Allegiant (novel)
Cover of first edition
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| Author | Veronica Roth |
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| Cover artist | Joel Tippie |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Divergent trilogy |
| Genre | Science fiction, dystopia, romance, young adult fiction |
| Publisher | HarperCollins and Katherine Tegen Books |
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Publication date
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October 22, 2013 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 526 pp (first edition) |
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| OCLC | 855550266 |
| LC Class | PZ7.R7375 Al 2013 |
| Preceded by | Insurgent |
Cover
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| Author | Veronica Roth |
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| Cover artist | Joel Tippie |
| Country | United States |
| Series | Divergent trilogy |
| Genre | Science fiction, dystopia, romance, young adult fiction, |
| Publisher | Katherine Tegen Books |
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Publication date
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September 24, 2013 |
| Media type | e-Book (Kindle) |
| Pages | 50 |
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Allegiant is a science fiction novel for young adults, written by the American author Veronica Roth and published by HarperCollins in October 2013. It completes the Divergent trilogy that Roth started with her debut novel Divergent in 2011. The book is written from the perspective of both Beatrice (Tris) and Tobias (Four). Following the revelations of the previous novel, they journey past the city's boundaries to discover what lies beyond.
Allegiant was published simultaneously by Katherine Tegen Books and HarperCollins Children's Books in the U.K. Four weeks earlier, a free electronic companion book to the trilogy titled The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant was released online. The novel is being adapted into a two part film, the first part of which was released on March 18, 2016.
The story background discusses how a future, ruined Chicago becomes a society that defines its citizens by strict conformity to their social and personality-related affiliations with five different factions. This removes the threat of anyone exercising independent will and re-threatening the population's safety through war or another human-created catastrophe. The factions are Abnegation to uphold selflessness, Amity to uphold peacefulness, Candor to uphold honesty, Dauntless to uphold bravery, and Erudite, to uphold knowledge. Tris tests out for equal aptitude with three different factions: Abnegation, Erudite, and Dauntless. This classifies her as "Divergent" and capable of independent thought beyond the restrictive nature of the factions. She is warned never to share this information with anyone for fear of her life. Divergent are a threat to the stable society, hunted and killed by the ruthless leader of Erudite, Jeanine, in order to eliminate the "threat" of independent thinking. Those who fail the initiation of their particular faction are deemed factionless, who are treated as a lower class and a drain on society.
Following the revelation of the truth about their city, Evelyn Johnson-Eaton becomes the leader of the city and forces all faction members to live equally with the factionless. Through confessing her role in the previous insurgency, Beatrice "Tris" Prior, Christina, and Cara are pardoned. Tris is informed by Tobias "Four" Eaton that the faction members have formed the "Allegiant", a rebel group wanting to restore the faction system. During a commotion between the factionless and the faction members, several people are killed, including Evelyn's right-hand man, Edward. Tris is invited into a meeting with the Allegiant, whose leaders, Cara and Johanna Reyes, have formulated a plan to usurp Evelyn as well as sending envoys outside the city. Tris is selected for the expedition, alongside Tobias, Cara, Christina, Peter Hayes, Uriah Pedrad, and Tori Wu. Tris asks Tobias to free her brother, Caleb, upon hearing about his planned execution. During the journey, Tori is killed by the factionless, while the others manage to escape and meet with Zoe and Tobias' mentor, Amar, long thought to be dead. The two take them to the Bureau of Genetic Welfare and meet with its leader, David.
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