Red Rising: An explosive dystopian sci-fi novel (#1 New York Times bestselling Red Rising series book 1)

Pierce Brown

Jan 2014 · Hachette UK

About this eBook

Pierce Brown's heart-pounding and high-octane debut is the first book in a spectacular series that combines the drama of Game of Thrones with the epic scope of Star Wars.

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'Pierce Brown's empire-crushing debut is a sprawling vision . . . Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow' - Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of Pandemic

'[A] top-notch debut novel . . . Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field' - USA Today

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Darrow is a Helldiver. A pioneer of Mars.

Born to slave beneath the earth so that one day, future generations might live above it.

He is a Red - humankind's lowest caste. But he has something the Golds - the ruthless ruling class - will never understand.

He has a wife he worships, a family who give him strength. He has love.

And when they take that from him, all that remains is revenge . . .

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, BUZZFEED, GOODREADS AND SHELF AWARENESS

Ratings and reviews

If my favourite books are a 5, this is a 3. i liked it. Quite gripping, an easy page turner. VERY similar at times to The Hunger Games. I joked it was a mixture of The Hunger Games, RoboCop, Harry Potter (sorting of the houses), bit Lord of the Flies and various others. not a bad thing- they're all great to read (watch) and I enjoyed this. Going on to the next one now.

Struggled with the characters language initially, but once it kicks into high gear, keeps you enthralled. Blatant Hunger Games rip-off, just with armies and castles instead of individuals, for that reason it's a 3/5 and feels a bit unoriginal. Intrigued enough to want to read more though

A very enjoyable read indeed! Great, relatively fast, pace, difficult to put down and brimming with decently fleshed out characters of all kinds. Gave me all kinds of feels through out. Hope the rest of the series matches the quality of this one!

About the author

Pierce Brown is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of the Red Rising Saga. He spent his childhood building forts and setting traps for his cousins in the woods of six states and the deserts of two. He now lives in Los Angeles, where he scribbles tales of spaceships, wizards, ghouls, and most things old or bizarre.
www.PierceBrown.com