Day’s little brother, Eden, is coming into his own. June and Day have not spoken in nearly a decade.
In Rebel, 10 years have passed since the events of Champion, and life has moved on. As climate change ravages the planet and violence hits a boiling point, they travel to Ross City, Antarctica, which serves as the setting of Rebel. They try – and fail – to protect those they love. Over the course of the original trilogy, they face a war between two power-hungry factions that divide the United States as we know it down the middle, the Republic of America and the Colonies. The teenage stars of the series, Day and June – each prodigies in their own right – are the star-crossed lovers at the epicenter of a totalitarian regime they fall for each other across social, economic, and, at times, physical boundaries. In October 2019, Lu released Rebel, a fourth addition to the Legend series, which further explores the futuristic dystopia introduced in the earlier chronicles. 1 New York Times bestselling author published Champion, the third and final installment, she tied the series up not with ribbons and resolutions but with a whopping cliffhanger. Like the rest of us, Lu thought her blockbuster Legend trilogy was done. To be fair, Lu didn’t expect this either – not to one day become a full-time writer, for one, but also not to end up in an interview about a series that supposedly ended in 2013. Listening to the calm, crystalline answers she supplies for every question, you might not realize she’s in a near-constant state of movement.
She’s had a few other tasks on her mind, too – drafts and edits for two new novels, both to be released in 2020 a handful of bookshop appearances, convention panels, and interviews plus, her active Twitter account, where she not only promotes her work and that of fellow YA authors but also shares political commentary, especially on issues related to racism and immigration. She hops on the phone with a slight breathlessness to her smooth, even voice having an infant son tends to trip up schedules, even (or perhaps especially) when you’re only weeks away from a book tour.
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