Marie Lu is an American young adult science fiction and fantasy author born on July 11, 1984, in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. She is best known for the Legend series, a set of novels featuring a dystopian and militarized future setting that established her reputation in the young adult genre. Beyond the Legend series, Lu has written several other notable works. She authored the Young Elites series and the Warcross series, both of which have found audiences within the young adult fiction community. She has also contributed to the DC Icons series with Batman: Nightwalker, demonstrating her range across different fictional universes and genres.