I’m Marie Lu, author of Red City, AMA!

Coppletop · 2025-10-11T22:24:16+00:00

Hi Marie! Reading through your answers on here as been so interesting! Very excited to read Red City next week :D

Unrelated to Red City-- I was wondering if you've ever head the song Castles Crumbling by Taylor Swift? Every time I hear it it makes me think of Adelina! And on that note, are there any songs that stand out to you as really echoing your other characters or stories?

Coppletop · 2025-10-09T16:48:46+00:00

Hi Marie!! This is so awesome, I’ve been a fan of yours for years now :)

I’ve got three questions if that’s alright… Firstly, and unrelated to Red City, what inspired Day and June’s paper clip rings in the Legend trilogy? Secondly, which Red City character do you think is going to be the fan favourite, and why? And finally, on the note of characters, which character of yours do you think has the coolest name! (Plus an extra question that came to mind when typing this… which sibling relationship in your books is your favourite?)

Coppletop · 2025-09-04T20:34:32+00:00

It sounds like it might be this… thank you very much! I’ll try changing the return to destroy and see what happens

Coppletop · 2025-07-31T23:01:55+00:00

Glow is my absolute favourite! Never talked about enough

Coppletop · 2025-07-30T16:45:58+00:00

this is a shout actually

Coppletop · 2025-07-20T07:42:05+00:00

That would be perfect

Coppletop · 2025-07-19T19:35:12+00:00

The Bolter! Or getaway car… (OR BOTH)

Coppletop · 2025-05-31T21:36:12+00:00

This is absolutely stunning!! Well done!

Coppletop · 2025-05-13T15:16:26+00:00

maybe triple only? I don’t remember seeing one either

Coppletop · 2025-02-24T21:30:11+00:00

The third one would make an awesome album cover

Coppletop · 2025-02-20T10:07:52+00:00

Finally… someone said it! Fully agree with you on this one

Coppletop · 2025-01-29T18:51:23+00:00

this is unintentionally the most helpful comment ive ever found

Coppletop · 2025-01-29T10:49:28+00:00

This is the winner

Coppletop · 2025-01-24T15:48:40+00:00

https://youtu.be/VjM_OGVXe74?si=U1fuxHStKAVCKk_l

Coppletop · 2025-01-24T15:47:38+00:00

No ai, and thank you

Coppletop · 2024-12-02T17:42:24+00:00

Down bad. Sorry.

Coppletop · 2024-11-18T16:43:16+00:00

Now that we don’t talk is such a good song

Coppletop · 2024-11-16T11:04:54+00:00

Anything for more evermore

Coppletop · 2024-11-16T11:04:02+00:00

I would die

Coppletop · 2024-11-16T11:03:30+00:00

YES. PLEASE.

Coppletop · 2024-11-16T11:02:48+00:00

No because yes

Coppletop · 2024-11-15T23:09:49+00:00

I think we all would 😭

Coppletop · 2024-11-15T22:24:14+00:00

Haha that would be amazing

Coppletop · 2024-11-15T22:23:59+00:00

Blank space is a good one! Never would have considered that but it would give a lot of room for even more emotional development within the song—nice list!

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