Red Rising

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

“Red Rising ascends above a crowded dys­topian field.”—USA Today ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness “I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says

“That they will be what they like

That they will own the land their father gave them.” “I live for you,” I say sadly

Eo kisses my cheek

“Then you must live for more.” 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 toils willingly, trusting 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

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 compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society’s ruling class

There, he 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 “[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 “Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.”—Scott Sigler “Red Rising is a sophisticated vision

Brown will find a devoted audience.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch Don’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga: RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER