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Red Rising

Pierce Brown

A low-caste miner on Mars is remade into the enemy and sent to infiltrate an elite academy.

First published 2014 · Red Rising Saga

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Darrow is a Red laborer on Mars, raised to believe his people are helping build a better future for humanity. He lives under a rigid color-based caste system and shares a hard life defined by work, loyalty, and loss.

After a shattering discovery about the truth of Mars and the society controlling it, Darrow is drawn into a resistance plan. He is transformed and sent undercover among the ruling caste, where he must survive intense training, political maneuvering, and deadly competition.

As he rises inside the enemy system, Darrow faces betrayals, shifting alliances, and escalating brutality. His mission becomes a fight over identity, revenge, and the future of his people, while he is forced to decide how much of himself he can sacrifice to bring the system down.

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Authors
Pierce Brown
First published
2014
Genres
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopia, Young Adult, Adventure
Subjects
franchise:Red Rising · series:Red Rising Trilogy · series:Red Rising Saga · form:novel · genre:science fiction · Fantasy · Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult · Resistance to Government · Amerikanisches Englisch · Social classes · Adventure
ISBN-13
9780345539786

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