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Legend Books in Order

Marie Lu's Legend trilogy in publication order, plus the later sequel Rebel.

Legend is Marie Lu's young adult dystopian series set in the Republic, a military state in what was once the western United States. Chapters alternate between Day, the country's most wanted criminal, and June, a prodigy from an elite family.

The original trilogy was followed by a fourth book, Rebel, set ten years later.

4 books by Marie Lu, in publication order.

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The books in order

  1. 1

    Legend (2011)

    June, a military prodigy, hunts Day, the Republic's most wanted criminal, after her brother is killed.

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  2. 2

    Prodigy (2013)

    The second book of the trilogy.

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  3. 3

    Champion (2013)

    The final book of the original trilogy.

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  4. 4

    Rebel (2019)

    A sequel set ten years after the trilogy.

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Best Reading Order

Read the trilogy in order: Legend, Prodigy, Champion. The trilogy is complete on its own. Rebel continues the story years later and makes sense only after Champion.

Looking for something similar once you've finished? Browse the read-alike lists or the other series guides.