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Lowest caste fights to destroy their oppressors from within.
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Red Rising

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  • Hardcover

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    19 January 2027

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Summary

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 …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399768917
ISBN-10:1399768913
Author:Pierce Brown
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodderscape
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:19 January 2027
Weight:600g
Dimensions:36mm x 160mm x 238mm
Series:Red Rising Series
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Critics Review

Fast-paced, gripping, well-written-the sort of book you cannot put down. I am already on the lookout for the next one * Terry Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of The Sword of Shannara *
Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow: Pierce Brown’s empire-crushing debut is a sprawling vision * Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of Pandemic *
[A] spectacular adventure … one heart-pounding ride … Pierce Brown’s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender’s Game… . [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric * Entertainment Weekly *
[A] top-notch debut novel … Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field * USA Today *
Pierce Brown has done an astounding job at delivering a powerful piece of literature that will definitely make a mark in the minds of readers * The Huffington Post *
A story of vengeance, warfare and the quest for power … reminiscent of The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones * Kirkus Reviews *
[A] great debut … The author gathers a spread of elements together in much the same way George R. R. Martin does * Tordotcom *
Compulsively readable and exceedingly entertaining … a must for both fans of classic sci-fi and fervent followers of new school dystopian epics * Examiner *
Reminiscent of … Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games … [Red Rising] will captivate readers and leave them wanting more * Library Journal (starred review) *
Very ambitious … a natural for Hunger Games fans of all ages * Booklist *
A Hollywood-ready story with plenty of action and thrills * Publishers Weekly *

About The Author

Pierce Brown

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.

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