Within the Icon's reach, Dol, Ro, Tima, and Lucas discover that their uncontrollable emotions - which they've always thought to be their greatest weaknesses - may actually be their greatest strengths.īestselling author Margaret Stohl delivers the first book in a heart-pounding series set in a haunting new world where four teens must piece together the mysteries of their pasts - in order to save the future. But the four teens are more alike than they might think, and the timing of their meeting isn't a coincidence. While Ro and fellow hostage Tima rage against their captors, Dol finds herself drawn to Lucas, the Ambassador's privileged son. When Dol and her best friend, Ro, are captured and taken to the Embassy, off the coast of the sprawling metropolis once known as the City of Angels, they find only more questions. Hiding from the one truth she can't avoid. Since then, Dol has lived a simple life in the countryside - safe from the shadow of the Icon and its terrifying power. The day Earth lost a war it didn't know it was fighting. And as tensions escalate, the Icon Children discover that their explosive emotions-which they've always thought to be their greatest weaknesses-may actually be their greatest strengths.īestselling author Margaret Stohl delivers a thrilling novel set in a haunting new world where four teens must piece together the mysteries of their pasts-in order to save their future.Your heart beats only with their permission.Įverything changed on The Day. Torn between brooding Ro and her evolving feelings for Lucas, between a past and a future, Dol's heart has never been more vulnerable. Called the Icon Children, the four are the only humans on Earth immune to the power of the Icons. When the government discovers their secret, they are forced to join faint-hearted Tima and charismatic Lucas in captivity. Since then, Dol has lived a simple life in the countryside with fellow survivor Ro-safe from the shadow of the Icon and its terrifying power. The day the Icon appeared in Los Angeles. Margaret is the author of the ICONS Series, forthcoming from Little, Brown on May 7, 2013. They're not coming for us.' Still, he slips his arm around me and we wait until the sky is clear.Įverything changed on The Day. Margaret Stohl is the 1 New York Times Bestselling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures Novels, which were also USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Indie-Bound, Wall Street Journal and International Bestsellers.

Icons by Margaret Stohl