&8220; We were in the square, in the square where I&8217;d run, holding her, carrying her, telling her to stay alive, stay alive till we got safe, till we got to Haven so I could save her. But there weren&8217;t no safety, no safety at all, there was just him & his men.” Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Torn from Viola & imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor&8217;s new order. But what secrets are hidden just outside town? Where is Viola? Is she even still alive? & who are the mysterious Answer? Todd has no answers of his own &8211; until one day, the bombs begin to explode&8230; This heart-stopping sequel to the prize-winning The Knife of Never Letting Go is a tense, shocking & deeply moving tale of resistance against the most extreme odds.