Return to the Lone City with an eagerly anticipated new story in the New York Times bestselling series that started with The Jewel. From acclaimed young adult author Amy Ewing comes the gripping tale about Lucien’s past and how he went from elite lady-in-waiting to the leader of a revolution.

To save his city, he’ll have to risk everything…

Lucien’s only goal is to keep his sister, Azalea, safe from the clutches of the royalty, who rule from within the glittering walls of the Jewel. So of course, he dismisses her pleas to start a revolution and free the people of the Lone City from the royalty’s control.

But Azalea is determined to help other surrogates—with or without Lucien. When that determination gets her killed, Lucien has nothing to lose. As he embarks on the treacherous mission to change the system, Lucien is forced to reckon with his own role in the royalty’s games…and now he’s playing the most dangerous one of all.

Discover the dark truth of Lucien’s past in this page-turning dystopian novella.