Suddenly, Emika is whisked away to Tokyo, and she faces challenges no one can fathom. She then catches the eye of billionaire Hideo Tanaka, who makes an offer she can’t refuse: he needs a spy. Until Emika takes a risk looking to make more money and decides to hack into the opening game of the international Warcross Championships, only to have a glitch make her the centerpiece of the game, with all eyes on her. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down Warcross players who bet on the game illegally. The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base now spans the globe, some eager to escape reality and others hoping to make a profit. For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just a game, it’s a way of life. In this novel, featuring a futuristic world, the stakes are high and the characters are bold and brave.

I promise you, you will not be disappointed, and it’ll be a great introduction to this talented YA author. As I conversed with the author in both instances, what really captured me about her writing process was how she takes these different characters and challenges them in different worlds, all with different personalities and goals in mind, opening them up to great adventures.Īs one of my favorite authors, I wanted to share some Marie Lu books and series you should pick up based on your reading taste.

I remember moderating Marie Lu at the Coral Gables, Miami indie bookstore Books & Books in a live author event back in 2019 for the release of her last book in the Legend series, Rebel, and also that same year for the release of her Batman: Nightwalker graphic novel and book. Featuring themes like romance, dystopia, and fantasy, Marie Lu is one writer who surely knows how to dive into different worlds and give readers something to talk about. Young adult author Marie Lu is the type of writer who has a fantastical and fictional world for every taste.

The young elites by marie lu