A thief.An officer.A guardian. All from different backgrounds, but sharing one same destiny…The planet Laterre is in turmoil. A new militant revolutionary group has emerged calling themselves “The Red Scar” and claiming responsibility for a spate of recent bombings. The infamous rebels known as the Vangarde believe that in order to bring about a peaceful revolution, their charismatic leader, Citizen Rousseau must be freed from prison right away. Otherwise the bloodshed will only escalate.Soon Marcellus, Chatine, and Alouette all find themselves pulled into battle with extreme consequences.Marcellus is determined to uncover his corrupt grandfather’s plan to seize Laterre—even if that means joining the Vangarde.Aloutte, trying to unearth the truth about her past, becomes a captive of Marcellus’s grandfather, the general.Chatine, who is serving time on Bastille, hopes to escape the brutal and horrifying reality of the prison moon.But the failed attempt to break Citizen Rousseau out of prison launches Aloutte, Chatine, and Marecellus into the middle of a dangerous war for control of Laterre. And in the midst of it all is the legend of a secret and dangerous weapon that could mean complete and absolute power to any that wields it.