Claim: The Divergent Series was adapted from the work of a speculative fiction author.
Evidence: The Divergent Series is a feature film series based on the Divergent novels by the American author Veronica Roth.
Divergent was the recipient of the Goodreads Favorite Book of 2011 and the 2012 winner for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction.
Veronica Roth -LRB- born August 19 , 1988 -RRB- is an American novelist and short story writer known for her debut New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy , consisting of Divergent , Insurgent , and Allegiant ; and Four : A Divergent Collection.