Lauren Oliver s short stories about Hana, Annabel, Raven, and Alex expand and enrich the Delirium world, illuminating events and characters through new perspectives.Hana adds nuance to the life-changing summer before best friends Lena and Hana are to be cured a moment when the girls paths diverge and their futures are altered forever.Annabel untangles the mysteries surrounding Lena s mother, detailing her journey from teenage runaway to prisoner of the state.Raven crackles with the intensity of its title character, the fierce leader of a rebel group in the Wilds who plays an integral role in the resistance.And Alex explains what happened to Lena s first love after the events of Delirium, as well as the dark past that he has tried to forget.