Veronica Roth’s Divergent series is back with the first new novel in 8 years, The Sixth Faction
Divergent is back, baby.
Not that the dystopia was ever completely gone. Veronica Roth’s YA novels have been bestsellers ever since they first hit shelves in 2011. I guess a better way to say this is that Divergent is expanding, baby, with Roth herself announcing a brand new installment of the page-to-screen megahit. Prepare yourselves, loyal readers, for The Sixth Faction.
The Sixth Faction was announced at BookCon 2026, where Roth was the subject of a spotlight panel highlighting her history in the YA genre and, obviously, teasing out some of her future. Interestingly, this announcement arrives on the heels of another project that Roth recently revealed she had in the works – Seek the Traitor’s Son, which will serve as the first in a series of dystopian romances entitled Burning Empire.
But that’s beside the point; you’re here to read about more Divergent.
“This is not a sequel, this is not a prequel,” Roth said at the panel. “This is an alternate universe in which Tris chooses a different faction than Dauntless.”
Roth explained that creating an alternate reality for the character of Tris Prior was “A way to recapture the joy of this series for myself” while keeping what she previously wrote in tact.
The Sixth Faction will be part of a “new duology,” according to Roth. The book drops October 6.
