July 1, 2016
This special edition of the final installment of Roth's mega-hit series appends forty-four pages of additional material, including "Natalie's Journals," a deleted scene, "Favorite Quotes from Allegiant Illustrated by Initiates," and discussion questions. For hard-core Divergent fans only.

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October 28, 2013
Roth shakes up her storytelling (and will do the same to some readers) in this highly anticipated, largely satisfying wrap-up to the Divergent trilogy. First, the majority of the story takes place outside the city walls, since Tris and Tobias (aka Four) have joined the rebel group known as the Allegiant, whose goals are to fight the factionless and discover what’s beyond the city’s boundaries. Second, Roth alternates between Tris’s and Tobias’s viewpoints as readers learn about genetic tampering that the U.S. government performed generations earlier, which gave rise to the faction system. Roth’s plotting is, as readers have come to expect, intelligent and complex. Dangers, suspicion, and tension lurk around every corner, and the chemistry between Tris and Tobias remains heart-poundingly real. The alternating perspectives are bothersome at times, due to the similarity between Tris and Tobias’s first-person narratives. However, for those who have faithfully followed these five factions, and especially the Dauntless duo who stole hearts two books ago, this final installment will capture and hold attention until the divisive final battle has been waged. Ages 14–up. Agent: Joanna Volpe, New Leaf Literary & Media.

"Roth shakes up her storytelling (and will do the same to some readers) in this highly anticipated, largely satisfying wrap-up to the Divergent trilogy." — Publishers Weekly

"Roth's plotting is...intelligent and complex. Dangers, suspicion, and tension lurk around every corner, and the chemistry between Tris and Tobias remains heart-poundingly real. This final installment will capture and hold attention until the divisive final battle has been waged." — Publishers Weekly

"The tragic conclusion, although shocking, is thematically consistent; the bittersweet epilogue offers a poignant hope." — Kirkus Reviews

"A surprise ending that is gutsier and much less predictable than the rest of the series would lead one to expect." — Los Angeles Times

"The plot is believably complex, and Roth makes the wise decision in this last installment to reveal the secrets early on and let the focus fall on her characters as they grapple with this new reality, the choices that face them, and the repercussions of their actions." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"In the end, this is a world replete with loss, and the heroes must suffer their own in a twist that will break the hearts of many readers but stays true to the merciless dystopia that Roth has created." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books