June also mentions to Day that there is a plague in the Colonies that the Colonies blame the Republic for as they used some biological weapons in the war between the two. Both are convicted guilty and sentenced to death by firing squad. Commander Jameson is warning them at the trial while Thomas attempts to act as the too loyal soldier that he is. Meanwhile, June is witnessing the trials of Commander Jameson and Thomas Bryant. Day has no choice but to accept the offer although he wants to disassociate with June so she won't have to feel the pain of his inevitable death from a brain injury. While he is inside the pub, he gets a call from a captain regarding June, inviting him to this banquet in which the elite circle of government officials, senators, and the Elector will be attending. For security reasons, he is also fitted with an earpiece from the government of the Republic. In the beginning of the book, Day heads out by himself into the city and enters a pub and dances with a cute girl that reminds him of June, who he hasn't seen in 8 months. Day's health is deteriorating, now having to resort to new medications while still battling the constant headaches and spasms. In the story it starts out in the Republic of America in early September, presumably on the 14th, with Day living with Eden and Eden's caretaker, Lucy. With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu’s bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything he has. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defense. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as a Princeps Elect while Day has been assigned a high level military position.īut neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them once again.

June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic-and each other-and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. It is the third book in The Legend Trilogy, preceded by Legend and Prodigy.

Champion is a dystopian young adult novel by Marie Lu.

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