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Divergent is the debut novel of American novelist Veronica Roth, published by HarperCollins Children's Books in 2011. The first in the Divergent series, a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels (plus a book of short stories), [1] the novel is set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago, where society defines its citizens by their social and personality-related affiliation with one of five factions.
The trilogy received positive reviews from critics. Critics praised Divergent for its plot and action, [5] [6] and Insurgent was praised for its writing and pace. [7] Another critic said, "No one can argue that Divergent is not a fun, edge-of-your-seat read. It is easy to get submerged in, effortless to remain engaged in, and impossible not to ...
Four weeks earlier, a free electronic companion book to the trilogy titled The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant was released online. The novel was to be adapted into a two-part film, the first part, The Divergent Series: Allegiant , was released on March 18, 2016, while the second part, called Ascendant , was planned to release in June ...
The book stop in its review said that "I thought that this book showed how limited Tris’ perspective actually is. It made me think about the whole Divergent series and what it would be like from other characters perspectives. It definitely changed my opinion about different events in the series, in a good way." [5]
According to Roth, the stories serve as a prequel to the Divergent trilogy. She said, "The e-shorts will address Tobias's backstory and some of the mysterious things going on in the world before Tris chose Dauntless sleep. Together, they form a kind of Tobias-centered Divergent prequel, though there is some overlap." [16]
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Roth wrote her first book, Divergent, while on winter break in her senior year at Northwestern University, and found an agent by the following March. [4] [9] [11] Her career took off rapidly with the novel's success; the publishing rights sold before she graduated from college in 2010 and the film rights sold mid-March 2011, before the novel was printed in April 2011.
Beatrice "Tris" Prior is the viewpoint character in Divergent and Insurgent, and shares the viewpoint character role in Allegiant with Tobias "Four" Eaton.Born in the Abnegation faction to Andrew and Natalie Prior, she describes herself as having pale blonde hair, wide gray-blue eyes, a long, thin nose and a short and skinny stature.