Many years after the reign of King Maxon and Queen America, Illea has fallen back into the order, with the castes reinstated and everything the way it was before. The Schreaves have become the Starks, and everything seems peaceful and full of order. However, it's time for Prince Cassian Stark to choose a bride. And his method? The age-old Selection. 17-year-old Artemis Haven Andor can't bring herself to love again after the death of her boyfriend a year prior. But just when things can't get any worse, her father is put in prison for petty theft and their family loses everything. Then everything changes when King Damon announces a Selection for the 19-year-old Prince Cassian Stark.