Red Rising
enter the explosive first book in the globally bestselling dystopian space opera series
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4.7 • 352 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Darrow is a Red, a member of humanity's lowest caste, toiling beneath the surface of Mars to make the planet liveable for future generations. Believing that his sweat and blood will create a better world for his children.
But everything Darrow has been told is a lie. Humanity reached the surface long ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet, while Reds like Darrow suffer in the dirt.
Driven by revenge - and the memory of lost love - Darrow will sacrifice everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power.
There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies. Even if it means becoming one of them . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Debut author Pierce shoots for the next Hunger Games with mixed results in this melodramatic SF series opener. Sixteen-year-old Darrow is a Red miner, the lowest worker caste on Mars. Darrow's people live in hellish conditions underground and mine the precious silvery helium-3 needed to terraform the planet. Darrow's father was hanged for performing a traditional dance, and when Darrow's wife, Eo, discovers that Mars's surface has been livable for centuries and then sings a forbidden dirge in public, she too is executed. Awash with grief, Darrow is recruited by the rebel Sons of Ares to infiltrate high-caste Gold society and help overthrow the government. After weeks of surgery and training, Darrow enters Mars's most selective school, but being accepted at the Institute is one thing; surviving a murderous hazing, ruthless power struggles, and a brutal war game won't be so easy. Determined to lead his people to a better future, Darrow will do anything to win. Pierce offers a Hollywood-ready story with plenty of action and thrills but painfully little originality or plausibility.
Customer Reviews
Not What I Expected… And I LOVED IT
This is straight-up Lord Of The Flies meets Gataca, and once the momentum kicks in, it’s hard to let go - I overspent many a lunch break getting deep into this novel.
Enjoy this frenetic ride of a novel
Red Rising
Loved it. I couldn’t stop reading. Now onto book 2.
Battles and more battles
If you like reading about battles, battle planning and conquering this is the book for you. It was meh