Overview
- Roth, who announced the project Saturday at BookCon in New York, confirmed two new Divergent novels starting with The Sixth Faction.
- She describes the books as an alternate universe where Tris chooses a different faction, not a sequel or prequel, and says the first can be read on its own.
- Harper Fire lists an Oct. 8, 2026 hardback release with special sprayed edges, while multiple outlets report Oct. 6, and Book Two is slated for February 2027.
- An early description says a tragedy at Tris’s Choosing Ceremony pushes her into an underground rebellion and into the path of a boy known only by a number.
- The return comes near the series’ 15th anniversary and after three film adaptations ended without a final installment, and there is no new screen adaptation announced.