Marie Lu
When she was watching Les Miserables she said that "As I watched the criminal Jean Valjean face off against police detective Javert, I started thinking about how fun it would be to write a teenage version of this premise: a sharp young criminal versus an equally formidable teen detective."( What inspired her setting was a report on what LA would look like if it flooded 100ft. She added a love theme with family and others because she wanted to know how it would feel to have loving siblings. As she was born in China when the 1 sibling rule was in play so she was an only child. And as a result of that she writes about strong siblings relationships, rivalries, or dark pasts. Legend was her 5th manuscript that she has writen. She wanted the reader to look at their impact on the world.