fate brought them together now it will divide themthe lives of cyra noavek and akos kereseth are ruled by their fates spoken by the oracles at their births the fates once determined are inescapableakos is in love with cyra in spite of his fate he will die in service to cyras family and when cyras father lazmet noaveka soulless tyrant thought to be deadreclaims the shotet throne akos believes his end is closer than everas lazmet ignites a barbaric war cyra and akos are desperate to stop him at any cost for cyra that could mean taking the life of the man who mayor may notbe her father for akos it could mean giving his own in a stunning twist the two will discover how fate defines their lives in ways most unexpectedwith the addition of two powerful new voices veronica roths sequel to carve the mark is a chorus of hope humor faith and resilience