The Selection · Book 7
The Guard
- Published
- 1 January 2014
- Pages
- 120
- ISBN-13
- 9780007579341
- Type
- novella
About this book
The Guard is a companion novella in Kiera Cass's The Selection series, published in 2014 and retelling events from a supporting character's viewpoint rather than America Singer's own -- one of four such novellas (with The Prince, The Queen and The Favorite) that fill in the wider cast's side stories.
Its place in The Selection
The Guard is book 7 in the The Selection series. It follows The Prince. It is followed by The Queen. See the full The Selection reading order.
In the caste-stratified kingdom of Illea, a televised competition called the Selection picks thirty-five girls to compete for Prince Maxon's hand in marriage, offering the lowest-caste contestants a life-changing shot at royalty. America Singer enters mostly to help her struggling family and to escape heartbreak over a boy she isn't allowed to marry — she has no interest in winning, which is exactly what makes her stand out to Maxon. What follows is part reality-TV competition, part rebellion story, as America…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780062317148
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780007579341