Marie Lu
1) Wildcard
Author
Series
Warcross volume 2
Language
English
Description
Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Now that she knows the truth behind Hideo's new NeuroLink algorithm, she can no longer trust the one person she's always looked up to, who she once thought was on her side. Determined to put a stop to Hideo's grim plans, Emika and the Phoenix Riders band together, only to find a new threat lurking on the neon-lit streets of Tokyo. Someone's put a bounty on Emika's head, and her sole...
2) Warcross
Author
Series
Warcross volume 1
Language
English
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Description
For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn't just a game-it's a way of life. The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base now spans the globe, some eager to escape from reality and others hoping to make a profit. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down Warcross players who bet on the game illegally. But the bounty-hunting world is a competitive one, and survival has not been...
3) Legend
Author
Series
Legend (Marie Lu) volume 1
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
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Description
In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-old Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
4) Skyhunter
Author
Series
Skyhunter duology volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
The Karensa Federation has conquered a dozen countries, leaving Mara as one of the last free nations in the world. Refugees flee to its borders to escape a fate worse than death, transformation into mutant war beasts known as Ghosts, creatures the Federation then sends to attack Mara. The legendary Strikers, Mara's elite fighting force, are trained to stop these monsters. But as the number of Ghosts grows and Karensa closes in, defeat seems inevitable....
Author
Series
DC icons volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
Before he was Batman, he was Bruce Wayne. A reckless boy willing to break the rules for a girl who may be his worst enemy. The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list. The city's elites are being taken out one by one as their mansions' security systems turn against them, trapping them like prey. Meanwhile, Bruce is about to become eighteen and inherit his family's fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Industries...
Author
Series
Stars and smoke (Lu) volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
When nineteen-year-old international pop sensation Winter Young is recruited by a covert organization to take down a criminal tycoon, he is paired with Sydney Cossette, a fierce and unpredictable secret agent, but suspicions soon turn to sparks as the two are drawn into a tangled web of secrets and deception.
7) Steelstriker
Author
Series
Skyhunter duology volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"With her friends scattered by combat and her mother held captive by the Premier, Talin is forced to betray her fellow Strikers and her adopted homeland. She has no choice but to become the Federation's most deadly war machine as their newest Skyhunter"--
Author
Series
Young elites volume 1
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
"Adelina Amouteru survived the blood fever, a deadly illness that killed many, but left others with strange markings and supernatural powers. Cast out by her family, Adelina joins the secret society of the Young Elites and discovers her own dangerous abilities"--
9) The evertree
Author
Series
Spirit animals. Main series volume 7
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After journeying across Erdas together, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have one chance to stop an ancient enemy desperate to break free from his prison, or the world will be foverer changed.
10) Champion
Author
Series
Legend (Marie Lu) volume 3
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
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. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic's border cities.
Author
Series
Young elites volume 3
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Adelina Amouteru is done suffering. She's turned her back on those who have betrayed her and achieved the ultimate revenge: victory. Her reign as the White Wolf has been a triumphant one, but with each conquest her cruelty only grows. The darkness within her has begun to spiral out of control, threatening to destroy all she's gained. When a new danger appears, Adelina's forced to revisit old wounds, putting not only herself at risk, but every Elite....
13) The Rose Society
Author
Series
Young elites volume 2
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Adelina Amouteru's heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she and her sister flee Kenettra to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her. But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to...
Author
Series
Legend (Marie Lu) volume 2
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
June and Day make their way to Las Vegas where they join the rebel Patriot group and become involved in an assassination plot against the Elector in hopes of saving the Republic.
Author
Series
Legend (Marie Lu) volume 4
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Eden Wing has been living in his brother's shadow for years. Even though he's a top student at his academy in Ross City, Antarctica, and a brilliant inventor, most people know him only as Daniel Wing's little brother. A decade ago, Daniel was known as Day, the boy from the streets who led a revolution that saved the Republic of America. But Day is no longer the same young man who was once a national hero. These days he'd rather hide out from the world...
17) Gemina
Author
Series
Illuminae files volume 2
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When the space station Heimdall is invaded, Hannah and Nik must work together to defeat the enemy.
18) Obsidio
Author
Series
Illuminae files volume 3
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza--but who knows what they'll find seven months after the invasion? Meanwhile, Kady's cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground...