Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Slasher Girls & Monster Boys |
2015 |
Buy |
| A Tyranny of Petticoats |
2016 |
Buy |
| Hope Nation |
2018 |
Buy |
| Current Futures |
2019 |
Buy |
| My Life: Growing Up Asian in America |
2022 |
Buy |
DC Icons Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Batman |
2018 |
N/A |
| Batman: Nightwalker |
2018 |
Buy |
| Catwoman: Soulstealer |
2018 |
Buy |
| Black Canary: Breaking Silence |
2020 |
Buy |
| Harley Quinn: Ravenous |
2023 |
Buy |
| Wonder Woman: Warbringer |
2017 |
Buy |
| Superman: Dawnbreaker |
2019 |
Buy |
| Wonder Woman: Warbringer (The Graphic Novel) |
2020 |
Buy |
| Harley Quinn: Reckoning |
2022 |
Buy |
| Harley Quinn: Redemption |
2024 |
Buy |
Graphic Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Batman: Nightwalker |
2019 |
Buy |
Legend Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Aaibhe-Shee Queen |
2011 |
N/A |
| Life Before Legend |
2011 |
N/A |
| Legend |
2011 |
Buy |
| Prodigy |
2013 |
Buy |
| Champion |
2013 |
Buy |
| Life After Legend |
2017 |
N/A |
| Life After Legend II |
2017 |
N/A |
| Rebel |
2019 |
Buy |
Legend Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Life Before Legend |
2012 |
Buy |
Legend Graphic Novels Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Legend |
2015 |
Buy |
| Legend: The Graphic Novel |
2015 |
N/A |
| Prodigy |
2016 |
Buy |
| Prodigy: The Graphic Novel |
2016 |
N/A |
| Champion |
2017 |
Buy |
| Champion: The Graphic Novel |
2017 |
N/A |
Skyhunter Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Skyhunter |
2020 |
Buy |
| Steelstriker |
2021 |
Buy |
Spirit Animals Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tales of the Great Beasts |
2014 |
N/A |
| Tales of the fallen beasts |
2016 |
N/A |
| Wild Born |
2013 |
Buy |
| Hunted |
2014 |
Buy |
| Blood Ties |
2014 |
Buy |
| Fire and Ice |
2014 |
Buy |
| Rise and Fall |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Evertree |
2015 |
Buy |
| Against the Tide |
2014 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Kingdom of Back |
2020 |
Buy |
Stars and Smoke Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Stars and Smoke |
2023 |
Buy |
| Icon and Inferno |
2024 |
Buy |
The New Alchemists#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Red City |
2025 |
Buy |
The Young Elites Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Young Elites: Exclusive Sneak Peek |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Young Elites |
2014 |
Buy |
| Rosensällskapet |
2015 |
N/A |
| The Rose Society |
2015 |
Buy |
| Midnattsstjärnan |
2016 |
N/A |
| The Midnight Star |
2016 |
Buy |
Warcross Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Warcross |
2017 |
Buy |
| Wildcard |
2018 |
Buy |
Marie Lu is a #1 New York Times bestselling author whose YA science fiction and fantasy novels have sold millions of copies worldwide. She debuted with Legend in 2011, a dystopian thriller set in a dark future Los Angeles, which launched a four-book series and was adapted into graphic novels. The Young Elites trilogy (2014-2016) moved into dark fantasy territory, while Warcross (2017) and Wildcard (2018) explored virtual reality gaming.
Lu has also written for the DC Icons series, contributing Batman: Nightwalker among other titles, and collaborated on the multi-author Spirit Animals series. Her more recent work includes the Skyhunter duology, Stars and Smoke, and The New Alchemists. She continues to write across genres while maintaining her core YA readership.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Marie Lu written?
Marie Lu has written 54 books across thirteen series.
What was Marie Lu's first book?
Marie Lu’s first book is Aaibhe-Shee Queen, published in 2011.
What is Marie Lu best known for?
Marie Lu is best known for the Legend series, a dystopian YA trilogy that began in 2011 and became a bestseller. She has also written The Young Elites trilogy, the Warcross duology, and DC Icons novels.