'Divergent' finale outsells 'Hunger Games' conclusion by almost five to one on Amazon
With their dystopian settings and young adult target audience, it鈥檚 perhaps inevitable that the 鈥淒ivergent鈥� series by Veronica Roth and the 鈥淗unger Games鈥� books by Suzanne Collins end up being compared to each other.
But at the moment, it鈥檚 the 鈥淒ivergent鈥� trilogy that鈥檚 making headlines. According to Amazon, the last book in the trilogy, 鈥淎llegiant,鈥� is outpacing sales for the last book in the 鈥淗unger Games鈥� trilogy during the month before its release by almost five to one. 鈥淎llegiant鈥� is due to be released Oct. 22, and Amazon is comparing its current sales numbers to 鈥淭he Hunger Games: Mockingjay鈥� pre-orders for the month before its release.
Despite the fact that it hasn鈥檛 come out yet, 鈥淎llegiant鈥� is currently number seven on the Amazon bestseller rankings and at number three on the Barnes & Noble rankings.
"Divergent," the first book in Roth鈥檚 trilogy, came out in 2011. Today, 鈥淒ivergent鈥� and 鈥淚nsurgent,鈥� the second book in the series, occupy the third and fourth slot on the young adult bestseller list for the week of Oct. 13. 鈥淗unger Games鈥� is holding steady at number two on the NYT children鈥檚 series bestseller list for the same week.
鈥淒ivergent鈥� is currently being adapted into a film starring Shailene Woodley which will be released this coming March. 鈥淭he Hunger Games: Catching Fire,鈥� the second in a planned film quartet based on Collins鈥� books, is set to come out on Nov. 22.
