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Veronica Roth

(b.1988)

Veronica Roth is from a Chicago suburb. She studied creative writing at Northwestern University, and wrote DIVERGENT, her YA dystopian thriller (Katherine Tegen Books, May 2011!), while she was supposed to be doing homework. This was a decidedly good choice that will unfortunately make it difficult for her to someday lecture her future children on how important it is to get your homework done.

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Series

Divergent Trilogy
   0.1. The Transfer (2013)
   0.2. The Initiate (2014)
   0.3. The Son (2014)
   0.4. The Traitor (2014)
   1. Divergent (2011)
   2. Insurgent (2012)
   3. Allegiant (2013)
   3.5. We Can Be Mended (2018)
   Free Four (2012)
   The World of Divergent (2013)
   Inside Divergent: The Initiate's World (2014)
   Four: A Divergent Story Collection (2014)

Divergent Omnibus
The Divergent Official Illustrated Movie Companion (2014)

Carve the Mark
1. Carve the Mark (2017)
2. The Fates Divide (2018)

Novels

Chosen Ones (2020)

Collections

The End and Other Beginnings (2019)

Series contributed to

Forward
1. Ark (2019)

Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy (with John Joseph Adams)
7. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 (2021)

Veronica Roth recommends

Shadow & Bone (2012)
(Shadow and Bone Trilogy, book 1)
Leigh Bardugo
"Unlike anything I've ever read."

Starglass (2013)
(Starglass, book 1)
Phoebe North
"Starglass is a richly imagined, beautifully written book. It's science fiction, mystery, and coming of age story all wrapped into one; creative but also firmly grounded in a real human experience, with all its loss, pain, and disillusionment—but also beauty, hope, and belonging. A wonderful story."

Binti (2015)
(Binti, book 1)
Nnedi Okorafor
"Okorafor's writing is wonderful, and the details of her world-building -- including Binti's rich culture of origin, living spaceships, and maths that reads almost like music -- are complex and fascinating."

Mirage (2018)
(Mirage, book 1)
Somaiya Daud
"A smart, romantic, exciting debut by a rare talent."

Sadie (2018)
Courtney Summers
"A haunting, gut-wrenching, and relentlessly compelling read."

Ruse (2019)
(Want, book 2)
Cindy Pon
"Fresh, compelling-and timely."

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (2020)
Garth Nix
"A warm, whimsical delight—The Left-Handed Booksellers of London is a witty, clever adventure in an exquisitely detailed world you will love escaping into."

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