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Legend is a 2011 dystopian young adult romance novel written by American author Marie Lu. It is the first book in the Legend series followed by Prodigy, Champion, and Rebel.[2] Lu draws inspiration from events and experiences throughout her life and media she has consumed such as the movie Les Miserables. Published by Penguin Young Readers Group under the Putnam imprint in July 2010, Legend is Marie Lu's first published work.[3][4] Lu drew inspiration from several sources while writing this novel. One of her biggest inspirations was Les Misérables, basing her characters of Day and June on the police inspector Javert and ex-convict Jean Valjean in the movie.[3] In an interview with Judith Pereira from The Globe and Mail,Lu explained that watching Les Misérables drew her to adapt the criminal versus detective narrative to make it a teen version.[5] Additionally, Lu drew inspiration from events in East Asia such as the Eugenics movement in early 20th century Korea and the Tiananmen Square

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