Plot Summary:
Champion is the long awaited conclusion to Marie Lu's Legend Trilogy. It has been six months since reader left June and Day in Prodigy with the knowledge that Day is slowly dying and June embarking on a political career. The two are reunited when the Colonies threaten to break the cease fire unless the Republic can provide a cure to the latest plague outbreak in the colonies. In order to develop a cure the Republic needs to run tests on Day's brother Eden, the one thing Day will not allow is for his brother to fall into the hands of the Republic again. Eden is no longer a child and has his own ideas about the situation, especially after Day's dear friend Tess falls ill. While June deals with the political end of the war, Day goes back to the streets to rouse the people and lead a guerrilla front against the Colonies, all the while battling his own illness and increasing weakness.
Critical Review:
Like Legend and Prodigy, Lu has again written a fast-paced, page turner full of action, adventure, and a little bit of romance. June and Day battle with their feelings for one another, while being thrown into the turmoil of their country, they must push aside their own desires for the good of family and country. Champion keeps readers guessing and challenges them to ponder the destructive forces of war. Champion is indeed a stunning conclusion to an excellent series. I can't wait to see what Marie Lu comes up with next!
Genre:
Science Fiction
Dystopian
Reading/Interest Level:
Grades 8 and up
Similar Books:
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth
Author's Website:
http://marielu.org/
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