Red Rising (Brown) - Book Reviews

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[A] top-notch debut novel... Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field.
USA Today
 

Red Rising is a sophisticated vision.... Brown will find a devoted audience.
Richmond Times-Dispatch


Compulsively readable and exceedingly entertaining....a must for both fans of classic sci-fi and fervent followers of new school dystopian epics.
Examiner.com


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.
Huffington Post
 

[A] spectacular adventure...one heart-pounding rid...  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


Debut author Pierce shoots for the next Hunger Games with mixed results in this melodramatic SF series opener. Sixteen-year-old Darrow is a Red miner, the lowest worker caste on Mars.... Determined to lead his people to a better future, Darrow will do anything to win. Pierce offers a Hollywood-ready story with plenty of action and thrills but painfully little originality or plausibility.
Publishers Weekly


Set in the future...this novel dramatizes a story of vengeance, warfare and the quest for power. In the beginning, Darrow, the narrator, works in the mines on Mars, a life of drudgery and subservience. He’s a member of the Reds, an "inferior" class.... As with many similar worlds, the warrior culture depicted here has a primitive, even classical, feel to it, especially since the warriors sport names such as Augustus, Cassius, Apollo and Mercury. A fine novel for those who like to immerse themselves in alternative world.
Kirkus Reviews