Four: A Divergent Collection or Divergent 0.1 - 0.4 is a collection of five short stories seen in the eyes of one of the lead characters in the bestselling science fiction adventure trilogy by 26-year-old American novelist and short story writer Veronica Roth, serving as a Tobias Eaton-centered prequel addressing his backstory and some of the mysterious things going on in the world before Tris chose Dauntless albeit some overlapping.
In July 2014, Roth revealed that she initially wrote Divergent from Four's point of view and at that time the character Tris was not present in the story.
She explained that it was the super rough draft, calling it the "proto-draft", a couple of pages from his perspective and it didn't work in the same way that Tris' voice worked because she was kind of surprising as the narrator but that as she wrote the series, he became more complicated and his story started to feel urgent also.
In July 2014, Roth revealed that she initially wrote Divergent from Four's point of view and at that time the character Tris was not present in the story.She explained that it was the super rough draft, calling it the "proto-draft", a couple of pages from his perspective and it didn't work in the same way that Tris' voice worked because she was kind of surprising as the narrator but that as she wrote the series, he became more complicated and his story started to feel urgent also.
The collection compiles previously released individual e-books or e-shorts as Roth called them. Simultaneous with the release of the last three last July 8 this year, a collected edition of the stories was released.
Free Four (released April 23, 2012) retells the events of chapter thirteen of the first book. The Transfer (September 3, 2013) details how and why introverted 16-year-old Four (then called by his birth name) selected Dauntless on Choosing Day; The Initiate explores his time as a transfer initiate. The Son follows Four's early time as an initiate instructor and control room technician, and The Traitor chronicles key Divergent moments.
Free Four (released April 23, 2012) retells the events of chapter thirteen of the first book. The Transfer (September 3, 2013) details how and why introverted 16-year-old Four (then called by his birth name) selected Dauntless on Choosing Day; The Initiate explores his time as a transfer initiate. The Son follows Four's early time as an initiate instructor and control room technician, and The Traitor chronicles key Divergent moments.
There's less violence in these than in the original books but Dauntless fights are still described. Because most of this bonus material take place before Four and Tris are together, there's not much romance as well. Divergent fans unhappy with the end of the trilogy and hoping for more of Four won't have to wait for Insurgent (the film) next year too!
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