Insurgent is a 2012
science fiction young adult novel by American novelist
Veronica Roth and the second book in the
Divergent trilogy. As the sequel to the 2011 bestseller
Divergent, it continues the story of
Tris Prior and the
dystopian post-apocalyptic version of
Chicago. Following the events of the previous novel, a war now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. While trying to save the people that she loves, Tris faces questions of grief, forgiveness, identity, loyalty, politics, and love.