We Can Stop Calling it Legend 4 Now…

So, Saturday night while I was on my last break at work, I saw that there would be a major reveal from Marie Lu on Monday morning (that’s today). So this morning, first thing I did was look to Twitter to see what the reveal would be. I was thinking it would probably be the title, and I was right.

So here it is. We don’t have to call it Legend 4 anymore, we can now call it Rebel! She also revealed the publication date (October 1st, you can pre-order it now like I did) and a description of the novel:

Respect the Legend. Idolize the Prodigy. Celebrate the Champion. But never underestimate the Rebel.


Eden Wing is a brilliant student. He’s about to graduate a year early from Ross University of the Sciences, with honors, and already has an internship lined up back in the Republic. But most people don’t introduce Eden this way. Instead, they say, “This is Eden, Daniel Wing’s younger brother.”


Ten years ago, Eden’s brother Daniel was known as Day, the boy from the streets who led a revolution that saved the Republic of America. His name was spray-painted on walls, his profile splashed on both rebel pamphlets and wanted posters. He went from being a hunted criminal to a national hero in less than a year.


Day has spent the past decade piecing together his memory of his time in the Republic, pretending to enjoy life in Antarctica’s capital, Ross City , and quietly hiding out from the world—even if it’s meant giving up June, the great love of his life. As long as he can keep his little brother safe, that’s all that matters . . .


But Eden isn’t safe. As the two brothers struggle to accept who they’ve each become, they grow more distant from one another than they’ve ever been. Eden finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into Ross City’s dark side, until even his legendary brother can’t save him. At least not on his own.


When June suddenly steps back into Day’s life, rekindling the flames of their romance, the pair team up to do whatever it takes to rescue Eden. But like the rest of the world, they may have underestimated Eden—what he’s capable of, where his loyalties lie, and how hard he’s willing to fight for what he believes.

There’s a lot of wonderful books coming out this year, but I think I’m looking forward to this one the most.

MORE Amazing Marie Lu News!

It seems like every time I get major Marie Lu news that I can’t wait to share with everybody, I’m at work.  I spend my 15 minute breaks on Twitter; that’s when I see them.  I knew Marie Lu had some news to share with us either this week or next, but I couldn’t imagine that she was going to write a FOURTH book to Legend!  I’m so excited!

Oh, and it’s supposed to come out NEXT FALL!  I was a little disappointed last month when Ms. Lu said that Kingdom of Back wouldn’t be coming out until 2020.  Goodreads had been saying it was a 2019 release, so I figured I had over a year to wait for a new book from her.  This might be why there was the delay.  I do have some short stories to read (I plan on reviewing the Slasher Girls and Monster Boys anthology later this month, which has a story by her in it), but we get a whole new book next year. Yay!

Oh, and that’s not the ONLY good news today!  She will have another book called Skyhunter coming out!  It looks like Skyhunter is going to be a duology.

There is an article about the deal in the Washington Post.

So this last 30 days has been an AMAZING reading month for me.  Not only have I read some of the best books this year (Wildcard, Enchantée, Muse of Nightmares, more Mortal Instruments books), I get this news.  When I read this on my last break, I practically floated through the last hour of work!  And of course whenever anybody asked how I was, I told them “outstanding!” or some other thesaurus variant of the word.  If they asked why I was doing so well, I told them about the book, LOL.

Have a wonderful day!