

He offers Lena the means of escape from the procedure that will destroy her ability to love. He was born in the Wilds outside the city and pretends to be cured to live undetected in the city and to partake in the resistance. However, only months before her scheduled procedure, Lena falls in love with an Invalid (a person who has not taken the Cure and lives in the Wilds), Alex. Conversely, Hana is rebellious, goes to underground parties after curfew, and listens to music that is banned by the DFA. Lena is obedient, stays home after curfew, and listens to music that is approved by the DFA. Lena's best friend, Hana, is prettier, more popular, and richer than Lena. Lena has a sister, who is "cured" of deliria and married. Lena, an orphan, lives with her aunt, uncle, and two cousins. The totalitarian government teaches that love is a disease, Amor deliria Nervosa, commonly referred to as "the deliria." A surgical cure for deliria has been developed and is mandatory for citizens of at least 18 years old.

Electric fences separate the city from the Wilds, unregulated territory that was presumably destroyed by bombs. Travel between these cities is highly restricted. Civilization is concentrated in the cities that escaped the severe bombings decades earlier. The story is set in Portland, Maine, in the year 2091. Delirium is the first novel in a trilogy, followed by Pandemonium, and Requiem. The story focuses on a young woman, Lena Haloway, who falls in love in a society where love is seen as a disease.

She has written one novel for adults, Rooms.Ī graduate of the University of Chicago and NYU's MFA program, Lauren Oliver divides her time between New York, Connecticut, and a variety of airport lounges.Delirium is a dystopian young adult novel written by Lauren Oliver, published on January 1, 2011, by HarperCollins (HarperTeen). Her novels for middle grade readers include The Spindlers, Liesl & Po, and the Curiosity House series, co-written with H. The sequel to Replica, titled Ringer, is her most recent novel and was released October 3rd, 2017. The film rights to both Replica and Lauren's bestselling first novel, Before I Fall, were acquired by AwesomenessTV Before I Fall is now a major motion picture and opened in theaters March of 2017. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of the YA novels Replica, Vanishing Girls, Panic, and the Delirium trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem, which have been translated into more than thirty languages. Lauren Oliver is the cofounder of media and content development company Glasstown Entertainment, where she serves as the president of production. Pandemonium is the explosive sequel to the critically acclaimed and bestselling Delirium. She's questioned love and the life-changing and agonising choices that come with it. Unflinching, heartbreaking and totally addictive, this novel will push your emotions to the limit.
