Divergent author to write Star Wars-style books

Veronica Roth fans can start the countdown.

The Divergent author is set to write a new two-book series, HarperCollins Children's Books told The Associated Press on Monday. The books currently are untitled, with the first one expected in 2017, and the next in 2018.

Roth and her publisher offered few specifics, beyond saying the series is in "the vein of Star Wars" and will tell of a boy's "unlikely alliance" with an enemy.