June decides to hunt him down. But her murderous game of cat and mouse will lead them both to the sinister truth about their Republic… Shocking, thrilling, heart-in-your-mouth stuff.

“Legend doesn’t merely survive the hype, it deserves it.” New York Times

“Marie Lu’s dystopian novel is a ‘Legend’ in the making.” USA Today