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{{Short description|2013 science fiction young adult novel by Veronica Roth}} |
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| name = Allegiant |
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| image = Allegiant novel cover.jpg |
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| caption = Cover of first edition |
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| cover_artist = Joel Tippie<ref name=isfdb>{{isfdb series|36430|Divergent Universe}} (ISFDB). Retrieved March 25, 2014.</ref> |
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| author |
| author = [[Veronica Roth]] |
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| series = [[Divergent trilogy|''Divergent'' trilogy]]<ref name=isfdb/> |
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| country = United States |
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| language = English |
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| genre = [[Science fiction]], [[Dystopian novel|dystopia]], [[Romance novel|romance]], [[young adult fiction]] |
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| publisher = [[HarperCollins]] and [[Katherine Tegen Books]] |
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| pub_date = October 22, 2013 |
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| media_type = Print (hardcover) |
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| pages = 526 pp (first edition) |
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| isbn = 0-06-202406-X |
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| oclc = 855550266 |
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| congress = PZ7.R7375 Al 2013<ref name=LCC> |
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[http://lccn.loc.gov/2011053287 "Allegiant"]. Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved March 25, 2014.</ref> |
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150510235254/http://lccn.loc.gov/2011053287 "Allegiant"]. Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved March 25, 2014.</ref> |
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| preceded_by = [[Insurgent (novel)|Insurgent]] |
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| followed_by = [[We Can Be Mended (short story)|We Can Be Mended]] |
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'''''Allegiant''''' is a science fiction novel for young adults, |
'''''Allegiant''''' is a science fiction novel for young adults, written by the American author [[Veronica Roth]] and published by [[HarperCollins]] in October 2013. It completes the [[Divergent trilogy|''Divergent'' trilogy]] that Roth started with her [[debut novel]] ''[[Divergent (novel)|Divergent]]'' in 2011.<ref name=isfdb/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/enwiki/w/allegiant-veronica-roth/1116804370?ean=9780062024060|title=Allegiant (Divergent Series #3) (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Veronica Roth|access-date=September 3, 2013|archive-date=July 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716144945/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/allegiant-veronica-roth/1116804370?ean=9780062024060|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Allegiant (Divergent) Hardcover by Veronica Roth|isbn = 978-0062024060|last1 = Roth|first1 = Veronica|date = 2013-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10616322-allegiant|title=Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth|access-date=September 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/21/4567640/i-pledge-my-allegiant-to-this.html|title=I pledge my 'Allegiant' to this hot dystopian trilogy|access-date=October 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2013/1022/Veronica-Roth-s-Divergent-finale-Allegiant-is-released|title=Veronica Roth's 'Divergent' finale, 'Allegiant,' is released|website=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |access-date=October 22, 2013}}</ref> The book is written from the perspective of both Beatrice (Tris) and Tobias (Four).<ref name="a">{{cite web|url=http://www.hypable.com/2013/07/22/allegiant-tris-four-perspective-veronica-roth-explanation/|title='Allegiant' author Veronica Roth explains why final 'Divergent' will be from Tris and Four's view|access-date=September 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906005621/http://www.hypable.com/2013/07/22/allegiant-tris-four-perspective-veronica-roth-explanation/|archive-date=2013-09-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the revelations of the previous novel, they journey past the city's boundaries to discover what lies beyond. |
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''Allegiant'' was published simultaneously by the HarperCollins imprints Katherine Tegen Books in the U.S. and HarperCollins Children's Books in the U.K.<ref name=isfdb/> Four weeks earlier, a free electronic companion book to the trilogy was released online ([[The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant|below]]). |
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''Allegiant'' was published simultaneously by Katherine Tegen Books and HarperCollins Children's Books in the UK.<ref name=isfdb/> Four weeks earlier, a free electronic companion book to the trilogy titled ''[[#The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant|The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant]]'' was released online. The novel was to be adapted into a two-part film, the first part, ''[[The Divergent Series: Allegiant]]'', was released on March 18, 2016, while the second part, called ''[[The Divergent Series: Ascendant|Ascendant]]'', was planned to release in June 2017 but was ultimately canceled. |
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==Theme== |
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The background to the story, revealed in the first novel of the trilogy, explains how Chicago in the not so near future is divided into 5 separate factions:Abnegation, meant to uphold selflessness;Amity meant for the peaceful;Candor,meant for the honest;Dauntless, meant for the brave;and Erudite, intended for the knowledgeable. Tris tested with equal aptitude for three:Abnegation, Erudite, and Dauntless. This makes her "Divergent" and she is warned never to share this information with anyone for fear of her life. Those who are Divergent, and those who are simply not strong enough in their particular faction, are deemed factionless. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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A future dystopian [[Chicago]] has a society that defines its citizens by strict conformity to their social and personality-related affiliations with [[Factions (Divergent)|five different factions]]. That removes the threat of anyone exercising independent will and threatening the population's safety again by war or another human-created catastrophe. Those who fail the initiation of their particular faction are deemed Factionless and are treated as a lower class and a drain on society. |
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Tris is shocked by the video released by Tobias to the public at the end of the raid on Erudite headquarters. The video revealed the truth about the faction system and announced that the Divergent are needed outside the borders of the city. Factionless leader Evelyn Johnson appoints herself leader of the city, forcing people to operate under her command and live as factionless citizens. Tension between the factionless and former faction members escalates, culminating in a deadly fight over the bowls used at the faction Choosing Ceremony. Tris questions Evelyn's motives and is kidnapped by the Allegiant - a rebel group determined to escape the city and reinstate their old way of life - who invite her to a meeting the following night. Meanwhile, Tris' brother Caleb is put on trial for assisting former Erudite leader Jeanine Matthews. Caleb's betrayal, still fresh in her mind, prevents Tris from completely forgiving her brother. Tobias informs Tris that Caleb was decided to be a traitor and sentenced to be executed in two weeks. The Allegiant, led by Cara and Johanna, plan to send a group outside the city to find the truth about their existence and way of life. Tris volunteers to go on one condition: that Caleb is taken with them. Tobias and Zeke break Caleb out of his holding cell before they leave. Tobias, Tris, Christina, Cara, Uriah, Tori, Peter, and Caleb escape the city. Driving through the unknown, they meet a woman named Zoe and a man called Amar, who was Tobias' initiate instructor, and was supposedly killed for being Divergent. Zoe and Amar take the group to the Bureau of Genetic Welfare, where they meet George, Tori's brother who was also a Divergent thought to be dead. Here they learn the truth about their society: many, many years ago, the government believed that society's problems were caused by people's bad genes. In an attempt to create a better society, they began to fix people's genes with disastrous results. To fix its mistake, the government set up 'experiments', establishing isolated cities across the remains of the United States in the hopes of raising enough genetically pure (Divergent) individuals to fix the 'genetic damage' left in the wake of the Purity War. |
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Tris and Tobias, being the only two Divergent who arrived, are tested by Matthew and Nita to verify and study their Divergence. While Tris is shown to be truly Divergent, Tobias' genetic structure indicates that his genes are still 'damaged'. Tobias is angered by this news and begins to believe that he is a damaged human being. Matthew then brings Tris to the leader of the Bureau, David, to find out the truth about her mother. David gives Tris her mother's journal. Meanwhile, Tobias is secretly asked to join a rebellion, led by Nita, who is also genetically damaged. She tells him that the Bureau is lying when they say genetic damage is the cause of society's problems. She intends to demonstrate that the genetically pure are flawed as well. Tobias tells Tris about the plan, going against Nita's warning to keep it secret. Tris is unsure about Nita's plans, but Tobias tells her that she’s being jealous of Nita and agrees to help. |
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After the revelation about their city, [[List of Divergent characters#Evelyn Johnson-Eaton|Evelyn Johnson-Eaton]] becomes Chicago's leader, which forces all factions to live equally with the Factionless. Confessing their role in the insurgency, [[List of Divergent characters#Beatrice "Tris" Prior|Beatrice "Tris" Prior]], [[List of Divergent characters#Christina|Christina]], and [[List of Divergent characters#Cara|Cara]] are pardoned. Tris learns from [[List of Divergent characters#Tobias "Four" Eaton|Tobias "Four" Eaton]] about the rebel "Allegiant," who work to restore the faction system. Several people are killed in a confrontation between faction members and the Factionless, including Evelyn's right-hand man, [[List of Divergent characters#Edward|Edward]]. Tris is invited to a meeting with the Allegiant, whose leaders, Cara and [[List of Divergent characters#Johanna Reyes|Johanna Reyes]], plan to usurp Evelyn and send envoys outside the city. Tris is selected for the expedition, alongside Tobias, Cara, Christina, [[List of Divergent characters#Peter Hayes|Peter Hayes]], [[List of Divergent characters#Uriah Pedrad|Uriah Pedrad]], and [[List of Divergent characters#Tori Wu|Tori Wu]]. Tris asks Tobias to free her brother [[List of Divergent characters#Caleb Prior|Caleb]] from execution. Tori is killed by the Factionless, and the others escape and meet Tobias's mentor, [[List of Divergent characters#Amar|Amar]], who has long been presumed dead. They are taken to the Bureau of Genetic Welfare and its leader, [[List of Divergent characters#David|David]]. |
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Shortly afterwards, Nita and her allies attack the compound, severely injuring Uriah in one of the explosions. Tris saves David and stops the attack, and Nita is thrown in prison for her crime. Tobias begs Tris to forgive him for his mistake and failing to protect Uriah, but Tris scolds him before running away. Tris is offered a position on the Bureau's council and is told of the events taking place within the city, including the Allegiant's preparations for war with Evelyn and the factionless. David is desperate to stop the violence and maintain the experiment and his life's work at the expense of destroying the personalities of everyone in the city. He decides to use the memory serum to wipe the memories of the people within the city, allowing the experiment to begin with a clean slate. Tris also learns that the Bureau created the serums that led to the destruction of Abnegation and the enslaving of the Dauntless. Repulsed by the Bureau's actions and David's decision, Tris reconciles with Tobias. With her friends, she begins to create a plan to save her city and fix the Bureau's flawed ideals. The group decides to break into the Weapons Lab and use the memory serum to wipe the memories of the Bureau. The Lab is guarded by a fatal dose of the death serum, rendering it a suicide mission. Caleb volunteers for the role, and tearfully asks Tris if it will make her forgive him for everything he has done, Tris says yes. At the same time the memory serum is going to be released, Tobias, Christina, Peter, and Amar plan to go into the city to inoculate (Immunize) their loved ones against the serum. |
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Christina is able to retrieve doses of the inoculation serum that will counteract the memory serum and tells the group to inject themselves with it. Tobias notices that Peter only pretends to inject himself with the inoculation serum. Christina gives an extra vial of the memory serum to Tobias, for use against either Marcus (his dad) or Evelyn in the hopes of bringing an end to the conflict in the city. Tobias decides to confront Evelyn. Taking Peter and the vial of memory serum, Tobias meets with his mother and gives her the option of drinking it, which will allow her to end the fighting, be born anew, and become his mother again. She embraces Tobias without taking the serum. They meet with Johanna and Marcus to iron out an end to the conflict. On the way out of Erudite headquarters, Peter laments about his bad behavior and violent tendencies which he knows will never change, and says he wants to take the memory serum to become a new person. Tobias gives Peter the serum, erasing his mind for good. |
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David explains that Chicago is walled off from the outside world in an experiment sanctioned by the [[US government]] to produce genetically-purer (GP) "Divergents" from the genetically-damaged (GD) population, the result of a failed attempt to correct human genes that led to the "Purity War." David gives Tris her mother [[List of Divergent characters#Natalie Prior|Natalie]]'s journal that details her life before Chicago. She was a refugee from [[Milwaukee]] who joined the Bureau and became a volunteer to stop Erudite's killing of Divergents. Those rescued included Amar and Tori's brother, [[List of Divergent characters#George Wu|George]]. Tobias learns he is not a true Divergent and joins GD Bureau member [[List of Divergent characters#Nita|Nita]] in a rebellion against the GP staff. Tris is skeptical of the plan but jealous of Nita. The GP informant [[List of Divergent characters#Matthew|Matthew]] helps Nita access the Weapon Room and set off a bomb that causes Uriah to be brain-damaged. Tris stops Nita's rampage by holding David hostage before she wounds and arrests her. |
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At the Bureau, Caleb is ready to sacrifice himself, but he and Tris, who accompanied him, are ambushed by Bureau guards. Tris pulls her gun on Caleb and decides to carry out the mission instead of allowing Caleb to do so, knowing that Caleb volunteered out of sadness for his actions rather than out of love for Tris. She hopes that her resistance to serums will include the Death variant. Not knowing if she will survive, Tris tells Caleb that if she does not return, he supposed is to tell Tobias she did not want to leave him. |
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Tris is appointed a council member and realizes that the Bureau supplied Erudite with the simulation serums that controlled Dauntless in the invasion of Abnegation. Security footage reveals that [[List of Divergent characters#Marcus Eaton|Marcus Eaton]], who was banished by Evelyn, is working with Johanna to steal weapons from the Factionless, which Evelyn will counter by releasing the death serum. Tris learns that David intends to release serums that can erase the population's memories to save his experiment. She formulates a plan to release the memory serum on the Bureau while Tobias, Christina, and Peter, with Amar and George's help, return to Chicago with antiserums for Christina and Uriah's families. |
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Tris destroys the entrance to the Lab and is exposed to the death serum, but she survives. David reveals himself within the Lab and explains that her collusion with the genetically damaged did not go unnoticed. Determined to keep the order, David shoots Tris, who lunges for the memory serum and releases it. After being shot by David, she sees her mother reach out for her and gladly accepts her embrace, succumbing to her wounds, Tris dies. Tobias, Peter, and Christina return to the compound and are told about Tris' death by Cara. Caleb gives him Tris' final message. Tobias is angered by the fact that Tris died for Caleb even after his betrayal. Before walking away, Caleb only replies that Tris never wanted to leave him. Uriah is taken off life support - a decision made by Zeke and his mother - with Tobias still believing that Uriah's death was partially his fault. Tobias returns to his home in the old Abnegation sector. After cutting his hair, Tobias is ready to use the memory serum on himself, hoping to rid the loss of Tris and Uriah from his memory. Christina walks in on him and convinces him to not use it, saying that Tris would want him to remember her. Acknowledging the need to move on, Tobias and Christina walk back together. |
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Tobias, with his own plan to inject his mother with a memory serum, confronts her and asks her to avert the war in exchange for becoming his mother again. Evelyn agrees, negotiates peace with Johanna and Marcus, and exiles herself for two years, and Marcus vows never to lead Chicago. Tobias gives the memory serum to Peter, who intends to start anew. |
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Two and a half years later, Chicago is finally at peace, with former faction members, factionless, compound members, and other outsiders moving in and out of the city. Tobias accepts all that he has been through and reflects on his belief that while life damages everyone, people can still be healed. |
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Caleb volunteers to expose the memory serum, a suicide mission, but Tris replaces him. She successfully repels the death serum but is shot by David. Dying, Tris sees visions of her mother embracing her, before she succumbs to her wounds. Tobias, Christina, and Peter return to the Bureau and learn from Cara of Tris's death. In a deep depression, Tobias is about to drink the memory serum to erase his memories of Tris until Christina stops him. Uriah's brother, [[List of Divergent characters#Ezekiel "Zeke" Pedrad|Ezekiel "Zeke"]], and his mother, [[List of Divergent characters#Hana Pedrad|Hana]], are with Uriah as his life support is unplugged. |
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Two-and-a-half years later, Chicago is reopened and being rebuilt, and people co-exist regardless of gene purity. Tobias, now an assistant council member under Johanna, welcomes Evelyn back from her exile. To celebrate Choosing Day, he, Christina, Caleb, Zeke, [[List of Divergent characters#Shauna|Shauna]], Cara, and Matthew ride a [[zip line]] from the [[John Hancock Center|Hancock Building]], where Tobias scatters Tris's ashes and finally accepts her sacrifice. |
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==Background== |
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===Development=== |
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On July 18, at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] panel for [[Divergent (film)|Divergent]] Roth revealed that Allegiant is from |
On July 18, 2013 at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] panel for the film ''[[Divergent (film)|Divergent]]'', Roth revealed that Allegiant is from the points of view of both Tris and Four.<ref name="b">{{cite web|url=http://www.hypable.com/2013/08/01/divergent-book-3-allegiant-final-synopsis/|title=Divergent book 3 'Allegiant' synopsis offers fresh glimpse into storyline|access-date=September 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906080655/http://www.hypable.com/2013/08/01/divergent-book-3-allegiant-final-synopsis/|archive-date=2013-09-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> About that, she said, "I tried repeatedly to write Allegiant in just Tris's voice, but it didn't work; her perspective, her way of seeing things, was a little too limited for the story I needed to tell, I wanted to do two things with it: A. let two characters experience different things, and B. let them react differently to the same things, so that I (and eventually, the reader) would get a better sense of the whole story, the whole picture."<ref name="a" /> |
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She further said, "I've said before that I've always seen Four (increasingly, as the series goes on) as a plot-mover alongside Tris, so he was the obvious choice for the second POV (though not the only one I tried). Exploring him and his choices and his assumptions about the world was incredibly interesting to me."<ref name="a" /> |
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===Title=== |
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Roth said that she did not try to choose titles ending with "-ent" for all three books. She also said, "I did not go through other ideas. It was always ''[[Allegiance|Allegiant]]''," which she defined as "One who is loyal or faithful to a particular cause or person."<ref name="c">{{cite web|url=http://www.hypable.com/2013/05/09/veronica-roth-divergent-book-3-allegiant/|title=Veronica Roth talks 'Allegiant': Choosing a title and creating a unique story|access-date=September 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029225909/http://www.hypable.com/2013/05/09/veronica-roth-divergent-book-3-allegiant/|archive-date=2013-10-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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The cover contains the image of [[O'Hare International Airport]] of [[Chicago]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kernelscorner.com/2013/05/book-cover-reveal-allegiant-by-veronica.html#.UiZCedLQk-M|title=Official Book Cover Of Allegiant By Veronica Roth Revealed, Plus Tagline, Synopsis And Release Date|accessdate=September 3, 2013}}</ref> which implies that the story will take the protagonist much farther than the city and its surrounding area.<ref name="b" /> |
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| image = World of Divergent Path to Allegiant.jpg |
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| cover_artist = Joel Tippie<ref name=isfdb/><!--ISFDB covers the three novels--> |
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| author = [[Veronica Roth]] |
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| series = [[Divergent trilogy]]<ref name=isfdb/> |
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| country = United States |
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| pub_date = September 24, 2013 |
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| media_type = e-Book ([[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]]) |
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| isbn = 9780062300805 |
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''The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant'' is a promotional electronic book by Roth that was released free of charge by [[HarperCollins]] on September 24, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpercollins.com/books/World-Divergent-Path-Allegiant-Veronica-Roth/?isbn=9780062300805?AA=index_authorIntro_37588|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130904181300/http://www.harpercollins.com/books/World-Divergent-Path-Allegiant-Veronica-Roth/?isbn=9780062300805%3FAA=index_authorIntro_37588|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2013|title=The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant by 'Veronica Roth'|access-date=September 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.ca/The-World-Divergent-Allegiant-ebook/dp/B00CKOV7I8|title=The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant [Kindle Edition] Veronica Roth (Author)|access-date=September 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/world-divergent-path-to-allegiant/id642678883|title=The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant Veronica Roth (Author)|website=[[iTunes]] |access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17860199-the-world-of-divergent|title=The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant by Veronica Roth|access-date=September 4, 2013}}</ref> Published four weeks before ''Allegiant'' was released, it was intended to be a companion book to the Divergent trilogy.<ref name=isfdb/> Roth continues to write related fiction, and ''The Path to Allegiant'' is a companion book to the entire ''Divergent'' universe<ref name=isfdb/> in many respects. It contains an exclusive detailed description of Factions and their origin, the inspirations for the trilogy, a quiz on "[[Factions (Divergent)|Factions]]," and answers by Roth regarding the trilogy. The book also contained ten teasers<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/world-divergent-path-to-allegiant/id642678883?mt=11|title=The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant Veronica Roth|website=[[iTunes]] |access-date=March 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://appreview.teachercast.net/the-world-of-divergent-the-path-to-allegiant-veronica-roth/|title=The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant – Veronica Roth|access-date=March 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329195146/http://appreview.teachercast.net/the-world-of-divergent-the-path-to-allegiant-veronica-roth/|archive-date=2014-03-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> from ''Allegiant''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forthemommas.com/free-stuff/free-kindle-book-the-path-to-allegiant-divergent-series|title=Free Kindle Book: The Path to Allegiant {Divergent Series}|access-date=September 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://redcarpetendings.com/first-peek-inside-allegiant-is-here/|title=First Peek Inside #Allegiant Is HERE!|access-date=September 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929015111/http://redcarpetendings.com/first-peek-inside-allegiant-is-here/|archive-date=September 29, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In a review for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', Hillary Busis gave the novel B+ and wrote that "If you've already been sucked into Roth's world, you'll appreciate the book's twisty plot—which provides needed context for the series' prefabricated society—and its chastely torrid Tris/Tobias love scenes."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/10/21/allegiant-book/|title=BOOK REVIEW Allegiant (2013)|access-date=October 22, 2013 | magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 21, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' said in its review that "The alternating perspectives are bothersome at times, due to the similarity between Tris and Tobias's first-person narratives. However, for those who have faithfully followed these five factions, and especially the Dauntless duo who stole hearts two books ago, this final installment will capture and hold attention until the divisive final battle has been waged."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-202406-0|title=Allegiant|access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> |
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On December 16, 2013, Summit Entertainment announced that the film adaptation of ''Allegiant'' would be released on March 18, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://collider.com/gods-of-egypt-release-date/ |last=Trumbore|first=Dave|title=Summit Sets Release Dates for DIVERGENT Threequel ALLEGIANT, Plus GODS OF EGYPT and STEP UP ALL IN|publisher=Collider.com|date=December 16, 2013|access-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref> On April 11, 2014, Lionsgate announced that the film adaptation would be split into two films titled ''[[The Divergent Series: Allegiant]]'' and ''[[The Divergent Series#The Divergent Series: Ascendant (2017)|The Divergent Series: Ascendant]].'' On July 9, 2014, [[Lionsgate]] recruited [[Noah Oppenheim]] to write the screenplay for ''Part 1''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title=Shailene Woodley's 'Allegiant' Draws Screenwriter|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/shailene-woodleys-allegiant-draws-screenwriter-1201260011/|access-date=July 10, 2014|publisher=variety.com|date=July 9, 2014}}</ref> [[Shailene Woodley]], [[Theo James]], and [[Naomi Watts]] will reprise their roles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://downriversundaytimes.com/2014/08/04/celebrity-extra-262/|title=Celebrity Extra|last=Elavsky|first=Cindy|publisher=[[King Features]]|date=August 4, 2014}} However this is now not confirmed as Theo James has backed out on the final instalment.</ref> On December 5, 2014, it was announced that [[Robert Schwentke]], who directed ''[[The Divergent Series: Insurgent]]'', would return to direct ''Allegiant''.<ref>{{cite news| title='Insurgent' Director Robert Schwentke Returning for 'Allegiant Part 1′ (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/insurgent-director-robert-schwentke-returning-for-allegiant-part-1-exclusive-1201372155/ | work=Variety}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] for ''The Divergent Series: Allegiant'' began in Atlanta on May 18, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/allegiant-movie-ending-beauty-and-the-beast-todd-lieberman/|title=Todd Lieberman Offers Updates on ALLEGIANT and Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST|work=Collider|access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.projectcasting.com/casting-calls-acting-auditions/allegiant-part-1/|title=How to Audition for a Role on 'The Divergent: Allegiant Part 1′|access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref> The film was released to generally negative reviews from critics, and was a [[box office bomb|box office disappointment]], grossing only $179 million worldwide against a $142 million budget. |
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''Ascendant'' was to have had a release date of June 9, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thewrap.com/divergent-finale-allegiant-will-split-two-movies/|title='Divergent' Finale 'Allegiant' Will Be Split Into Two Movies|last=Zakarin|first=Jordan|date=11 April 2014|access-date=11 April 2014|newspaper=thewrap.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/power-rangers-divergent-movie-shailene-woodley-1201664379/|title='Power Rangers,' Final 'Divergent' Movie's Release Dates Moved Back|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=December 17, 2015|work=Variety|access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref> After the poor performance of ''Allegiant'' at the box office, it was announced it would be created as a television film, followed by a television spinoff series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/divergent-series-ascendant-1201818694/|title='Divergent' Finale to Skip Theaters, Launch as a TV Movie and Spinoff Series (EXCLUSIVE)|date=July 20, 2016|work=Variety|access-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/lionsgate-bullish-outlook-divergent-tv-spinoff-1201830926/|title=Lionsgate Offers Confident Outlook for 'Divergent' TV Spinoff: 'There's a Tremendous Fandom'|date=August 4, 2016|publisher=variety|access-date=26 August 2016}}</ref> However, in February 2017, after it was announced that the fourth film would be a television project, Woodley backed out of her starring role.<ref name="Uproxx">{{cite web|url=http://uproxx.com/hitfix/shailene-woodley-leaves-divergent/|title=Shailene Woodley Has Officially Exited The 'Divergent' Franchise|date=February 8, 2017|website=Uproxx|access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref> |
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The book includes 10 teasers as well as 8 different quotes from the different chapters of the Allegiant. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' magazine released a quote from the chapter seven of Allegiant by ''Tris'' featured in ''[[The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant]]'' on August 29, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shelf-life.ew.com/2013/08/29/allegiant-quote-veronica-roth-divergent/|title=Get the first sneak peek inside 'Allegiant' by Veronica Roth -- EXCLUSIVE|accessdate=September 4, 2013}}</ref> |
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On December 16, 2013, Summit Entertainment announced that the film adaptation of ''Allegiant'' would be released on March 18, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://collider.com/gods-of-egypt-release-date/ |last=Trumbore|first=Dave|title=Summit Sets Release Dates for DIVERGENT Threequel ALLEGIANT, Plus GODS OF EGYPT and STEP UP ALL IN|publisher=Collider.com|date=December 16, 2013|accessdate=December 17, 2013}}</ref> On April 11, 2014, Lionsgate announced that the third film be split into two films titled ''Allegiant - Part 1'' and ''Allegiant - Part 2'', with ''Part 2'' has a release date of March 24, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last=Zakarin|first=Jordan|title=‘Divergent’ Finale ‘Allegiant’ Will Be Split Into Two Movies|url=http://www.thewrap.com/divergent-finale-allegiant-will-split-two-movies/|accessdate=11 April 2014|newspaper=thewrap.com|date=11 April 2014}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:37, 24 November 2024
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| Author | Veronica Roth |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Joel Tippie[1] |
| Language | English |
| Series | Divergent trilogy[1] |
| Genre | Science fiction, dystopia, romance, young adult fiction |
| Publisher | HarperCollins and Katherine Tegen Books |
Publication date | October 22, 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 526 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-06-202406-X |
| OCLC | 855550266 |
| LC Class | PZ7.R7375 Al 2013[2] |
| Preceded by | Insurgent |
| Followed by | We Can Be Mended |
Allegiant is a science fiction novel for young adults, written by the American author Veronica Roth and published by HarperCollins in October 2013. It completes the Divergent trilogy that Roth started with her debut novel Divergent in 2011.[1][3][4][5][6][7] The book is written from the perspective of both Beatrice (Tris) and Tobias (Four).[8] Following the revelations of the previous novel, they journey past the city's boundaries to discover what lies beyond.
Allegiant was published simultaneously by Katherine Tegen Books and HarperCollins Children's Books in the UK.[1] Four weeks earlier, a free electronic companion book to the trilogy titled The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant was released online. The novel was to be adapted into a two-part film, the first part, The Divergent Series: Allegiant, was released on March 18, 2016, while the second part, called Ascendant, was planned to release in June 2017 but was ultimately canceled.
Plot
[edit]A future dystopian Chicago has a society that defines its citizens by strict conformity to their social and personality-related affiliations with five different factions. That removes the threat of anyone exercising independent will and threatening the population's safety again by war or another human-created catastrophe. Those who fail the initiation of their particular faction are deemed Factionless and are treated as a lower class and a drain on society.
After the revelation about their city, Evelyn Johnson-Eaton becomes Chicago's leader, which forces all factions to live equally with the Factionless. Confessing their role in the insurgency, Beatrice "Tris" Prior, Christina, and Cara are pardoned. Tris learns from Tobias "Four" Eaton about the rebel "Allegiant," who work to restore the faction system. Several people are killed in a confrontation between faction members and the Factionless, including Evelyn's right-hand man, Edward. Tris is invited to a meeting with the Allegiant, whose leaders, Cara and Johanna Reyes, plan to usurp Evelyn and send envoys outside the city. Tris is selected for the expedition, alongside Tobias, Cara, Christina, Peter Hayes, Uriah Pedrad, and Tori Wu. Tris asks Tobias to free her brother Caleb from execution. Tori is killed by the Factionless, and the others escape and meet Tobias's mentor, Amar, who has long been presumed dead. They are taken to the Bureau of Genetic Welfare and its leader, David.
David explains that Chicago is walled off from the outside world in an experiment sanctioned by the US government to produce genetically-purer (GP) "Divergents" from the genetically-damaged (GD) population, the result of a failed attempt to correct human genes that led to the "Purity War." David gives Tris her mother Natalie's journal that details her life before Chicago. She was a refugee from Milwaukee who joined the Bureau and became a volunteer to stop Erudite's killing of Divergents. Those rescued included Amar and Tori's brother, George. Tobias learns he is not a true Divergent and joins GD Bureau member Nita in a rebellion against the GP staff. Tris is skeptical of the plan but jealous of Nita. The GP informant Matthew helps Nita access the Weapon Room and set off a bomb that causes Uriah to be brain-damaged. Tris stops Nita's rampage by holding David hostage before she wounds and arrests her.
Tris is appointed a council member and realizes that the Bureau supplied Erudite with the simulation serums that controlled Dauntless in the invasion of Abnegation. Security footage reveals that Marcus Eaton, who was banished by Evelyn, is working with Johanna to steal weapons from the Factionless, which Evelyn will counter by releasing the death serum. Tris learns that David intends to release serums that can erase the population's memories to save his experiment. She formulates a plan to release the memory serum on the Bureau while Tobias, Christina, and Peter, with Amar and George's help, return to Chicago with antiserums for Christina and Uriah's families.
Tobias, with his own plan to inject his mother with a memory serum, confronts her and asks her to avert the war in exchange for becoming his mother again. Evelyn agrees, negotiates peace with Johanna and Marcus, and exiles herself for two years, and Marcus vows never to lead Chicago. Tobias gives the memory serum to Peter, who intends to start anew.
Caleb volunteers to expose the memory serum, a suicide mission, but Tris replaces him. She successfully repels the death serum but is shot by David. Dying, Tris sees visions of her mother embracing her, before she succumbs to her wounds. Tobias, Christina, and Peter return to the Bureau and learn from Cara of Tris's death. In a deep depression, Tobias is about to drink the memory serum to erase his memories of Tris until Christina stops him. Uriah's brother, Ezekiel "Zeke", and his mother, Hana, are with Uriah as his life support is unplugged.
Two-and-a-half years later, Chicago is reopened and being rebuilt, and people co-exist regardless of gene purity. Tobias, now an assistant council member under Johanna, welcomes Evelyn back from her exile. To celebrate Choosing Day, he, Christina, Caleb, Zeke, Shauna, Cara, and Matthew ride a zip line from the Hancock Building, where Tobias scatters Tris's ashes and finally accepts her sacrifice.
Background
[edit]Development
[edit]On July 18, 2013 at the San Diego Comic-Con panel for the film Divergent, Roth revealed that Allegiant is from the points of view of both Tris and Four.[9] About that, she said, "I tried repeatedly to write Allegiant in just Tris's voice, but it didn't work; her perspective, her way of seeing things, was a little too limited for the story I needed to tell, I wanted to do two things with it: A. let two characters experience different things, and B. let them react differently to the same things, so that I (and eventually, the reader) would get a better sense of the whole story, the whole picture."[8]
She further said, "I've said before that I've always seen Four (increasingly, as the series goes on) as a plot-mover alongside Tris, so he was the obvious choice for the second POV (though not the only one I tried). Exploring him and his choices and his assumptions about the world was incredibly interesting to me."[8]
Title
[edit]Roth said that she did not try to choose titles ending with "-ent" for all three books. She also said, "I did not go through other ideas. It was always Allegiant," which she defined as "One who is loyal or faithful to a particular cause or person."[10]
The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant
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| Author | Veronica Roth |
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| Cover artist | Joel Tippie[1] |
| Series | Divergent trilogy[1] |
| Genre | Science fiction, dystopia, romance, young adult fiction, |
| Publisher | Katherine Tegen Books |
Publication date | September 24, 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | e-Book (Kindle) |
| Pages | 50 |
| ISBN | 9780062300805 |
The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant is a promotional electronic book by Roth that was released free of charge by HarperCollins on September 24, 2013.[11][12][13][14] Published four weeks before Allegiant was released, it was intended to be a companion book to the Divergent trilogy.[1] Roth continues to write related fiction, and The Path to Allegiant is a companion book to the entire Divergent universe[1] in many respects. It contains an exclusive detailed description of Factions and their origin, the inspirations for the trilogy, a quiz on "Factions," and answers by Roth regarding the trilogy. The book also contained ten teasers[15][16] from Allegiant.[17][18]
Critical reception
[edit]In a review for Entertainment Weekly, Hillary Busis gave the novel B+ and wrote that "If you've already been sucked into Roth's world, you'll appreciate the book's twisty plot—which provides needed context for the series' prefabricated society—and its chastely torrid Tris/Tobias love scenes."[19] Publishers Weekly said in its review that "The alternating perspectives are bothersome at times, due to the similarity between Tris and Tobias's first-person narratives. However, for those who have faithfully followed these five factions, and especially the Dauntless duo who stole hearts two books ago, this final installment will capture and hold attention until the divisive final battle has been waged."[20]
Film adaptations
[edit]On December 16, 2013, Summit Entertainment announced that the film adaptation of Allegiant would be released on March 18, 2016.[21] On April 11, 2014, Lionsgate announced that the film adaptation would be split into two films titled The Divergent Series: Allegiant and The Divergent Series: Ascendant. On July 9, 2014, Lionsgate recruited Noah Oppenheim to write the screenplay for Part 1.[22] Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Naomi Watts will reprise their roles.[23] On December 5, 2014, it was announced that Robert Schwentke, who directed The Divergent Series: Insurgent, would return to direct Allegiant.[24] Principal photography for The Divergent Series: Allegiant began in Atlanta on May 18, 2015.[25][26] The film was released to generally negative reviews from critics, and was a box office disappointment, grossing only $179 million worldwide against a $142 million budget.
Ascendant was to have had a release date of June 9, 2017.[27][28] After the poor performance of Allegiant at the box office, it was announced it would be created as a television film, followed by a television spinoff series.[29][30] However, in February 2017, after it was announced that the fourth film would be a television project, Woodley backed out of her starring role.[31]
In December of 2018, both the TV movie and series were canceled.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Divergent Universe series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ "Allegiant". Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ "Allegiant (Divergent Series #3) (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Veronica Roth". Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
- ^ Roth, Veronica (2013-10-22). Allegiant (Divergent) Hardcover by Veronica Roth. ISBN 978-0062024060.
- ^ "Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth". Retrieved September 3, 2013.
- ^ "I pledge my 'Allegiant' to this hot dystopian trilogy". Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Veronica Roth's 'Divergent' finale, 'Allegiant,' is released". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c "'Allegiant' author Veronica Roth explains why final 'Divergent' will be from Tris and Four's view". Archived from the original on 2013-09-06. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
- ^ "Divergent book 3 'Allegiant' synopsis offers fresh glimpse into storyline". Archived from the original on 2013-09-06. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
- ^ "Veronica Roth talks 'Allegiant': Choosing a title and creating a unique story". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
- ^ "The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant by 'Veronica Roth'". Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ "The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant [Kindle Edition] Veronica Roth (Author)". Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ "The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant Veronica Roth (Author)". iTunes. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ "The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant by Veronica Roth". Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ "The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant Veronica Roth". iTunes. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ "The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant – Veronica Roth". Archived from the original on 2014-03-29. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ "Free Kindle Book: The Path to Allegiant {Divergent Series}". Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ "First Peek Inside #Allegiant Is HERE!". Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ "BOOK REVIEW Allegiant (2013)". Entertainment Weekly. October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Allegiant". Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ Trumbore, Dave (December 16, 2013). "Summit Sets Release Dates for DIVERGENT Threequel ALLEGIANT, Plus GODS OF EGYPT and STEP UP ALL IN". Collider.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ McNary, Dave (July 9, 2014). "Shailene Woodley's 'Allegiant' Draws Screenwriter". variety.com. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Elavsky, Cindy (August 4, 2014). "Celebrity Extra". King Features. However this is now not confirmed as Theo James has backed out on the final instalment.
- ^ "'Insurgent' Director Robert Schwentke Returning for 'Allegiant Part 1′ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ "Todd Lieberman Offers Updates on ALLEGIANT and Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST". Collider. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "How to Audition for a Role on 'The Divergent: Allegiant Part 1′". Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ Zakarin, Jordan (11 April 2014). "'Divergent' Finale 'Allegiant' Will Be Split Into Two Movies". thewrap.com. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ McNary, Dave (December 17, 2015). "'Power Rangers,' Final 'Divergent' Movie's Release Dates Moved Back". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ "'Divergent' Finale to Skip Theaters, Launch as a TV Movie and Spinoff Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ "Lionsgate Offers Confident Outlook for 'Divergent' TV Spinoff: 'There's a Tremendous Fandom'". variety. August 4, 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Shailene Woodley Has Officially Exited The 'Divergent' Franchise". Uproxx. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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