“In the years between 'Afterlight' and 'Legacy,' we see a Zu who has watched all of her older friends head out into the world to do meaningful work while she's made to wait and hang back because of her age. It reinforces a feeling in her that she's falling further and further behind and won't ever catch up to them.”

American author

Alexandra Bracken is an American author known for her young adult fiction, especially the Darkest Minds series and the Passenger series. Her work is closely associated with imaginative, high-stakes stories for teen readers. She is best known for the two series named above, which have brought her a wide readership and made her a familiar voice in contemporary young adult writing.