From the author of the 2012-2013 TRCA winner Divergent comes a new science fiction novel that follows Akos and Cyra, young people from opposing cultures whose fates are intertwined.

Described as resilient and quick on her feet, Cyra is the sister of a brutal tyrant who rules the Shotet people. Her world collides with Akos, the son of a farmer and an oracle, when Akos and his brother are captured by enemy Shotet soldiers. With tensions running his on both sides Akos and Cyra must reach a decision. Do they help each other survive – or do they destroy one another?