"This sweeping reimagining of Les Misérables tells the story of three teens from very different backgrounds who are thrown together amidst the looming threat of revolution on the French planet-colony of Laterre"-- Provided by publisher.

When the Last Days came, the planet of Laterre promised hope. Five hundred years later, it's a place where an extravagant elite class reigns supreme; where the clouds hide the stars and the poor starve in the streets; where a rebel group, long thought dead, is resurfacing. Chatine, a street-savvy thief, will do anything to escape the brutal Regime, including spy on Marcellus, the grandson of the most powerful man on the planet. An officer and the son of a renowned traitor, Marcellus is In training to take command of the military-- but has begun to doubt the government he's vowed to serve. Alouette, living in an underground refuge, guards and protects the last surviving library. Together they will shape the future of a planet. -- adapted from jacket