Globally bestselling Divergent author Veronica Roth delivers a breathtaking fant asy featuring an unusual friendship, an epic love story, and a galaxy-sweeping a dventure. #1 New York Times bestseller * Wall Street Journal bestseller * USA Today bestseller * #1 IndieBound bestseller Praise for Carve the Mark: “Roth skillfully weaves the careful world-building and intricate web of characters th at distinguished Divergent.” —VOYA (starred review) “Roth offers a richly imagi ned, often brutal world of political intrigue and adventure, with a slow-burning romance at its core.” —ALA Booklist Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth have grown u p in enemy countries locked in a long-standing fight for dominance over their sh ared planet. When Akos and his brother are kidnapped by the ruling Noavek family , Akos is forced to serve Cyra, the sister of a dictator who governs with violen ce and fear. Cyra is known for her deadly power of transferring extraordinary pa in unto others with simple touch, and her tyrant brother uses her as a weapon ag ainst those who challenge him. But as Akos fights for his own survival, he recog nizes that Cyra is also fighting for hers, and that her true gift—resilience—mig ht be what saves them both. When Akos and Cyra are caught in the middle of a ra ging rebellion, everything they’ve been led to believe about their world and the mselves must be called into question. But fighting for what’s right might mean b etraying their countries, their families, and each other. When the time comes, will they choose loyalty or love? And don't miss The Fates Divide, Veronica Rot h's powerful follow-up novel!