Carve the Mark (Carve the Mark, Book 1)

FansofStarWarsandDivergentwillrevelininternationallybestsellingauthorVeronicaRoth’sfirsttitleinastunningnewscience-fictionfantasyseries.CyraisthesisterofthebrutaltyrantwhorulestheShotetpeople.Cyra’scurrentgiftgivesherpainandpower–somethingherbrotherexploits,usinghertotorturehisenemies.ButCyraismuchmorethanjustabladeinherbrother’shand:sheisresilient,quickonherfeet,andsmarterthanheknows.Akosisfromthepeace-lovingnationofThuvhe,andhisloyaltytohisfamilyislimitless.Thoughprotectedbyhisunusualcurrentgift,onceAkosandhisbrotherarecapturedbyenemyShotetsoldiers,Akosisdesperatetogethisbrotheroutalive–nomatterwhatthecost.WhenAkosisthrustintoCyra’sworld,theenmitybetweentheircountriesandfamiliesseemsinsurmountable.Willtheyhelpeachothertosurvive,orwilltheydestroyoneanother?CarvetheMarkisVeronicaRoth’sstunningportrayalofthepoweroffriendship-andlove-onaplanetwhereviolenceandvengeancerule.