Legend, 2011 ECIP t.p. (Marie Lu) ECIP data sheet (Xiwei Lu) email from publisher 02/08/11 (the author's full (legal) name is Xiwei Lu; the name on the book will be Marie Lu; dob 07/11/84)
Marie Lu, via WWW, Mar. 2, 2012 (b. near Shanghai, grew up in Texas, lives in Pasadena, Calif.)
Marie Lu blogspot, via WWW, Mar. 2, 2012 (writer of young adult novels, has been art director for online games; not affiliated with the Marie Lu brand of cookies; graduated, University of Southern California, 2006)