I get how that question can sound like it’s asking for something supernatural — the word 'prodigy' makes everyone picture lightning powers or telekinesis. If you mean the YA dystopian novel 'Prodigy' by Marie Lu (the second book in the Legend trilogy), there aren’t actually magical powers in the usual sense. The main characters are June and Day: June is basically a military wunderkind — hyper-educated, genetically superior compared to most citizens, and trained to be a weapons expert and strategist. Day (Daniel) is ridiculously good at surviving, sneaking, and thinking on his feet; his talents feel almost like powers when you’re reading his daring escapes, but they’re street-honed skills, not supernatural abilities.
That book plays with the idea of being a 'prodigy' as extreme talent and state-made advantage rather than magic. There are also shady government experiments and bio-threats that create high stakes, so sometimes the line between science and something more eerie blurs in the plot. If you were picturing literal powers like in a superhero comic, 'Prodigy' treats talent, training, and genetic advantage as the “power” — and honestly, that grounded take is part of why I loved the tension in the story. If you meant a different 'Prodigy' (there are a few novels with that title), tell me the author and I’ll zero in on the exact character who actually has powers.
Sometimes people use the phrase 'has powers' to mean a character is just outrageously skilled, and that’s exactly how I read 'Prodigy' by Marie Lu. June is basically the poster child for state-made capability: near-perfect scores, elite training, and the sort of cold, precise competence that reads like a superpower on the page. Day, on the other hand, is the opposite: his reflexes, intuition, and charisma feel uncanny because he’s been surviving under brutal conditions his whole life. Neither of them has supernatural abilities, though — it’s more about conditioning and biology.
If your question is about another book with the same title, there’s a decent chance that one might include actual supernatural gifts. Titles get reused a lot, so I usually check the author or a blurb to be sure. For 'Prodigy' (Marie Lu), look for June and Day when you want examples of 'power' as extreme talent and engineered advantage. If you tell me which author or give a brief plot point, I can be specific about who literally has powers in the version you mean.
I often see people ask this because 'prodigy' sounds like a term for supernatural abilities, but in the novel 'Prodigy' by Marie Lu the characters don’t wield magic. June is an extraordinarily trained and genetically enhanced soldier — she reads like a walking strategical database — while Day is a naturally gifted survivor with instincts that are almost preternatural. Those are their 'powers': skill, training, and a kind of biological edge rather than spells or superhuman strength.
If you meant a different 'Prodigy' book (there are several out there), some of those do put actual powers front and center. If you drop the author or a line of plot, I’ll tell you exactly who has powers in that particular book — and whether those powers are scientific, supernatural, or just very good training.
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