Prodigy

A Legend Novel

By: Marie Lu

Narrated by: Steven Kaplan, Mariel Stern

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

The second book in Marie Lu’s New York Times best-selling Legend trilogy - perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent!

June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: The Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother and offer passage to the Colonies. They have only one request - June and Day must assassinate the new Elector.

It’s their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long. But as June realizes this Elector is nothing like his father, she’s haunted by the choice ahead. What if Anden is a new beginning? What if revolution must be more than loss and vengeance, anger and blood - what if the Patriots are wrong?

In this highly-anticipated sequel to the New York Times best seller Legend, Lu delivers a breathtaking thriller with high stakes and cinematic action.

©2013 Marie Lu (P)2013 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

Featured on Entertainment Weekly’s Must-List!

"Masterful." (The Los Angeles Times)

"Lu's action-packed series is the real deal." (Entertainment Weekly)

“Lu opts for a high simmer of intrigue in her sequel to Legend...taut and insightful.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

Exciting Middle Installment

The sequel to Legend is so exciting- I couldn’t stop listening. It has lots of heart pounding action and veers off in unexpected directions. The audio experience was also a treat and brought the excitement to life. I think this series is right up there with Divergent, and even though I don’t read a ton of dystopia anymore I’ll always have room for this series.

When Prodigy starts out, Day and June are on the run in Las Vegas. Day is injured and they meet up with Patriot rebels who agree to help them. In exchange, they have to prove their loyalty by agreeing to assassinate the new Republic Elector. Seems like an easy decision, right? The Republic has hurt Day and June in a lot of devastating ways, and maybe it’s the right time to make a change. But things are not all black and white, and Day and June have to decide the best course of action on their own.

Day and June alternate POV again in Prodigy. I have to hand it to Lu that she kept me involved even with the introduction of new characters and through character separations. Day and June have both been through so much, and have each other’s backs, but still have a lot to learn about each other at the same time. Doubts and insecurities plague our duo this time around.

There is more information filled in about the Republic, Colonies, and Patriots and it’s eye opening to learn more about them. Even though Day and June travel to several cities, we still keep tabs on Los Angeles as well. The characters are a big part of why I love this series, though the setting certainly plays a role as well and takes on a character of it’s own in a way. And speaking of characters, Anden, Kaede and Tess play wonderful supporting roles in the story. And I especially look forward to seeing how Anden’s part develops in the next book.

I always know when I have a good audiobook on my hands because I get a cleaner house because I want to keep listening, such as the case with Prodigy. Steven Kaplan and Mariel Stern read the audiobook, and both narrators are new to me. Since I read the book Legend I already had an idea in my head of how the characters should sound. Stern lines up pretty well to how I envisioned June – she sounds like a young girl of privilege from Los Angeles. And Kaplan is outstanding as Day and nails the tone of his character. Both narrators convey emotion in their readings and make the action scenes that much more tense and thrilling. About three quarters into the book I’d barely notice the narration at all because I was so drawn in the story. I’d absolutely continue to listen to this series.

Good sequel

You leave legend wondering what happens to these two. Prodigy is a good listen, a bit slow at times and the plot lags at certain points. I am on to number three now!

Breathless

Would you consider the audio edition of Prodigy to be better than the print version?

Hard to say.

What did you like best about this story?

It's so emotional. Legend was a great book but Prodigy was just incredible. So moving and breath taking.

What does Steven Kaplan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He makes you love Day even more.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It was very hard not to. The story line was addicting, always twisting and turning and just amazing.

Any additional comments?

I am not sure why audible released before Amazon but I am so glad they did. This book was amazing. It broke my heart worse than almost any other book ever has.

wow

wow, what an amazing read. you will not want to put this down. five stars.

Great sequel!

I enjoyed this book as much as Legend (the first book). The characters and plot just draw you in and keep you involved until the end. It was hard to stop listening. Can't wait for book 3 to be released!

So grateful there is a sequel to Prodigy!

I am not going to spoil it, but I will just say that Marie Lu is an amazing writer, she masters better than most the art of plots, suspense, passion and breaking hearts!!!
Thank you again for a wonderful time :-)
JP

Humane. Honest. Heartbreaking.

This was more the Lu I know. Detailed, intricate and unpredictable. I was heartbroken by the end and am so very grateful the next book is already out for me to read.

⚖️ Plot: What an incredible different twist from what I was expecting. I was also so happy to see the great balance between protagonists continue here. It makes any plot so much more interesting. This was the perfect pace to make me truly part of the adventure.

🗺 World: The increased length of the story really let Lu give us more details about the world and surroundings. I pictured it much better here and couldn’t help but view it through both June and Day’s eyes. I really enjoyed that about this book.

💑 Characters: I’ve fallen more in love with Day with the chance to understand his backstory. There is so much more to the reasons why someone is how they are that we need to know to connect to them. This book provides just that. I now feel like I know both June and Day equally and am rooting for them all the way. There is something about Anden that just doesn’t sit right with me. I can’t wait to be proven right!

Better than the first one

This was so action pact and kept me on the edge of my seat more than the first one! Can’t wait to listen to the third!

An unexpected ending

Whatever you think will happen after all the build up something comes from out of the blue! Read to find out what mysteries lurk.

Excellent

I highly recommend you read this book it is the second in a trilogy I will be starting book 3 immediately this book ends with a cliffhanger!