The Selection is a young adult novel by Kiera Cass first published on
April 14, 2012, by HarperCollins. It is the first in a five-book series,
followed by The Elite (2013), The One (2014), The Heir (2015) and The
Crown (May 2016). The last two take place twenty years after the events in
the first three.
In addition, four spin-off novellas were released. The first two, The Prince
and The Guard , are narrated from the point of view of two supporting
characters. The Queen and The Favorite are prequels, focusing on two other
supporting characters in the main series. All four novellas were collected
into one volume Happily Ever After , including bonus content and epilogues.