Life After Legend

Legend #3.5

by Marie Lu

If you’ve always wanted to know what happened after June and Day’s second first meeting, you can find out in this LEGEND short story.

The story was a offered as a bonus for those who preordered Warcross. It will be available to the public near the end of 2017 or early 2018

Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Short Stories, Science Fiction, Novella

21 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2017

About the author

Hi there! I'm an author of mostly sci-fi/fantasy YA novels, like Legend, Warcross, The Young Elites, Skyhunter, and Stars & Smoke. My adult fantasy debut, Red City, releases this October 14, 2025.

I graduated from the University of Southern California and currently live in LA with my family. Before becoming a full-time writer, I was an Art Director at a video game company. Now I spend most of my time writing, trying to keep my plants alive, and getting stuck in traffic. I feel very honored that I get to tell you stories, and my deepest wish is always that my books can offer you some joy, solace, entertainment, and/or escape. With all my heart, thank you for reading.

Reviews

[Cindy ✩☽♔ · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG, this is literally everything I’ve ever wanted. It is the closure, the certainty, we all needed. If you love Day and June as much as I do, you will love this!

Thank you Marie Lu, with just a few pages, you stole my heart all over again 😉❤️

For those who want a summary of what happens:
So essentially, it is the Ten Years later chapter but from Day's perspective. We get to see a glimpse of his life in Antartica with Eden. He talks about some of his failed relationships over the years because no matter how hard he tried or how nice any of them were, he never felt the way he was supposed to for any of them.

We also get a lot of hints about Eden and Tess being a thing, which is cute.

Day talks about how he constantly has dreams about a certain girl. He is constantly chasing after her figure, but he never gets to see her face.

When he and Eden finally do return to the states, like they did in the original ending, we get to see his encounter with June from his perspective. All his nervousness, his realization that this is the girl he was looking for all along. Then finally, we get the confirmation we all needed. He remembers. Day remembers June. He remembers loving her, and he loves her still.

Then, of course, they officially introduce themselves to each other again. Day mentions that this is how he had once hoped they'd meet. Under normal circumstances, when they were not odds when the world was not falling apart around them. So essentially this is their chance, a new beginning, a happy, normal life for the two of them.

[Jess the Shelf-Declared Bibliophile · Rating 3 out of 5]

I came upon the two afterstories and fourth book years after reading the initial trilogy, so I’m very fuzzy on how the 3rd book ended.

That being said, this was still a good short story. I love the chemistry between Day and June, I just don’t remember why they have memory issues. If anyone wants to refresh me, feel free to send me a message!

[Beatrice · Rating 5 out of 5]

MY FUCKING EMOTIONS. OMG THIS NOVELLA IS PERFECTION I'M CRYING. 😭😭😭😭
DAY AND JUNE FOREVER!!!! <3

P.S.
Thank you Raf @ The Royal Polar Bear Reads for letting me read your copy of this novella!
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This is Champion epilogue in Day's POV and one thing is for sure:

IT'S GOING TO RIP MY HEART AGAIN. 😭💔 I better prepare boxes of tissues when this comes out.

[♥ℂĦℝΪՖƬΪℕÅ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Have we meet before? ★'s

“I loved you. I love you still. I want to be with you.”

I gotta admit, though I really did enjoy this novella I was pretty confused for most of it! Then I realized this is Day's perspective of the years after he lost his memory up until the day he meets June. Like I said in my previous review I really need to do a reread of this series, if I would have I wouldn't have been so lost. Even so, this was a very touching and heartfelt read this has made me miss Day and June so so much more!! I love them!! (😭😭😭) They are such wonderful characters and such an achingly sweet couple. I loved seeing, my sweet, Day find something that he had lost and to finally be happy :) I NEED MORE, SO MUCH MORE!! I 100% recommend this to all the Legend fans out there, you'll not be disappointed.

[Carmen de la Rosa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Estoy llorando...
Esto es tan hermoso...
Day y June son hermosos... imperfectamente hermosos.

Esto tendrá algunos spoilers, así que sino has leído o terminado de leer la trilogía da la vuelta... esta historia es sobre el capítulo de Diez años más tarde (el ultimo capitulo de Champion), pero desde la perspectiva de Day. Vemos un vistazo de su vida en Antártica con Eden. Habla sobre algunas de sus relaciones fallidas a lo largo de los años porque no importa lo duro que lo haya intentado o cuán agradable haya sido ninguno de ellas, nunca se sintió como debía hacerlo con ninguno de ellas. También recibimos muchos indicios de que Eden y Tess son una cosa, lo cual es lindo (y honestamente nunca me lo imagine).

Day habla sobre cómo constantemente tiene sueños sobre cierta chica. Él está constantemente persiguiendo su figura, pero nunca llega a ver su cara.

Cuando él y Edén finalmente regresan a los Estados Unidos, como lo hicieron en el final original, podemos ver su encuentro con June desde su perspectiva. Todo su nerviosismo, su comprensión de que esta es la chica que estaba buscando desde el principio. Entonces, finalmente, obtenemos la confirmación que todos necesitamos. Él recuerda. Day recuerda junio. Él recuerda haberla amado y todavía la ama.

Luego, por supuesto, se presentan oficialmente de nuevo entre sí. Day menciona que así es como había esperado una vez que se conocieran. En circunstancias normales, cuando no estaban en desacuerdo cuando el mundo no se derrumbaba a su alrededor. Así que esencialmente esta es su oportunidad, un nuevo comienzo, una vida feliz y normal para los dos.

“I loved you. I love you still. I want to be with you.”

P.D. He leído que para la publicación de Wildcard, Marie Lu publicara una segunda parte de este epilogo, lo cual me tiene muy intrigada... espero en verdad que no sea como otras autoras (cof cof cof Veronica Roth) y se cargue una saga/trilogía entera en unas cuantas paginas solo por alguna estrategia de marketing, pido que sea un epilogo que la trilogía merezca, al igual que Day y June, ellos merecen algo muy especial.

[haniah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aww. This is the happy ending we deserve.

Her name is June. And even in the midst of my broken memories, I know this with complete clarity. Her name is June, and once upon a time, I'd given my entire heart to her.

And just like that we are linked again, she is here with me, I am with her, and a piece of my heart is put back together

I loved you. I love you still. I want to be with you.

[giska · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I remember an old wish, returning to me. I’d always wanted to meet her like this”




“Hi, Im Daniel.”
“Hi, Im June.”

<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3





MY HEART IS NOT READY:’’’’(

WHEN WILL THIS BOOK AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC PLEASEEE

[❋Rushna❋ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will forever be an emotional mess with literally anything involving June and Day😪

[Nicole]

October 2017? Is this real life?

[Justmybookishlife · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was awesome, being able to see Days struggle over the 10 years and with his memory but it ends where we did with June. Honestly I thought there would be more. I wish she would continue this trilogy one day like Tahereh Mafi is doing.

[nora⁷ · Rating 4 out of 5]

AHHHHHHHH I'M SO HAPPY

[Cate (The Professional Fangirl) · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Do you know me? Do I know you?

Did we love each other once?"

*sobs* y u do dis to i, Marie Lu ?! 😭😭😭

[Sherna · Rating 5 out of 5]

HELLO I'M USING GOODREADS HERE IN HEAVEN BECAUSE I AM DECEASED. THIS BOOK KILLED ME. IT WAS THE BEST DEATH I COULD EVER HOPE FOR.

[Yani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Esto es tan corto que se siente hasta cruel. 😕

[Lara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adorable!

[el · Rating 4 out of 5]

➳ 4 1/2 stars. Not to be dramatic, but my heart was simultaneously ripped apart and fused back together in the span of three pages just now.

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[jessica ☾ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this forever ago when I first read the original trilogy and completely forgot to leave a rating.. so here I am lol.

[Mebarka · Rating 4 out of 5]

I NEED this one right now!!

[Ari]

“near the end of 2017 or early 2018” my a$$!!!

And here I am, still waiting to buy this tiny preciouss thing when I hear “Life After Legend 2” will be available. But... US only *sigh*

Sometimes I just feel like they don’t give a damn about international readers. :(

And I want these novellas!!
Why aren’t they available to ALL Legend fans?! I get that they needed to boost the preorders for Warcross, but it’s been a while, why not get some money from it now just as well?

Also... Maybe Warcross fans don’t even like Legend (after all, I didn’t care for Warcross that much), while I’d give anything for the chance to read some more about these characters that I still love to pieces even years after falling in love with the books for the first time.

I tell you, life is fucking unfair!

[Aqsa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you so much Giska Anandita!

I loved this book in every way though there wasn't anything added to the end, but it still amounted to alot for me. It's all about Day's perspective of those years after he lost his memory till the day he meets June.
Just couldn't get enough even now, but I'm content to have read it :)

Thank you Marie Lu!

[Sofi (sofi.bookshelf) &#x1fa77;✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amé estar en la mente de Day en ese rencuentro. Los amo mucho 🥹.

[Greta · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved you. I love you still. I want to be with you.
“Hi,” I say. “I’m Daniel.”
“Hi,” she replies. “I’m June.”

Marie Lu killed me twice.


Note: This short story needs to be read after Champion.

[Rendz · Rating 5 out of 5]

*sobbing in a corner* This. This. This.

[nuin giliath · Rating 4 out of 5]

As much as I enjoyed reading the original epilogue in Champion from June's point of view, I'm glad to be granted this glimpse into what Day had been doing during those ten years. I especially liked having the final moment between them rewritten from Day's perspective. Of the two, he was always the more emotional so the scene was definitely stronger here. This was definitely sweet and a good way to end the series.

[crίѕтίŋα•●Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ●• · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Damn. She’s gorgeous. And the thought feels so oddly familiar, the wave of déjà vu so intense, that I suddenly feel like I’m walking into the past, staring at someone I must have once known.
(…)
The woman meets my eyes briefly.
I’m hit with an overwhelming sensation, a feeling so strong that, for an instant, I can barely breathe. There’s something teetering right on the edge of my memory, but it’s just out of reach.”
- Day

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the only thing I've needed in my life since I finished Champion early this year. The story does not "continue" with this "extension," it simply is enhanced with more background from Day during the heart-breaking epilogue of Champion, and provides with readers with all the closure they need. :)

[Hazel (Stay Bookish) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual rating: 4.5

This might be my favorite Day POV chapter from the whole series. I love Eden so much!! Also, Lu's writing is the most gorgeous here. Only thing I wish is that we'd gotten an impression of the Republic through Day's eyes as he returns after 10 years but instead the short story jumps right into him and June seeing each other.

[Gemma F. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect. So freaking perfect.

[julia ♥ · Rating 5 out of 5]

my heart is whole again. 5/5. full wrap-up to come.

[Viv · Rating 4 out of 5]

oh the feels :((