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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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