Fifteen years after launching the Divergent book series, Veronica Roth is returning to the franchise with two new novels.
On Saturday, the author announced at BookCon in New York City that she’s written a new companion duology, set in an “alternate universe” in which the books’ young heroine Tris didn’t choose Dauntless.
“Not a prequel, not a sequel, not a spinoff, not a different POV but an alternate universe of Divergent where Tris chooses a different faction,” explained Roth to USA Today. “I think the question of ‘who is Tris without Dauntless’ is an interesting one.”
Although The Sixth Faction, available April 18, can be read as a standalone book, Roth is particularly looking forward to franchise fans’ reaction to this new perspective on the character.
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Whereas the original book trilogy saw Tris choose Dauntless, the faction of bravery,
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