The Selection

Synopsis

The Selection is a young adult novel by Kiera Cass first published on April 14, 2012, by HarperCollins. It is the first in a five-book series, followed by The Elite (2013), The One (2014), The Heir (2015) and The Crown (May 2016). The last two take place twenty years after the events in the first three. In addition, four spin-off novellas were released. Three of them, The Prince, The Guard and The Favourite are narrated from the point of view of three supporting characters. The Queen, instead, is a prequel, focusing on a supporting character from the main series. All four novellas were collected into one volume Happily Ever After, including bonus content and epilogues. Kiera Cass stated that she began writing The Selection after thinking about the differences between Esther and Cinderella, wondering if either of them were happy with how they ended up. She also commented that she had written the book "from start to finish", while her writing process for the other books differed.

Text license: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Details

Type

Book

Release date

April 24, 2012

Genres

dystopian literature, science fiction, young adult fiction

Created by

Kiera Cass

Countries

United States