In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, 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...

A collection of four pre-Divergent stories plus three additional scenes from Divergent, all told from Tobias's point of view, that follow Tobias's transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless, his Dauntless initiation, the first clues that a foul plan is brewing in the leadership of two factions, and the weeks after he meets Tris Prior.

En un Chicago futuro, Beatrice Prior, de diecišis ąos, debe elegir entre cinco facciones predeterminadas para definir su identidad por el resto de su vida, una decisi̤n que se hace m̀s dif̕cil cuando descubre que es una anomal̕a que no encaja en ning͠n grupo, y que la sociedad en la que vive no es perfecta despǔs de todo.

The traitor, the fourth of four stories, each between fifty and seventy-five pages long, set in the world of Divergent and told from Tobias's point of view. The traitor takes place two years after The son and runs parallel with the early events in Divergent. In this robust story, readers follow Tobias as he uncovers the details of an erudite plan that could threaten the faction system, and makes plans of his own to keep Abnegation safe. At the same...

The best science fiction and fantasy stories of 2021, selected by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Veronica Roth. This year's selection of science fiction and fantasy stories, chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and bestselling author of the Divergent series Veronica Roth, showcases a crop of authors that are willing to experiment and tantalize readers with new takes on classic themes and by exchanging the ordinary for the avant-garde....