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About Me Literature / Professional Premium Member Marie LuFemale/United States Group group avatar #SteampunkNation
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Art Requests: No
Art Trades: No
Commissions: Many apologies, but I am not taking commissions at this time.
Freelance Projects: I am not accepting any freelancing projects at this time. However, if you contact me, I might be able to recommend other artists to you!

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I'm not a huge copyright stickler for most of my artwork. You are free to use any of my art (Except for my Fuzz Academy art) in any of your personal and non-commercial uses. :heart: This includes but is not limited to: desktop wallpapers, tubes and Yahoo groups, collages, your personal website theme, your desktop theme, printing it out for personal reasons, your AIM/Twitter/whatever icon, your dA photomanip or mixed media project, etc. Just please don't put my art in things that might be offensive to the public, like porn or extreme violence or racist stuff. Otherwise, have fun! I know not everyone wants to be "improving their art" all the time and sometimes you just want to have some fun. Feel free to use and experiment to your heart's content. However, you may NOT use my art for any type of commercial reason (this includes submitting it in scholarship contests, art contests, or school assignments where you are just re-submitting my art unaltered for a grade). That's just unethical, dude.

Please do NOT use my Fuzz Academy art for any public reason, commercial or non-commercial, if it can be easily seen by others. (But you can definitely print it out and hang it in your room!)

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PRODIGY (Legend #2) cover reveal & Chapter 1

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Are on USA Today this morning!! I am in LOVE with this cover, omg. Thank you, Penguin. :heart:

Also, the first chapter has been posted there as well, and you can check out the beginning of Day and June's continuing journey:

"Where are they going for the sequel? Not Disney World — Las Vegas. Military-trained whiz kid June and Robin Hood-esque Day met in the first book, and now are off from Los Angeles to Sin City in Prodigy (G.P. Putnam's Sons), out in bookstores Jan. 29. The Elector Primo of the Republic has died, with his son assuming power."

USA Today's reveal of the cover and first chapter: [link]

Hope you enjoy!!
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Marie Lu
Artist | Professional | Literature
United States
Legend's Official Facebook Page | My Twitter | LegendPersonal Legend Site

I'm an artist by trade, and I also write young adult novels. My debut novel, Legend, is the first book in a trilogy published by Penguin Group. Legend is now available wherever books are sold. The second book in the trilogy, Prodigy, comes out on Jan. 29, 2013! My writing is currently very dystopian, which is ironic, because I was born in 1984. I live in Los Angeles, California and spend much of my time lost on the freeways.

Order Legend: IndieBound . Barnes & Noble . Amazon

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Current Residence: Pasadena, CA
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Favourite genre of music: soundtracks, alternative, new age/celtic, some rap, pop
Favourite photographer: Kim Anderson
Favourite style of art: Soft, smooth, detailed CG
Operating System: Windows 7
MP3 player of choice: iPhone
Shell of choice: DRT
Wallpaper of choice: whimsical surrealism
Skin of choice: decorated
Favourite cartoon character: Gir
Personal Quote: Own both sides of the fence, and the grass will always be green.
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~SilverAce88 48 minutes ago  New member Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks for accepting your art in our group.

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I'll give you a :llama: for 1 :points:

Point Commissions: :bulletgreen: OPEN :bulletgreen:

Sketch(no br) 2 :points:
Sketch(br) 5 :points:
Lineart(no br) 3 :points:
Lineart(br) 7 :points:
Colored char. 5 :points:
Full work(br/colored) 10 :points:
Ex 5 pt
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*Shaggyy 22 hours ago  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I started to read your book yesterday and I finished it today! I just couldn't stop reading. :D I loved how you switched from Day's to June's perspective between each chapter, beautifully written story!

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Laa shay'a waqui'n moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine.
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Mood: Love ~Forever-Art-Fan 1 day ago
Hi ML.
I had resently got and read 'Legend', simpliy put it is up there with some of my favorites. I love how you were able to get both Day's & June's veiw, shifting at just the right points. I hope to find a copy of 'Prodigy' as soon as it comes out.

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~silent--musician 1 day ago  Hobbyist General Artist
Hi! Is there a reason steampunk-nation.com is down currently?

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"Evil beware. We have waffles."
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*SilverCoast May 18, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
bought yesterday your book.. Finished it today because i had 3 hours train travelling .. When i got home i couldn't put your story away.. Absolutely beautiful.. Going to recommend it to all my friends, please! keep up the good work!!

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Gone.
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~Razzifur May 14, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I came upon "Legend" by accident when my friend wanted me to buy it for her. I was going to give it to her for Christmas but before I did i decided to read it, It was just perfect! I didn't expect much of it, I don't trust many books to turn out good. But this book is definitely my favorite!
The characters are amazing, they all have their stories and their backgrounds, and they aren't just dumbos thrown in to make people laugh. They are characters that I could genuinely connect to.
So anyway, when I found out that you were an artist, i flipped. I mean, what aren't you good at?

All in all, you an awesome artist and awesome writer! cant wait till "Prodigy"!!!
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~MoonlightWillow6 May 7, 2012   Writer
Oh my god. I just finished reading your book, and then I spent about fifteen minutes going through your website.

First I found out that you were a video game design artist. Then I discovered you actually liked playing video games. Then I found out that you were a fan of Avatar. And finally you actually have a DeviantArt account. It's official, you are my new author idol.

Seriously though, I loved Legend, and I can't wait for the sequel. Also, would it be okay if I wrote a "mock" sequel of my own, for a school assignment?

Please, please, please keep on writing. I love your work! :D

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Sincerely,
The Procrastination Princess

"One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching"
~Gerard Way

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*mree May 9, 2012  Professional Writer
Aw, thank you so much! :hug: So happy that you enjoyed Legend, and yes, feel free to write your own "mock sequel"! :)

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My novel, Legend, is coming out from Putnam Children's [Penguin Group]! Look for it in your local bookstores Nov. 2011!

Writing site: [link]
Online Portfolio: [link]
Fuzz Academy: [link]
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Mood: Joy ~foxinyoursocks May 7, 2012  New member Hobbyist General Artist
I'm reading your book right now, and it's excellent! This whole new world you've created is described in vivid detail, and there's always something going on. I love it! Keep on writing (and drawing!)

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Why is there such a term as 'individualist' if it is meant to refer to someone who refuses to be labelled or part of a certain group of people? I am not an individualist. I am me.
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*mree May 9, 2012  Professional Writer
Thank you so much! :hug:

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My novel, Legend, is coming out from Putnam Children's [Penguin Group]! Look for it in your local bookstores Nov. 2011!

Writing site: [link]
Online Portfolio: [link]
Fuzz Academy: [link]
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