Veronica Roth took to her Tumblr on Tuesday afternoon to share additional details about her upcoming short story collection following male Divergent lead Four.
As previously announced, Four: A Divergent Collection will be made up of four short stories about Tobias Eaton that take place prior and up through Divergent.
Roth announced today that the story collection will include three deleted scenes from one of the short stories, The Traitor. These bonus scenes seemingly focus on first time interactions with Tris that fans will surely love to read. The deleted scenes are:
“First jumper—Tris!” – The first time he ever lays eyes on her.
“Careful, Tris.” – And the first time Tris challenges him. (But certainly not the last!)
“You look good, Tris.” – And the first time he lets his guard down.
As for why they had to be deleted, the author says that they are scenes penned “while drafting the stories but had to cut for length (or because they no longer worked for the timeline).”
Four: A Divergent Collection will be released July 8, 2014. You can pre-order on Amazon now for $11. The entire compilation clocks in at 300 pages – arguably an entire new Divergent book in itself.
Check out the official synopsis below…
Two years before Beatrice Prior made her choice, the sixteen-year-old son of Abnegation’s faction leader did the same. Tobias’s transfer to Dauntless is a chance to begin again. Here, he will not be called the name his parents gave him. Here, he will not let fear turn him into a cowering child.
Newly christened “Four,” he discovers during initiation that he will succeed in Dauntless. Initiation is only the beginning, though; Four must claim his place in the Dauntless hierarchy. His decisions will affect future initiates as well as uncover secrets that could threaten his own future—and the future of the entire faction system.
Two years later, Four is poised to take action, but the course is still unclear. The first new initiate who jumps into the net might change all that. With her, the way to righting their world might become clear. With her, it might become possible to be Tobias once again.
The short stories will be available for individual purchase in eBook format, but only the complete collection will include the deleted scenes.
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