Chosen Ones: The New Novel from New York Times Best-Selling Author Veronica Roth

by Veronica Roth

Book Overview

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A Best Book of April from Time, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, Fortune, Business Insider, Marie Claire, PopSugar, PureWow, Tor.com, Huffington Post, BookRiot, Literary Hub, Buzzfeed, Amazon's Editors' Pick, Apple Books, IndieNext, LibraryReads

"A stunning thriller/fantasy/sci-fi chimera like nothing I've read before." -- Blake Crouch

"A hugely imagined, twisty, turning tale that leads through the labyrinths of magic and war to the center of the heart." -- Diana Gabaldon

The masterful first novel for adults from the mega-selling author of the Divergent franchise

Fifteen years ago, five ordinary teenagers were singled out by a prophecy to take down an impossibly powerful entity wreaking havoc across North America. He was known as the Dark One, and his weapon of choice--catastrophic events known as Drains--leveled cities and claimed thousands of lives. Chosen Ones, as the teens were known, gave everything they had to defeat him.

After the Dark One fell, the world went back to normal . . . for everyone but them. After all, what do you do when you're the most famous people on Earth, your only education was in magical destruction, and your purpose in life is now fulfilled?

Of the five, Sloane has had the hardest time adjusting. Everyone else blames the PTSD--and her huge attitude problem--but really, she's hiding secrets from them . . . secrets that keep her tied to the past and alienate her from the only four people in the world who understand her.

On the tenth anniversary of the Dark One's defeat, something unthinkable happens: one of the Chosen Ones dies. When the others gather for the funeral, they discover the Dark One's ultimate goal was much bigger than they, the government, or even prophecy could have foretold--bigger than the world itself.

And this time, fighting back might take more than Sloane has to give.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0358164087
• ISBN13: 9780358164081
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Dark and Weird, and I like it

I had a hard time staying interested in Roth's Divergent Series, but this book was more interesting to me. Where Divergent was Y-A, this is full on "Adult" and I dont think this story could be told for a younger audience. It's a bit on the dark side, with kind of an anti-hero main character. Sloane is a character you almost hate to love, for most of this book. I see a lot of relevant pop culture references and issues weaved in to this sci-fi/fantasy story that supposedly takes place in present day Earth, as well as a parallel Earth. This story has a lot of things going on, so pay attention to all the "clues," and tidbits of "articles" and "top secret reports" that she intermittently tosses in there. It makes for an interesting format as well. If you like tales of fantasy/magic, good vs evil storylines, complex character stories, mixed with a little darkness, then give this book a shot. I devoured it in just a few days. I won't give any plot away!