Was Divergent Written Before Hunger Games?

Veronica Roth's YA dystopian series Divergent has endured comparisons to Suzanne Collins's wildly successful The Hunger Games series since the first installment, Divergent, was published in 2011. However, in an interview with HuffPost Live, Roth insisted that she doesn't mind the comparison.

What came first Divergent or The Hunger Games?

When the "Divergent" movie was first announced everyone — us included — automatically referred to the series as the next "Hunger Games." It was easy. Both series are about a dystopian future led by strong female leads.

When was Divergent written?

Divergent was published in 2011, and its sequels, Insurgent and Allegiant, appeared in 2012 and 2013. They have proven immensely popular with readers: Divergent and Insurgent both spent forty-seven consecutive weeks on the New York Times Young Adult Bestseller List.