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Reading order

Divergent reading order

Veronica Roth

  1. Divergent2011
  2. Insurgent2012
  3. Allegiant2013
7.27.2 / 10
6,701 ratings
Score
3 volumes
Volumes
2011–2013
Published
about 30 h
Reading time
Completed
Status
Dystopian#16
Genre

Quick answer

Divergent
Start withDivergent2011 · Volume 1 of 3
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Publication order

3 volumes2011–2013Completed

  • Three volumes, one story — read in order from Divergent (2011).
  • Four is a companion collection told from Tobias's side, published after the trilogy; read it last, as it gives away parts of book one.

A plan for the whole series

3 volumes, 1,532 pages, about 30 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.

45%

Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: medium

  • Readers scored volume 3, “Allegiant”, below its predecessor (6.6 after 7.3). If you slow down there, that is on the book, not on you.

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 9, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.

  1. Stage 19 h12 daysby November 10, 2026
  2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 14, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
  3. Stage 219 habout 4 weeksby December 9, 2026
  4. The end of the series
    December 9, 2026
In one goDecember 5, 2026about 5 weeks
In stages, with breaksDecember 9, 2026about 6 weeks · +2 h of other books

We count 1.1 min per page, the pace of an average novel reader. Faster? Move the slider.

Does the series hold up

6.57.07.5
7.57.5 / 10
7.37.3 / 10
6.66.6 / 10
201120122013
6.57.07.5
201120122013
7.57.5 / 10
7.37.3 / 10
6.66.6 / 10
Score per volume3 volumes on a timeline, 2011 to 2013 · Best-rated volume: Divergent

Shape of the series: a drop at the end. The last scored volume (6.6) has the lowest score in the series.

Best volume: Divergent (7.5, 3,294 ratings). Weakest: Allegiant (6.6). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting.

How this plan is calculated

The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →

Every volume in order

Read: 0 of 3
  1. Divergent
    Divergent2011 · 3,294 ratings · Filmed 2014Start here
    7.57.5 / 10
  2. Insurgent
    Insurgent2012 · 1,928 ratings · Filmed 2015
    7.37.3 / 10
  3. Allegiant
    Allegiant2013 · 1,479 ratings · Filmed 2016
    6.66.6 / 10

Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026

Divergent books ranked, best to worst

  1. 1.DivergentBook 1 · 20117.5
  2. 2.InsurgentBook 2 · 20127.3
  3. 3.AllegiantBook 3 · 20136.6
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Frequently asked questions

Which Divergent book is the best?

By reader score, Divergent (7.5/10). The lowest-rated is Allegiant (6.6/10).

Which Divergent book is the longest?

“Insurgent” is the longest at 525 pages; the shortest is “Divergent” with 487 pages.