Carve The Mark

Globally bestselling Divergent author Veronica Roth delivers a breathtaking fantasy featuring an unusual friendship; an epic love story; and a galaxy-sweeping adventure. #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 that distinguished Divergent.” —VOYA (starred review) “Roth offers a richly imagined; 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 up in enemy countries locked in a long-standing fight for dominance over their shared 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 violence and fear. Cyra is known for her deadly power of transferring extraordinary pain unto others with simple touch; and her tyrant brother uses her as a weapon against those who challenge him. But as Akos fights for his own survival; he recognizes that Cyra is also fighting for hers; and that her true gift—resilience—might be what saves them both. When Akos and Cyra are caught in the middle of a raging rebellion; everything they’ve been led to believe about their world and themselves must be called into question. But fighting for what’s right might mean betraying 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 Roth's powerful follow-up novel!