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Where Divergent sits
- Series
- Book 1 of Divergent. See all Divergent books in order
- The book before
- None. This is where the series starts.
- The book after
- Insurgent
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against veronicarothbooks.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 1 of the Divergent series. (veronicarothbooks.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Next book
- Book 2 is Insurgent. (veronicarothbooks.com; read November 6, 2026)
Checked facts about Divergent
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- Publication
- First published on April 25, 2011. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
What Divergent is about
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- In a Chicago of the future, Beatrice Prior, sixteen, has to pick one of five fixed factions, and the pick will shape who she is for life. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions
- The choice gets harder when she learns she does not fit neatly into any single group. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group
The story behind Divergent
- Roth wrote a first draft of Divergent on her winter break from Northwestern University. (interview, Slate, April 6, 2020; read November 6, 2026)
- She had already finished a complete manuscript before Divergent. (interview, Slate, April 6, 2020; read November 6, 2026)
- After a professor's feedback she chose a pared-down, straightforward writing style for it. (interview, Slate, April 6, 2020; read November 6, 2026)
Topics in this book
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Genres
Story types
Topics
- Courage
- Families
- Family
- Identity
- Identity (Psychology)
- Social classes
Places
Book type
- Novel
Reading ages
- Ages 13+
- Young Adult
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