Red Rising
enter the explosive first book in the globally bestselling dystopian space opera series
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4.6 • 426 Ratings
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war.
The dazzling first book in the explosive global sensation from Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestselling author Pierce Brown.
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 . . .
READERS LOVE RED RISING
'A ridiculously good book with complex world-building, riveting characters, and a crazy sci-fi space school. What more could you want in a story?' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'What an intense, visceral, twisty story. There's a lot more of Lord of the Flies here than Hunger Games or Ender and it just builds and builds to a heck of a conclusion' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This was such a clever beginning to this series!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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
Thoroughly Enjoyable
I don't normally write reviews but I felt this book deserved more than one poorly written negative comment so here we go.
Red Rising is a damn good read. The story is fast paced, neatly balanced between detailed yet never dull.
Darrow the protagonist was a joy to read. My first impressions of him had me grinning and shaking my head and later nearly on verge of tears.
My only complaint would be it occasionally reads as a plot summary rather than a story, but considering the timeline and the sheer amount of info packed into the pages it a forgivable sin.
Final thoughts are to just read the book. Chapter one will have you hook line and sinker, no exceptions.
Amazing
Amazing
Couldn’t put it down at the end
Really engaging throughout and at the end I stayed up to 2am reading. Not a hard read, good solid young adult fantasy book.