Don't stand out. Don't speak up. Stay quiet. Be who they want you to be. In a dark future, the people are placed under mind control, lured by propaganda of the Imperium, their government. They are unable to think for themselves and constantly restricted. Astrid Hale has lived her whole life under the control of the Imperium and wants more than anything to be their most devoted citizen, willing to do anything to prove it. Callisto Adalwen finds herself as the only one who is completely her own person - a dangerous secret that could lead to her death if she fails to keep it. When their lives collide, they are forced to confront what they have been told and choose between their morals and their own safety. Two girls. Two realities. One story. "At some point, you have to stop running and turn around and face whoever wants you dead. The hard thing is finding the courage to do it."--Katniss Everdeen (Catching Fire, chapter 8)