Paperback features over fifty pages of bonus materials,
including a sneak peek of Insurgent, an author Q&A, a
discussion guide, a Divergent playlist, faction
manifestos, and more!
In Beatrice Prior''s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided
into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a
particular virtue-Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless),
Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the
intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all
sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote
the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between
staying with her family and being who she really is-she can''t have
both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including
herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice
renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates
to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo
extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological
simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation
transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really
are-and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating,
sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she''s chosen. But
Tris also has a secret, one she''s kept hidden from everyone
because she''s been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers
unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly
perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her
save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.
Veronica Roth is the New York Times bestselling author
of Divergent, the first in a trilogy of dystopian
thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking
betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.