The Selection
In the future nation of Illéa, society is locked into a rigid caste system, and thirty-five girls are chosen for the Selection — a televised competition for the hand of Prince Maxon and a place in the royal family. For most girls it's the chance of a lifetime: an escape from their caste into life at the palace. For America Singer, a Five from the artist caste, it means abandoning the boy she secretly loves, Aspen, for a future she never wanted.
But once inside the glittering, tightly controlled world of the palace — with its rivalries, cameras, and the ever-present threat of rebel attacks — America finds that nothing is as simple as she expected. The prince she assumed she'd despise turns out to be someone she can talk to, and slowly her certainties about love and the life she wants begin to shift.
The first book in Kiera Cass's hugely popular series, The Selection is a glossy, fast-reading YA blend of dystopian world-building, palace intrigue, and love-triangle romance.
A Five from the artist caste, chosen for the Selection.
A ruthless, glamorous rival among the Selected.
America's secret boyfriend from her home caste.
The heir to Illéa's throne, hosting the competition for a wife.
While there have been multiple attempts to develop a screen adaptation over the last decade, including a project previously associated with Netflix, no film or television version has been produced.
The series consists of five novels, with the first three focusing on the original protagonist and the final two shifting the perspective to her daughter, set twenty years after the events of the initial trilogy.
The supplemental novellas, which provide perspectives from supporting characters, are best read after completing the first three novels to avoid spoilers and maintain the intended narrative flow.
