Overview
- Veronica Roth announced the two-book return Saturday at New York BookCon, unveiling The Sixth Faction from HarperCollins Children’s Books for October 2026.
- She described it as an alternate timeline where Beatrice “Tris” Prior picks a different faction instead of Dauntless.
- Roth said the novel reads as a standalone entry that still connects to people and places fans know.
- Publisher Erica Sussman called the book a tour de force, signaling HarperCollins’ strong backing for the reimagined series.
- A character teased as a boy with a number for a name appears in early details, which reporting suggests could be Tobias “Four” Eaton without confirmation.