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- Behind the scenesEsther and Cinderella
Kiera Cass said she started writing after wondering whether Queen Esther, from the Bible, or Cinderella were actually happy with how their stories ended.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTwo pilots at The CW
The CW optioned the series and shot two pilots: one in 2012 with Aimee Teegarden as America, and one in 2013 with Yael Grobglas. The network passed on both.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe movie that never came
Netflix announced a film in 2020, with Saudi director Haifaa Al-Mansour attached. In May 2023, Kiera Cass wrote on her blog that Netflix had dropped it and there were no plans for a film or series.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesPicked by student readers
The book won the 2017 Young Hoosier Book Award, an Indiana prize voted on by students.
source ↗ - SetupPay attention in history class
The lessons about how Illéa was founded look like background. The kingdom's past and its first king will matter in the competition.
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- Behind the scenesDebuted at No. 1
The Elite came out on April 23, 2013, and debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times young adult best-seller list.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe middle, rewritten twice
During editing, Kiera Cass threw out the whole middle of the book twice. One scrapped version had America poisoned and convinced Maxon was treating her badly.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe dress changed color
The cover dress was fuchsia in the original photo. It was digitally changed to an orange-red.
source ↗ - Behind the scenes800,000 copies
By May 2014, The Selection and The Elite had sold over 800,000 copies combined, and rights to the series had sold in 26 territories.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe queen was Selected too
Queen Amberly was a Four who won King Clarkson's Selection. Her story got its own novella, The Queen.
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- Behind the scenesIt was supposed to be the end
The One came out on May 6, 2014, to close the trilogy. In August 2014, Kiera Cass announced the series would keep going.
source ↗ - ReferenceAspen's side
The novella The Guard shows palace life through Aspen's eyes, now as a guard. It's in Happily Ever After.
source ↗ - ReferenceMarlee's story
The Favorite follows a Selected girl who falls for someone other than the prince. It first appeared in print in Happily Ever After.
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- Behind the scenesTwo novellas new to print
Of the four novellas, The Queen and The Favorite were printed for the first time in this book. The Prince and The Guard had come out before.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe Prince came first
The Prince was the first novella, released in 2013. The Guard, The Queen and The Favorite followed over the next two years.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA map and bonus scenes
The book has an author intro for each novella, a map of Illéa and new scenes from The Selection, The Elite and The One.
source ↗ - ReferenceMaxon before America
The Prince starts the week before the Selection, when Maxon was still involved with another girl.
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- Behind the scenesA Christmas present
Kiera Cass released the first page of The Heir as a Christmas gift to readers.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe boys, one by one
Eadlyn's Selected men were revealed through an Epic Reads contest before the book came out.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTwo covers, one shoot
Model Stacey Farnet posed for both The Heir and The Crown covers, apparently on the same day.
source ↗ - ReferenceA familiar last name
Kile, who never even applied, has the last name Woodwork. Readers of The Elite will know it.
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- Behind the scenesPurple cover, gray cover
The title was revealed on October 8, 2015, and the cover on November 5. Kiera Cass said the purple goes with The Heir's gray.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTrading cards in Brazil
The Brazilian edition came with trading cards, with details the author helped create.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA birthday countdown
Epic Reads kicked off the release countdown on April 19, Eadlyn's birthday.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA crown in the box
In the Philippines, the National Bookstore edition came with a tiny crown.
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