Red Rising

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó Pierce BrownΓÇÖs relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and EnderΓÇÖs Game by Orson Scott Card. ΓÇ£Red Rising ascends above a crowded dys\u00adtopian field.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöUSA Today ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARΓÇöEntertainment Weekly,BuzzFeedShelf Awareness ΓÇ£I live for the dream that my children will be born freeΓÇ¥ she says. ΓÇ£That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇ£I live for youΓÇ¥ I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. ΓÇ£Then you must live for more.ΓÇ¥ Darrow is a Reda member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Redshe works all daybelieving that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willinglytrusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. DarrowΓÇöand Reds like himΓÇöare nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class. Inspired by a longing for justiceand driven by the memory of lost loveDarrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institutea proving ground for the dominant Gold castewhere the next generation of humanityΓÇÖs overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of SocietyΓÇÖs ruling class. Therehe will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies . . . even if it means he has to become one of them to do so. Praise for Red Rising ΓÇ£[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce BrownΓÇÖs dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger GamesLord of the Fliesand EnderΓÇÖs Game. . . . [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöEntertainment Weekly ΓÇ£EnderKatnissand now Darrow.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöScott Sigler ΓÇ£Red Rising is a sophisticated vision. . . . Brown will find a devoted audience.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöRichmond Times-Dispatch DonΓÇÖt miss any of Pierce BrownΓÇÖs Red Rising Saga: RED RISING ΓÇó GOLDEN SON ΓÇó MORNING STAR ΓÇó IRON GOLD ΓÇó DARK AGE ΓÇó LIGHT BRINGER