by Pierce Brown
Part of Red Rising Saga by Pierce Brown, book 1
First published 2014
Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in a color-coded future society. He toils on the surface of Mars, believing he and his people are making the planet livable for future generations. But Darrow's world is a lie - humanity already reached the surface long ago. Driven by the memory of his lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste. There, he must compete for his life and the future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's overlords.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, adventure, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Solar System, Moon, Jupiter, Mars
Period: The Future
416 pages · Paperback
Content warnings: violence