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3	Sky Without Stars is the first book in the ''Literature/SystemDivine'' series by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell.
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5	On the planet Laterre, three young people will have their lives brought together by a revolution in the making:
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8	Chatine Renard, a girl surviving as a thief among the dregs of the Third Estate.
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10	Marcellus Bonnefacon, the grandson of General Cesar Bonnefacon, the most powerful man on Laterre and the son of Julien Bonnefacon, a deceased traitor.
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12	Alouette Taureau, part of a sisterhood dedicated to guarding the last library on Laterre.
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14	The tale is continued in Book Two, ''Between Burning Worlds'', and Book Three, ''Suns Will Rise''.
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17	!!Tropes for this book include:
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19	* TheAlcatraz: Bastille, a moon of Laterre, is where those guilty of any criminal activity are sent to.
20	* AlienSky: Three suns (dubbed [[GratuitousFrench Sols]]) shine on the twelve planets of Laterre’s system, but nobody on the Third Estate has seen them.
21	* AlternativeCalendar: ALD - [[AfterTheEnd After Last Days]]
22	* CrapsackWorld: The Third Estate is filthy and crimeridden.
23	* {{Cyborg}}: Inspecteur Limier is described as having circuitry on the left side of his face.
24	* DeathOfAChild: The Premier Enfant, the daughter of the Patriarche and the Matrone, is poisoned. This murder, and the cancellation of the Ancension, causes riots throughout the Third Estate.
25	* DisguisedInDrag: Chatine disguises herself as a boy named Theo to rob wealthy travelers.
26	* DomedHometown: The First Estate where the wealthy dwell.
27	* EarthThatWas: Earth (aka the First World) is all but forgotten by the people of Laterre.
28	* {{Expy}}: Besides the three protagonists (Chatine / Eponine, Marcellus / Marius and Alouette / Cosette), other characters include:
29	** Hugo Taureau (Jean Valjean)
30	** Inspecteur Limier (Inspector Javert)
31	** Monsieur and Madame Renard (M. and Mme. Thenardier)
32	* InspectorJavert: Like the original [[TropeNamer Javert]], Limier is a ruthless law enforcer.
33	* LaResistance: Vangarde.
34	* MiscarriageOfJustice: The Governess accused of poisoning the Premier Enfant is actually innocent.[[spoiler: She gets executed by beheading.]]

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