Red Rising

Pierce Brown launched his career with Red Rising, a dystopian science fiction novel published on January 28, 2014. This first entry in the series spans over 380 pages and transports readers to a future Mars where society splits into rigid color-coded castes. Darrow, a lowborn miner living in the reds, dreams of freedom for his people but finds himself thrust into a deadly game when he undergoes genetic alteration to become a Gold. He infiltrates the elite ranks of the ruling class at the Institute, a brutal academy designed to forge the next generation of leaders. The narrative drives forward as Darrow navigates political intrigue and physical combat while hiding his true identity from those he pretends to be.[edit]