Marie Lu | |
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 Lu in 2014 | |
| Born | Xiwei Lu July 11, 1984 Wuxi, Jiangsu, China |
| Pen name | Marie Lu |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Chinese-American |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Period | 2011–present |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, Dystopian fiction |
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| Spouse | Primo Gallanosa |
| Children | 1 |
Marie Lu (born 11 July 1984; Birthname: Xiwei Lu, Chinese: 陸希未) is a Chinese-American author. She is best known for the Legend series, novels set in a dystopian and militarized future, as well as the Young Elites series, the Warcross series, and Batman: Nightwalker in the DC Icons series.[1]
Lu was born in 1984 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, and later moved to Beijing.[2][3] In 1989, she and her family moved to the United States in Texas when she was five years old,[4] during the Tiananmen Square Protest.[5] She grew up between Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houston, learning English by writing stories.[6] She attended the University of Southern California, where she studied political science and biology, and interned as an artist at Disney Interactive Studios.[6][7][8]
Lu currently lives in the Arts District of Los Angeles with her husband, their son (born 2019) and three dogs.[6][9]
Lu's debut novel, Legend, was published November 29, 2011 as the first of a young adult science fiction trilogy. Lu has said that she was inspired by the movie Les Miserables and sought to recreate the conflict between Valjean and Javert in a teenage version.[10] Two other books in the planned trilogy, Prodigy and Champion, were published in 2013.[11]
Lu's first fantasy series began with publication of The Young Elites on October 7, 2014.[12] It was followed by The Rose Society on October 13, 2015, and The Midnight Star on October 16, 2016.
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