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The Fates Divide is a science fiction young adult novel by Veronica Roth. It is the second book in the duology and the sixth novel overall written by Roth. It was published on April 10, 2018 by HarperCollins. The story continues after the events that transpired in the previous book, after Akos, Cyra and the others have escaped from the plant Thuvhe on a Shotet ship.

Setting
The book is set in a unique different universe with a nine planet solar system called the Assembly. The assembly of planets is separated from the Brim, a zone containing planets too vacant enough to be a part of the Assembly, with a current stream barrier. A planet mentioned in the Brim is called P1104. The assembly - recognized planets are:


 * Ogra: A planet covered in shadow with a capital city of Pokgo. It contains trees with no leaves and storms. Currentgifts are much more powerful on the planet's surface.


 * Essander: A planet that mines, mostly soju, a metal with the ability to block currents.


 * Zold: The location of the presumed group of Shotet exiles. The capital is Zoldia City.


 * Pitha: A planet, with a capital called Sector 6, that develops weapons, and is enveloped completely in water.


 * Thuvhe: A planet inhabited by both the Shotet, who call the planet Urek with a capital named Voa, and the Thuvhesits. The two nations are separated by the Divide, a field of feathergrass. The Thuvhesits have three main cities, Hessa, Shissa, and Osoc.


 * Othyr: A nation-planet recognized for its medical revolutions and the location of Cyra's first sojourn.


 * Trella: A nation-planet with high mountains and swirly clouds.


 * Kollande: A wealthy nation-planet, indifferent towards oracles.

Plot
The second book continues with the struggles of Cyra and Akos towards their own fates, after their escape from Thuvhe with a Shotet ship, where they keep Ryzek and Elijeh prisoner. Still filled with resentment towards Ryzek for her sister's death, Isae kills him, and is sent off to the Assembly along with Cisi, who goes with her because she loves her. The rest of the group, then continue their travel towards Ogra, where Cyra's currentgift gets worse. Back at the Assembly, Isae meets up with a childhood friend, Ast, and she decides a war against Thuvhe would be best. They cause an explosion, which ends up killing multiple Shotets. Later, when Cyra's father, who was presumed dead, reclaims the throne after Ryzek's death, Akos and Cyra must face their fates, and learn the surprising truth surrounding their heritage and how exactly their destinies are intertwined.

Characters
In the first book, it was written though only the perspectives of the protagonists, Cyra (first-person) and Akos (third-person). In The Fates Divide, Roth has added two new perspectives in the form of Cisi and Eljeh, Akos's sister and brother respectively.


 * Cyra Noavek: One of the main protagonists. She was originally thought to be the sister of Ryzek and the daughter of Lazmat and Ylira, though later we find out she was switched after birth with Akos, her love interest. Her currentgift has her in constant pain and allows her to administer pain to others through touch, which can ultimately result in death. Her fate was originally, "the second child of the family Noavek will cross the Divide", though after her true identity is revealed, so is her true fate. Her true fate,"the third child of the family Kereseth will die in service to the family Noavek" has been completed. The first mark she carved on herself is for her mother, who she accidentally killed with her currentgift, when she was younger.
 * Akos Kereseth: One of the main protagonists. He was believed to be the brother of Elijeh and Cisi as well as Sifa's son, which is later proven untrue as he and Cyra, his love interest, were switched after birth. His currentgift has the ability to interrupt the current, as he demonstrates multiple times when he alleviates the pain Cyra receives from her currentgift. At first, he was fated to "die in service to the family Noavek", which is actually, "the second child of the family Noavek will cross the Divide". Akos feels he has completed his fate, as he has crossed the Divide multiple times throughout his life.
 * Elijeh Kereseth: He is Akos's adopted brother and Cyra's biological brother, who shares similar qualities to Ryzek, after the tyrant attempted to switch memories. His fate, "The second child of the family Kereseth will see the future of the galaxy" means he is to be the next oracle of Thuvhe, after his mother, Sifa. His currentgift allows him to see visions of the future.
 * Ryzek Noavek: He is Cyra's adopted brother and Akos's biological brother, who was killed in the early chapter by Isae Benesit, in retaliation for the death of her twin sister, Ori, fulfilling his fate, "the first child of the family Noavek will fall to the family Benesit." His currengift gives him the ability to trade memories with others.
 * Cisi Kereseth: The adopted sister of Akos and biological sister of Cyra, Cisi possesses the currentgift of emotional manipulation. Her fate "the first child of the family Kereseth will succumb to the blade" has yet to be fulfilled. In the epilogue, she is revealed to have married Isae.
 * Isae Benesit: She is the younger twin of Ori Benesit, whose fate "the second child of the family Benesit will reign over Thuvhe" means she will be Chancellor of Thuvhe, which is proven to be fulfilled in the epilogue as she stands with her wife, Cisi. Her currentgift allows her to view other's memories.
 * Sifa Kereseth: The biological mother of Cyra and adopted mother of Akos. She is the current oracle of Thuvhe, and had Cyra and Akos switched as she dark futures ahead of them if they stayed with their biological parents. Her currengift gives her prophetic visions.
 * Lazmet Noavek: The biological father of Akos and adopted father of Cyra, who was believed to have been killed on a sojourn. It is later revealed that Ryzek had attacked and imprisoned him. After Ryzek's death, he regains control of the Shotet people, though is later killed by Akos with a blade. His currentgift allows him to control other people's movements.

Reception
The Fates Divided has received sometimes mixed but mostly positive reviews so far, and is rated 4/5 by Barnes & Nobles. Sandie Angulo Chen, of Common Sense Media "is an introspective, romantic, character-based follow-up to the world-building of the first novel." Danielle Zimmerman of Hypable said the book was, "more of an introspective character piece that spans across different planets [that] focuses less on the larger world and more on how the characters perceive it." She also states that it was, "different from its predecessor [by] the pacing and urgency of the story itself" and complains that "many new and fascinating ideas and facets of this world are introduced in this novel and then never really explored." Jessie Potts of Happy Ever After, USA Today, states the book is a "must-read YA fantasy!"