<p><strong>Globally bestselling <em>Divergent </em>author Veronica Roth delivers a breathtaking fantasy featuring an unusual friendship, an epic love story, and a galaxy-sweeping adventure. </strong></p><p><strong>#1 <em>New York Times</em> bestseller * <em>Wall Street Journal</em> bestseller * <em>USA Today</em> bestseller * #1 IndieBound bestseller </strong></p><p>Praise for <em>Carve the Mark: </em></p><p>"Roth skillfully weaves the careful world-building and intricate web of characters that distinguished <em>Divergent</em>." --<em>VOYA</em> (starred review)</p><p>"Roth offers a richly imagined, often brutal world of political intrigue and adventure, with a slow-burning romance at its core." --ALA <em>Booklist</em></p><p>Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth have grown up in enemy countries locked in a long-standing fight for dominance over their shared planet. When Akos and his brother are kidnapped by the ruling Noavek family, Akos is forced to serve Cyra, the sister of a dictator who governs with violence and fear. Cyra is known for her deadly power of transferring extraordinary pain unto others with simple touch, and her tyrant brother uses her as a weapon against those who challenge him. But as Akos fights for his own survival, he recognizes that Cyra is also fighting for hers, and that her true gift--resilience--might be what saves them both.</p><p>When Akos and Cyra are caught in the middle of a raging rebellion, everything they've been led to believe about their world and