But then he learned later on that Metias was dead and that his sister, June, was out to get him. When he encountered Metias, Day only struck out to escape and he was fairly certain that the captain had left the encounter unscathed. And after living a poverty-stricken existence, he was forced to turn to crime to survive. He spent his days taking things that didn’t belong to him but he had no choice in the matter. However, rumors of his sins were most exaggerated.ĭay was a thief. At 15, Day was already the most wanted criminal in the Republic.

He doesn’t even think he committed the horrible deed. But then her brother died and June became consumed with revenge.ĭay never meant to kill Metias. By the time she was fifteen, June was one of the sharpest fighters out there, a warrior of keen intellect with the ability to see details that eluded other people.Īnd having attained a perfect score in the Republic’s mandatory tests, June’s bright future was all but guaranteed. But growing up in the wealthiest district in the country did not ruin June. Her parents died in a car accident when she was young but June was afforded more luxuries and opportunities than most because she came from a wealthy family. June never gave much thought to the state of things. The Republic had an endless line of enemies waiting to bring the nation to its knees. June grew up in a world that was perpetually at war. Civilization crumbled and what was once the Western United States became the Republic. Marie Lu introduces her audience to a world in which something went horribly wrong.

It is within the confines of Legend that readers first meet June and Day. Legend is also the first book in the series.

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