May 2011 New Gen Debut of the Month.
This is a heart-pounding and thrilling urban dystopian fiction debut from an exciting young author. Divergent is a novel of non-stop suspense and twists and turn that you least expect. There's romance too and a heroine who is determined to fulfill her plans even when conflict seems the only course of action.
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The explosive debut by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth.
DIVERGENT - a major motion picture series.
The first book in the DIVERGENT series that has swept the globe - selling millions of copies world-wide.
In the world of Divergent, society is divided into five factions - Candor, Abnegation, Dauntless, Amity and Erudite. Every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice Prior, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is. Her choice shocks everyone, including herself.
During the initiation that follows, Tris and her fellow initiates undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them, Tris must determine who her friends really are - and whether she can trust the man who both threatens and protects her.
Because Tris has a deadly secret. And as growing conflict threatens to unravel their seemingly perfect society, this secret might save those she loves… or it might destroy her.
Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the scene with the first book in the Divergent trilogy - dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences and unexpected romance.
Divergent features in the following genres: Young Adult Fiction, Debut Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Action Adventure, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations, Speculative fiction, Fiction
Divergent is available in Hardback, Paperback
Divergent was written by Veronica Roth and published by Harper Fire an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Divergent has 487 pages
Yes it is part of Divergent Trilogy series