Les Misérables meets The Lunar Chronicles in this thrilling
conclusion to the System Divine trilogy that's an "explosion of emotion,
intrigue, romance, and revolution" (Stephanie Garber, #1 New York
Times bestselling author of the Caraval series).
An heir. A renegade.
A convict. A cyborg.
A défecteur.
Five rebels. One revolution.
It's been three months since the Patriarche was beheaded, leaving behind
no known heir. Now, the planet of Laterre is unrecognizable. General
Bonnefaçon has cleaned up the streets, fed the hungry, and restored
peace while the next leader is decided upon. From the outside, Laterre
seems to be flourishing. But dangerous rifts threaten to shatter the
planet from within.
The Red Scar has been killing off anyone with a legitimate claim to the
Regime, while the Vangarde are preparing for the return of their
infamous leader. Then, it's revealed that the Patriarche had a daughter
who is still alive. A missing Paresse heir...Alouette has been locked in
a secret facility for months, interrogated on the whereabouts of the
General's renegade grandson.
Marcellus is desperately searching for Alouette, knowing she's the key
to the Vangarde's plan to overthrow the corrupt Regime, but unaware that
he, himself, is being hunted by a new cyborg tasked with tracking down
the planet's most wanted criminals.
Meanwhile Chatine is growing restless, living underground with a rebel
group she doesn't fit into. Until an old friend solicits her help to
save the Défecteur community from a mysterious, new threat. A threat
that will tie them all together.
When the general makes an explosive play for power, allegiances will
shift, rebels will become leaders, barricades will rise, and the
tinderbox of Laterre will finally ignite, launching a revolution five
hundred years in the making.
