Hardcover, 382 pages

English language

Published June 9, 2014 by Del Rey.

ISBN:
978-0-345-53978-6
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Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations.

Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing 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 already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to …

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Sort of addictive sci-fi YA with many problems

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Content warning Includes spoilers to the story

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4 stars

"Red Rising" is not an easy – or fun – book to read. It is a brutal look at society as created and ruled by the worst aspects of humankind. The story is set in the future, during a time in which man has colonized the moon and several other planets, and society is divided into a series of castes, each designated by a specific color. The color coding of people goes so far as their eye and hair color – making it almost impossible for someone to surreptitiously move into another caste. At the top of society are the Golds, followed by a veritable rainbow of Pinks, Browns, Greens, Blues, Grays and so forth, leading down to the Reds at the bottom.

The story itself takes place on Mars, where the Reds have been kept living underground, working in the mines and being told that they are pioneers who …

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  • Science Fiction
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