It’s been a big week in the world of Divergent or, more specifically, Insurgent, the second installment in the Divergent Trilogy. The cover image and tagline for the novel were unveiled on Friday, then we got a few thoughts from Veronica Roth about the news, and now, the plot synopsis for Insurgent has been unveiled!
GoodReads put up a page for Insurgent and posted the following details:
One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.
Tris’s initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.
Gin Blanco never thought she’d need a vacation from being an assassin. But a few weeks ago, she killed Mab Monroe, her nemesis and the most powerful Fire elemental in Ashland. Now, all the city’s lowlifes are trying to make a name for themselves by taking out the Spider. So she heads south to a swanky beach town, along with her baby sister, Bria, for a weekend of fun in the sun. But when an old friend of Bria’s is threatened by a powerful vampire with deadly elemental magic, it looks like Gin will have to dig the silverstone knives out of her suitcase after all. But this time, her special powers might not be enough to prevent her from coming home in a pine box…
And finally Nadia Lee also has a new upcoming release that looks great, The Last Slayer which is slated for released for this winter.
Ashera del Cid is a talented demon hunter, but when she kills a demigod’s pet dragon, the hunter becomes the hunted. Her only potential ally is Ramiel, a sexy-as-hell demon. Now the two must work together to battle dragons and demigods…and the chemistry crackling between them.
Ramiel has his own reasons for offering Ashera his protection. He knows her true identity and the real reason the demigods want her dead. What he can’t predict is how she’ll react when she discovers he knew who she was all along…
Ashera is shocked to discover that she is the only daughter of the last slayer. To claim her destiny, she and Ramiel must join forces to face down danger and outwit their enemies. Only then will she be able to truly accept her legacy…
THANK YOU Amazon! The lack of library book borrowing has been what's kept me from fully embracing the Kindle and it's platform up to now. I'm totally looking forward to visiting the library now.
As for the new Jennifer Estep news…I won't even get started. That is one gorgeous cover. Going to be an awesome book for sure.
Ohhhhhhhhhh I want the Nadia Lee book 😀
The Guardian list is interesting but subjective. I agree with Bezos but the guys that he looks over his shoulder for are Page and Cook, not Rowling. If she threw her weight (as in expanding the Potterverse) behind a new publisher, Google/Apple, then maybe.
Kindle library lending–YAY! I just borrowed my first library book for my Kindle–Nalini Singh's Archangel's Blade.
Can't wait for Jennifer Estep's next Gin book. Thanks for the heads up.
Yay to library lending on Kindle! I immediately borrowed a few books. I still think I prefer reading library ebooks on my laptop but it's so much easier to carry mhy Kindle around.
As for the Guardian list, no Terry Pratchett?
Love the Jennifer Estep cover, and blurb!
That most-influential list is…..odd. I've never heard of most of those people – and as for those that I have heard of, I seriously doubt their impact on my reading choices.
J.K. Rowling? Really? How is she influencing my reading materials? I didn't even bother reading the last two Potter books since #5 was such a godawful mess.
@Blodeuedd — I'll be giving away several early e-copies in November, about a month before the official release date! 🙂 Thank you for your interest!