Marie Lu Reading Order

5 books (2015–2022)

Marie Lu edited five anthologies between 2015 and 2022, likely forming a complete series best read in publication order. Beginning with Slasher Girls & Monster Boys, the collection progresses through A Tyranny of Petticoats, Hope Nation, Current Futures, and concludes with My Life: Growing Up Asian in America. These fantasy and science fiction anthologies, primarily aimed at young adult readers, feature contributions from various authors and showcase speculative fiction alongside personal essays.

Start with Slasher Girls & Monster Boys, the first of 5 books in the Anthologies series.

9 books (2017–2024)

The DC Icons series is a collection of nine young adult novels featuring DC Comics characters, published between 2017 and 2024 and still ongoing. Each book is written by a different author and can be read as a standalone entry, though readers who want to follow the series chronologically should begin with Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo. The series includes stories centered on Batman, Catwoman, Superman, Black Canary, and Harley Quinn, with the latter character appearing in three consecutive books that form a connected arc.

Start with Wonder Woman: Warbringer(By: Leigh Bardugo), the first of 9 books in the DC Icons series.

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1	Wonder Woman: Warbringer(By: Leigh Bardugo) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Batman: Nightwalker 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Catwoman: Soulstealer(By: Sarah J. Maas) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Superman: Dawnbreaker(By: Matt de la Pena) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Black Canary: Breaking Silence(By: Alexandra Monir) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Wonder Woman: Warbringer (The Graphic Novel)(By: Leigh Bardugo) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Harley Quinn: Reckoning(By: Rachael Allen) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Harley Quinn: Ravenous(By: Rachael Allen) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Harley Quinn: Redemption(By: Rachael Allen) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2019–2019)

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1	Batman: Nightwalker 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2011–2019)

Marie Lu's Legend series consists of six science fiction novels published between 2011 and 2019, following publication order for reading. The complete series includes Legend, Champion, Prodigy, Life After Legend, Life After Legend II, and Rebel, concluding in 2019. This young adult science fiction saga should be read in the order the books were released to experience the story's full narrative arc.

Start with Legend, the first of 6 books in the Legend series.

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1	Legend 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Champion 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Prodigy 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Life After Legend 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Life After Legend II 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Rebel 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)

4 books (2015–2026)

Marie Lu's Legend trilogy consists of three standalone graphic novel adaptations published between 2015 and 2017, with a fourth companion volume, Rebel, released later in collaboration with Kaari. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Legend followed by Prodigy and Champion. These young adult science fiction graphic novels translate Lu's original prose series into visual format, offering an alternate way to experience the futuristic world and its characters.

Start with Legend and read in order.

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1	Legend 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Prodigy 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Champion 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Rebel(With: Kaari) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2020–2021)

Marie Lu's Skyhunter series consists of two young adult fantasy novels published in 2020 and 2021. The complete duology should be read in publication order, beginning with Skyhunter followed by Steelstriker. Both books were released within a year of each other and the series appears to be finished.

Start with Skyhunter and read in order.

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1	Skyhunter 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Steelstriker 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2013–2015)

Spirit Animals is a complete seven-book fantasy series published between 2013 and 2015, written by multiple authors including Brandon Mull, Tui T. Sutherland, Garth Nix, Shannon Hale, Maggie Stiefvater, and Eliot Schrefer. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Wild Born and concluding with The Evertree. This collaborative series combines the talents of established young adult fantasy authors to create a unified narrative across all installments.

Start with Wild Born(By: Brandon Mull), the first of 7 books in the Spirit Animals series.

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1	Wild Born(By: Brandon Mull) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Against the Tide(By: Tui T. Sutherland) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Blood Ties(By: Garth Nix,Sean Williams) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Fire and Ice(By: Shannon Hale) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hunted(By: Maggie Stiefvater) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Rise and Fall(By: Eliot Schrefer) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Evertree 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2020–2026)

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1	The Kingdom of Back 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mortal Things 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2023–2024)

Marie Lu's Stars and Smoke duology is an ongoing fantasy and science fiction series for young adults, beginning with Stars and Smoke in 2023 and continuing with Icon and Inferno in 2024. The two books should be read in publication order to follow the story as intended. More volumes are planned for this series.

Start with Stars and Smoke and read in order.

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1	Stars and Smoke 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Icon and Inferno 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2025–2027)

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1	Red City 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Silver Dawn 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2014–2016)

Marie Lu's dark fantasy trilogy follows a morally complex protagonist navigating a world of power and conspiracy across three complete novels published between 2014 and 2016. Read The Young Elites, The Rose Society, and The Midnight Star in publication order to experience the full arc of this young adult series. The trilogy concludes with The Midnight Star, providing definitive closure to its interconnected narrative.

Start with The Young Elites and read in order.

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1	The Young Elites 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Rose Society 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Midnight Star 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2017–2018)

Marie Lu's Warcross duology is a young adult science fiction series consisting of two books published between 2017 and 2018. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Warcross followed by Wildcard. This closed series blends fantasy and science fiction elements within a young adult framework.

Start with Warcross and read in order.

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1	Warcross 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Wildcard 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible