Synopses & Reviews
A broken world.
An overwhelming evil.
A team of warriors ready to strike back.
#1
New York Times-bestselling author Marie Lu is back with an
adrenaline-laced novel about the lengths one warrior will go to fight
for freedom and those she loves.
Talin is a Striker, a member of an elite fighting force that
stands as the last defense for the only free nation in the world: Mara.
A refugee, Talin knows firsthand the horrors of the Federation, a
world-dominating war machine responsible for destroying nation after
nation with its terrifying army of mutant beasts known only as Ghosts.
But when a mysterious prisoner is brought from the front to
Mara's capital, Talin senses there's more to him than meets the eye. Is
he a spy from the Federation? What secrets is he hiding?
Only one thing is clear: Talin is ready to fight to the death
alongside her fellow Strikers for the only homeland she has left...
with or without the boy who might just be the weapon to save — or
destroy — them all.
Loyalty is life.
Review
"...a devastating, war-torn world, built upon the
wreckage of a technologically advanced society. Readers will eagerly
await a follow-up to this engrossing dystopian novel, which searingly
interrogates traumas of war, immigration, and imperialism." Publishers Weekly
Review
"Paradoxes abound and readers will glory in them all." Booklist
Review
"Cinematically imagined....An exciting, layered, action-filled tale." Kirkus
Synopsis
Praise for the instant New York Times bestseller Skyhunter
"Riveting." --POPSUGAR
"Action-packed." --BuzzFeed
"Fresh." --Los Angeles Times
"Exhilarating...a rollercoaster of a reading experience." --The Nerd Daily
A Quiet Place meets Attack on Titan in this unputdownable, adrenaline-laced novel.
Strikers are loyal. With unparalleled, deadly fighting skills. With a willingness to do anything--including sacrifice their own lives--to defend Mara, the world's last free nation. But to the very people she protects, Talin is seen as an outcast first and a Striker second.
No matter what others think, Talin lets nothing distract her from keeping the evil Federation and its army of haunting, mutant beasts at bay. Until a mysterious prisoner shows up and disrupts Talin's entire world. Is he a spy? A product of the Federation's sinister experiments? The clock is ticking for Talin to unravel the prisoner's secrets and discover whether he's the weapon that will save--or destroy--them all.
Explore the chilling realities of war and the power of hope in Skyhunter, with slow burn romance and nonstop action that will have you racing to the end.
About the Author
Marie Lu is the #1
New York Times-bestselling author of the Legend series, the Young Elites trilogy,
Batman: Nightwalker, the Warcross series, and
The Kingdom of Back. She graduated from the University of
Southern California and jumped into the video game industry, where she
worked as an artist. Now a full-time writer, she spends her spare hours
reading, drawing, and playing games. She lives in Los Angeles with her
illustrator/author husband, Primo Gallanosa, and their son.