Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything's possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take it all one day at a time. -Day”
Book 1 - Legend
Author: Marie Lu
Genre: Dystopian Fiction, Young Adult, Science Fiction,
Published Date: 2011
FB Game Link : Cities of Legend
Book1 - Legend
Book 2 - Prodigy
Book 3 - Chamion
Other Covers: Legend(Japan), Legend(Korea), Legend(UK),
Genre: Dystopian Fiction, Young Adult, Science Fiction,
Published Date: 2011
FB Game Link : Cities of Legend
Book1 - Legend
Book 2 - Prodigy
Book 3 - Chamion
Other Covers: Legend(Japan), Legend(Korea), Legend(UK),
Synopsis:
What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.
Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.
What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.
Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.
June Iparis
Nickname: Junebug (by Metias)
Occupation: Princeps Elect (resigned)
Field agent (past) Commander of all LA Squadrons (present)
Physical Information:
Female, dark-brown long hair, eyes: black with flecks of gold,
Height: 5'4
Relationships:
Mother and Father: Michael Iparis (deceased) & Nadia Iparis (deceased)
Siblings: Metias Iparis (older brother)(deceased)
Romances: Day, Anden
Pets: Ollie
Nickname: Junebug (by Metias)
Occupation: Princeps Elect (resigned)
Field agent (past) Commander of all LA Squadrons (present)
Physical Information:
Female, dark-brown long hair, eyes: black with flecks of gold,
Height: 5'4
Relationships:
Mother and Father: Michael Iparis (deceased) & Nadia Iparis (deceased)
Siblings: Metias Iparis (older brother)(deceased)
Romances: Day, Anden
Pets: Ollie
Encyclopedia:
Setting:
Characters: (taken from wikipedia)
Setting:
Characters: (taken from wikipedia)
- June Iparis, a 15-year-old prodigy who scored a 1500/1500 on her trial, the Republic's mandatory test system. Born into an elite Republic family, her parents were mysteriously killed in a car crash, leaving Metias, her older brother, to care for her. She is Day's love interest, yet she is also his enemy and a friend. Her first encounter with Day was a ruse to find out his true identity, only seeking revenge for her brothers death, since he was the accused. She's very analytical and smart, able to keenly survive on the streets, and a bit of an uptight tense person. She has dark, long, brown hair that she usually wears in a high pony tail. She has dark brown eyes with golden specks in them.
- Daniel "Day" Altan Wing, a 15-year-old prodigy born in the slums of the Republic. He is led to believe that he failed his trial, but during the events of Legend, discovers he scored a 1500. Day is the Republic's most-wanted criminal and the prime suspect of Metias' murder. Day is a mix between Mongolian/Caucasian with long light blond hair and bright blue eyes. He has a limp in his left leg and an "imperfection" in one eye from when the Republic experimented on him. Day is described as being extremely agile, even more so than June. He, like June, is confident and stubborn.
- Metias Iparis, June's older brother. Metias is murdered one night while pursuing Day. It is eventually revealed that Metias knew he would be killed by the Republic for uncovering a conspiracy. He was 27 when he died. It was later revealed in the book that his best friend Thomas had killed him.
- Thomas, Metias's old friend who is infatuated with June and has a special hatred of Day. It is later indicated that Thomas is in fact Metias' murderer.
- Eden Wing, Day's younger brother who caught a mutated version of the plague.
- John Wing, Day's older brother, who looks very similar to him. At the opening of Legend, he is the only person from Day's old life who knows he is still alive. He is killed by the Republic's firing squad in a sacrifice to save both Day and June in a life-threatening situation.
- Commander Jameson, June's hard-core commander and sort of another parent to June, being that June's brother and parents are dead. Commands Thomas to murder Metias.
- Tess, Day's 13-year-old partner in crime and caretaker. Tess was abandoned by her parents and taken in by Day when she was only 10. She is described to have tan skin, with big brown eyes. She goes missing after Day is taken into custody by June but is later discovered to have joined with the Patriots.
- Chian, June and Day's Trial administrator. Metias once shadowed him.
- Grace Wing, Day's mother. Mrs. Wing is killed by Thomas in a raid on the Wings' home by a bullet to the head.
- Taylor Wing, Day's father. It is stated that Mr. Wing was killed before the events of Legend. In the book it also states that Day's father went to the warfront against the colonies. He is killed but gives Day a pendant and a coin of the United States before it became the Republic and before he died.
- Mr. and Mrs. Iparis, June's parents. June falsely believed that they were killed in a car accident, but a blog that Metias created before he died told June that the Republic executed them.
- Kaede, A Patriot known to be involved in 'Skiz' fights (Where she had fought June). She helps Day and June escape the Republic after June pays her a large sum of money.
- Ollie, June's loyal dog who helps comfort her through the tragic period of Metias' death. June is forced to leave him behind when she escapes with Day.
PLOT: (*spoiler alert*)
(Plot taken from wikipedia)
June Iparis, a fifteen-year-old prodigy, is chosen to find and capture Day, an infamous criminal who has been charged with the murder of Metias Iparis, June's older brother, amongst other crimes against the country. Though born into an elite family in one of the wealthiest districts in the Republic, June poses as a girl from the slums in order to search for Day. After getting injured in a street fight, June is coincidentally taken into the care of Day and his young partner in crime, Tess. Day and June realize that they're falling for each other but both keep their true identities secret. June gradually realizes who her companion is through several clues. She follows Day to his home and notices a marking on the door of his house which indicates that someone inside is infected with the Plague. Remembering her hatred of Metias' murderer, June then turns Day over to the authorities The next morning, military medical trucks and soldiers surround Day's home. As Day rushes to save his family, June follows him, but the military captures Day's family, forcing Day out of hiding. He tries to resist capture, but Captain Thomas, Metias' friend, shoots Day's mother under order, killing her. Day reacts by trying to kill the soldiers in vain. Commander Jameson, June's commanding officer, shoots Day in the leg. Day wakes as captive of the Republic.After June returns from her mission, Thomas starts pursuing her romantically. Day is questioned by June, Commander Jameson, and eventually Thomas, who set Day's time of execution. The more Day speaks with June, the closer they grow and the more they come to understand each other. She finally researches Day's real identity - Daniel Wing - and discovers he scored a perfect score on his trial, just as she did. The authorities have told Day that he had failed his trial, which is what Day has come to believe. While June was moved into a prestigious program because of her high Trial score, Day was experimented on and abandoned supposedly dead like the other trial failures .Day insists that he did not kill Metias. June takes a closer look at the pictures of the scene of her brother's murder and comes to the conclusion that Day is indeed right, and along the way, she discovers a series of coded messages from her brother, who had stumbled upon a conspiracy and knew his life might be in danger. Metias had learned that their parents (who supposedly died in an automobile accident) were murdered after investigating the truth about the Plague, that it is genetically engineered by the Republic. June seeks out Kaede, who is one of the Patriots, a group of anti-Republic rebels. She finds Tess has taken refuge with them. June negotiates with the Patriots for their help, freeing Day on the morning of his execution. The plan does not perfectly execute, and Day's brother John sacrifices himself so June and Day can escape.
Legend summary from :9http://www.shmoop.com/legend-marie-lu/summary.html)
Legend is told from the perspective of two leading characters: Day, a renegade from the streets, and June, an elite student at Drake University and the Republic's shining prodigy. Day is a criminal on the run for stealing from the Republic and making the government look foolish. In the beginning, he's watching his family from afar (they think he's dead) and he sees that his house has been marked with a strange cross. This signifies that they have the plague. Because of this, Day decides that he has to go steal plague medicine from the hospital for his family.
At the same time, June is attending Drake University and has completed three years even though she's only 15. Her parents are dead, so her brother, Captain Metias Iparis, raises her. He tells her that he's going to go on a mission that night to oversee the lab shipments at the hospital. While he's there, Day breaks in and doesn't find any plague medicine.
He runs into Captain Iparis and stabs him in the shoulder before escaping, leaving Iparis wounded. Meanwhile Thomas, the other soldier in Metias's regiment, appears at June's door to tell her that Metias has been killed. She goes to the hospital in a haze of grief, where Commander Jameson lets her see the body and tells her that June's going to graduate from college early and will become a part of the military immediately. Her first task will be to hunt down Day, which she readily accepts.
Day wakes up in a strange man's house. His friend Tess brought him there so that he could recover from his injuries, but they have to leave right away when they hear that someone is asking around and looking for him. The person apparently says that he has plague medicine and will give it to Day if he meets with him.
Day knows it's a trick, but he still has to ask around—just in case he can get information on how to find the cure. He asks a cute bartender named Kaede and gets details about where the mysterious person is saying the meeting spot will be.
He goes to the meeting spot and talks to June briefly, though they both hide themselves. From the brief conversation June gleans that Day is probably from the Lake sector and goes there in disguise as a street beggar. She runs into Tess and Day during a fight when she saves Tess, though Kaede stabs June. Day and Tess take June in but she doesn't tell them her name. She and Day start to get closer and closer—even getting a little romantic—though she doesn't know his name either.
One night they kiss, and after Day falls asleep she sees him grab at his neck even though there's nothing there. That's when she realizes that the boy she's just kissed is the one she's been hunting down this whole time. The next morning she follows him as he goes to visit his family—which confirms that someone in his family doesneed plague medicine.
She calls Thomas and they set up a raid at his family's house to capture him. When June tells Day that the soldiers are coming to get his family, he falls right into her trap and rushes to save them. He's too late though, and they surround the house. When he doesn't come out right away, Thomas shoots his mom in the head and Day rushes out screaming. He also realizes that June was the one who set him up. What a bad, um, day.
When Day comes to again, he finds that he's in custody. His brothers John and Eden are also in custody. Commander Jameson, Thomas, and June start to interrogate and even torture Day before his sentencing date—at which point he's scheduled to die by firing squad. All the while, June is starting to have doubts about whether or not it was right to take Day into custody. She feels bad about his mom, and she also believes him a little when he claims that he didn't kill Metias.
The truth eventually comes out when June reads Metias's journals. It turns out he left a secret message for her that leads her to his blog; in it he chronicles how he found out that the government engineers the plagues and that their parents were killed by the government. She realizes that Thomas was the one who killed Metias after all. It wasn't Day.
With this realization, June decides that she can't support the Republic anymore. She has to help Day escape. To do so she enlists the help of Kaede and Tess who are both wary of her but decide to join in. During the entire time that Day has been locked up, the crowds have started rioting and the Republic is nervous. June and Day are also getting closer, and Thomas is getting a little suspicious. Because of this, Day's execution date is moved up and June has to carry out her escape plan before they're fully ready.
When they bust out at the last minute, they almost get caught—but John rushes in to swap out with Day because he looks almost exactly like Day. June and Day escape, but John is executed in place of Day, and the Republic reports it that way. In the end, Day and June decide that they're going to go to the waterfront together and get Eden. After that, they'll travel into the Colonies and join the effort to fight against the Republic
Book 2 - prodigy
Synopsis:
Injured and on the run, it has been seven days since June and Day barely escaped Los Angeles and the Republic with their lives. Day is believed dead having lost his own brother to an execution squad who thought they were assassinating him. June is now the Republic's most wanted traitor. Desperate for help, they turn to the Patriots - a vigilante rebel group sworn to bring down the Republic. But can they trust them or have they unwittingly become pawns in the most terrifying of political games?
Injured and on the run, it has been seven days since June and Day barely escaped Los Angeles and the Republic with their lives. Day is believed dead having lost his own brother to an execution squad who thought they were assassinating him. June is now the Republic's most wanted traitor. Desperate for help, they turn to the Patriots - a vigilante rebel group sworn to bring down the Republic. But can they trust them or have they unwittingly become pawns in the most terrifying of political games?
Book 3 - Champion
Synopsis:
He is a Legend.
She is a Prodigy.
Who will be Champion?
June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps-Elect, while Day has been assigned a high-level military position.
But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them: just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything.
With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu’s bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion.
He is a Legend.
She is a Prodigy.
Who will be Champion?
June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps-Elect, while Day has been assigned a high-level military position.
But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them: just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything.
With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu’s bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion.
Synopsis:
everything beyond this point is me being such a fangirl
