Not to be missed! Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles An explosion of emotion, intrigue, romance, and revolution. Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series In the tradition of The Lunar Chronicles, this sweeping reimagining of Les Misrables 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.A thief. An officer. A guardian. Three strangers, one shared destiny 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, its 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. Whispers of revolution have beguna revolution that hinges on three unlikely heroes 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. Marcellus is an officerand the son of an infamous traitor. In training to take command of the military, Marcellus begins to doubt the government hes vowed to serve when his father dies and leaves behind a cryptic message that only one person can read: a girl named Alouette. 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 yearsand plunge Laterre into chaos. All three have a role to play in a dangerous game of revolutionand together they will shape the future of a planet.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called System Divine .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 608 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2020 by Simon & Schuster .

Joanne Rendell is the author of three novels and holds a PhD in English literature. She teaches fiction writing to teens and kids and is a board member for the youth Shakespeare company, New Genesis Productions. With her husband and son, Joanne divides her time between New York City and New Paltz, New York. Visit Joanne at JoanneRendell. com. Jessica Brody is the author of several popular books for teens, including A Week of Mondays and the Unremembered trilogy . She splits her time between California and Colorado.