It’s a really fascinating, yet subtle, switch.Īnother way The Fates Divide is different from its predecessor is the pacing and urgency of the story itself. The world-building in Carve the Mark was done through the characters of Cyra, Akos, and company, but the world-building in The Fates Divide is what complicates and develops the characters’ interpersonal relationships. It focuses less on the larger world and more on how the characters perceive it. While the first novel was very much a world-building novel that focused on just one or two specific locations, The Fates Divide is somehow more of an introspective character piece that spans across different planets. That being said, though they’re two novels in the same series that tell a continuous story, The Fates Divide is very different from Carve the Mark. The Fates Divide has everything fans loved about Carve the Mark: Our favorite characters, space travel, dangerous yet alluring locations, interplanetary tensions… All the good stuff. ” - VOYA (starred review) “Roth offers a richly imagined, often brutal world of political intrigue and adventure, with a slow-burning romance at its core.Related: ‘Carve the Mark’ book review: An engaging sci-fi tale in a(nother) galaxy far, far away ‘The Fates Divide’ book review Praise for Carve the Mark: #1 New York Times bestseller * Wall Street Journal bestseller * USA Today bestseller * #1 IndieBound bestseller “Roth skillfully weaves the careful world-building and intricate web of characters that distinguished Divergent. In a stunning twist, the two will discover how fate defines their lives in ways most unexpected. For Cyra, that could mean taking the life of the man who may-or may not-be her father. As Lazmet ignites a barbaric war, Cyra and Akos are desperate to stop him at any cost. And when Cyra’s father, Lazmet Noavek-a soulless tyrant, thought to be dead-reclaims the Shotet throne, Akos believes his end is closer than ever. Akos is in love with Cyra, in spite of his fate: He will die in service to Cyra’s family. The fates, once determined, are inescapable.

The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. The Fates Divide is a richly imagined tale of hope and resilience told in four stunning perspectives. #1 New York Times Bestseller! In the second book of the Carve the Mark duology, globally bestselling Divergent author Veronica Roth reveals how Cyra and Akos fulfill their fates.

The fates divide by veronica roth