In the spirit of Paolo Bacigalupi and Laini Taylor, this futuristic star-crossed love story follows two teens in a starkly unequal world struggling to find their place.

Sixteen-year-old Rumi Sabzwari has never seen the world beyond his city’s armored walls—through the lenses of his specs, sure, but not the real thing. The glitz of Upper City has been getting to him lately. He’s feeling empty. Reckless. Capable of anything. So when his high-profile father falls sick with a mysterious illness, Rumi sees a way out. The cure for his father, if it exists, lies in the unknown world beyond his city’s walls. His father would kill him if he tried to leave. But for the first time in his life, Rumi has the chance to do something. How could he possibly stay?

In the ruined city of Paraíso, Rumi crosses paths with fifteen-year-old Paz, who offers to guide him on his perilous journey to find the curandera rumored to have the medicine his father needs. As they travel together, Rumi finds himself inexorably drawn to Paz. What he doesn’t know is that she has a deadly secret: she’s a spy for the very same rebels who infected his father in the first place.

Gain the boy’s trust, the rebels said when they recruited her. And together we’ll bring down Upper City. If only it were that easy. Now Paz must find a way to keep hating Rumi—even as they flee together from a pack of wild dogs. Even after he saves her from a knife’s eager blade. Even when his tears wet her skin…

A story of breathless adventure and star-crossed love in a world divided by walls, UNDER THIS FORGETFUL SKY weaves together the voices of two young characters as they struggle to find their place in a starkly unequal world.