In the dystopian Chicago world of Beatrice Prior, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to a particular virtue: Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On a designated day each 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 and being who she really is—and she can’t have both. Her choice surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together, they must undergo extreme physical tests and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes-fascinating, sometimes-exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves… or it might destroy her.

Veronica Roth enters the young adult literature scene with her debut, the 'Divergent' series—a thrilling novel full of difficult decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning surprises, and unexpected romance. She began writing the trilogy while she was still a student at Northwestern University and is now a full-time writer.

• Publishing House: Arab Scientific Publishers / Lebanon
• Author: Veronica Roth
• Number of Pages: 349
• Year of Publication: 2014
• ISBN: 9786140112124
• Cover Type: Paperback