Sky Without Stars (1) (System Divine)

Sky Without Stars (1) (System Divine)

<b>Deluxe edition with special embellishments on first printing only</b><br> <br>“Not to be missed!” —Marissa Meyer, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles<br> “An explosion of emotion, intrigue, romance, and revolution.” —Stephanie Garber, #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of the Caraval series<br> <br><b>In the tradition of The Lunar Chronicles, this sweeping reimagining of <i>Les Misérables</i> tells the story of three teens from very different backgrounds who are thrown together amidst the looming threat of revolution on the French planet of Laterre.</b><br><br><i>A thief.</i><br> <i>An officer.</i><br> <i>A guardian. </i><br> <br><i>Three strangers, one shared destiny…</i><br> <br>When the Last Days came, the planet of Laterre promised hope. A new life for a wealthy French family and their descendants. But five hundred years later, it’s now a place where an extravagant elite class reigns supreme; where the clouds hide the stars and the poor starve in the streets; where a rebel group, long thought dead, is resurfacing.<br> <br>Whispers of revolution have begun—a revolution that hinges on three unlikely heroes…<br> <br>Chatine is a street-savvy thief who will do anything to escape the brutal Regime, including spy on Marcellus, the grandson of the most powerful man on the planet.<br> <br>Marcellus is an officer—and the son of a renowned traitor. In training to take command of the military, Marcellus begins to doubt the government he’s vowed to serve when his father dies and leaves behind a cryptic message that only one person can read: a girl named Alouette.<br> <br>Alouette is living in an underground refuge, where she guards and protects the last surviving library on the planet. But a shocking murder will bring Alouette to the surface for the first time in twelve years…and plunge Laterre into chaos.<br> <br>All three have a role to play in a dangerous game of revolution—and together they will shape the future of a planet.Age Range: Teen<br> <br>Power, romance, and destiny collide in this sweeping reimagining of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece, <i>Les Misérables</i>.