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The Midnight Star is a 2016 young adult fantasy novel by Marie Lu and the concluding volume of The Young Elites trilogy. It follows Adelina Amouteru after her rise to power, as the abilities created by the blood fever increasingly damage both their users and the world around them. The novel completes Adelina's dark antiheroic arc while returning to the trilogy's themes of persecution, ambition, loyalty, and the corrupting effects of power.
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Is The Midnight Star the last book in The Young Elites trilogy?
Yes, the 2016 novel by Marie Lu concludes the trilogy that began with The Young Elites (2014) and continued with The Rose Society (2015). It brings Adelina Amouteru's storyline to its close.
Who is Adelina Amouteru in The Young Elites series?
Adelina is a survivor of the blood fever who gains illusion-based powers and rises to lead the Rose Society. She is notable as a villain-protagonist, since the story is told largely from the perspective of a character becoming dark.
How does The Midnight Star end? (spoilers)
The finale confronts the problem that the Elites' powers increasingly corrupt both their users and the world itself, forcing Adelina toward a final self-sacrificing choice. It resolves her arc as the villain-protagonist of the trilogy.
What did Marie Lu write after The Young Elites?
Marie Lu was already known for the Legend trilogy before The Young Elites, and later wrote novels including Warcross and Skyhunter. The Midnight Star is the concluding volume of her second major YA series.
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