Legend
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In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
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Add a SummaryLegend tells the story of a two remarkable 15-year-olds, Day and June, living on West cost of the United States now known as The Republic. This book instantly reminded me of Aladdin because Day is from a very poor area of The Republic and steals from the rich to help out his family and community. June on the other hand, has grown up in one of the wealthiest areas and has everything she could ask for and a secure future. Their paths suddenly cross after June's brother is murdered during a hospital break-in attempt by Day. The Republic's military uses June's thirst for revenge and has her track Day and bring him to justice. However, June soon finds out her safe world has not been what it appeared to be at all.
In 2130, the Republic rules the western part of post-apocalyptic America and grooms their most promising young into soldiers. One of their elite is fifteen-year-old June, a military prodigy and the only person to score a perfect 1500 at the Trials. On the opposite side of town, fifteen-year-old Day lives on the streets and fights injustice on his own terms. His remarkable ability to make the Republic look bad has landed him on the Republic’s most wanted list. When a new strain of the plague appears, Day’s brother is infected and his family is quarantined. Since only the privileged can afford the luxury of medicine, Day’s family has no choice but to let the plague take its course. In a desperate attempt to secure a vial of the vaccine for his younger brother, Day breaks into the laboratory at the local hospital. However, things go terrible wrong and Day is pursued by Republic Captain Iparis, June’s brother. When Captain Iparis is found dead, Day is the prime suspect. Vowing to bring her brother’s killer to justice, June plans a covert operation to flush out Day. While undercover, June meets a mysterious young man who saves her from an enraged mob of gamblers. As she discovers his true identity and the Republic’s dark secrets, June must make a decision that will change her life forever. Grades 8-12, 305 pages
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Add a CommentI just finished Legend and loved it as much as the other Distopian series such as Hunnger Games, Tomorrow When the War Began, Life As We Knew it, etc. I see that the next part is called Prodigy and is due out Jan 29, 2013.uch a long time to wait!
Is it the end ?! So at the end it was kind of a cliff hanger and I'm wondering if there is more. I'll be really disappointed if Marie Lu decided not to continue on Legend because there's so much more meaning to it. Sort of similar to the society of The Hunger games and Divergent and Matched if anyone is obsessed with those series.
AMAZING BOOK! A bit like Les Mis, but it's definitely way cooler in the future. And with romance. For those of you who've read The Mortal Instruments, Day will probably remind you a lot of Jace. MUST READ!
Day is my fave character, the girl, not so much, she should have listened better and opened her eyes instead of going along blinded by her grief, to blinded to see the truth, and what happens to Day's little brother? Does he die? Just the same this is a terrific book, gave it all the stars, if you like action, this is a must read! ~MaeTarik
A very good book with strong characters, suspense and a scary future version of the U.S. Day and June are two strong people who came from entirely different backgrounds but somehow ended up thinking along the same lines. The story is something a little away from the average because they don't bring down the system...but they do rebel from inside it and continue to fight on. They are only two teenagers after all.
I liked this one a lot. The plot really was great and Day was an awesome character. He sort of adds more to the average street-smart crime-prone youth that you get in teen fiction a lot. I really liked Lu's way of writing. I enjoyed Legend a ton. It also started me reading Les Mis, which has a similar theme. I can't say that I enjoyed Les Mis nearly as much as Legend, but that might be due to the fact that it was written in the nineteenth century and in French. So maybe it was just the translation. Anyways, I really loved Legend. I think that anyone could like it, no matter what sort of book genre their usually interested in.
Really interesting novel. It isn't quite like anything on the market now. Pure, good entertainment :) Update: I just watched Batman Begins and realized that Legend borrows heavily from it . Like ALOT. Watch it and you will see what I mean.
Overall, I was thoroughly entertained. A solid plot with plenty of action and suspense which kept me up at night furiously trying to read it. Anyone who enjoyed The Hunger Games or Enclave will no doubt also enjoy this book.
Quick easy read with an engaging story.
amazing book. A must read!!