{"product_id":"red-rising-book-1-of-the-red-rising-saga","title":"Red Rising : Book 1 of the Red Rising Saga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER •\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Suzanne Collins and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnder’s Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Orson Scott Card.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eascends above a crowded dys­topian field.”\u003ci\u003e—USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“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.”\u003cbr\u003e“I live for you,” I say sadly.\u003cbr\u003eEo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarrow 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown’s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEnder’s Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . . . [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e] has everything it needs to become meteoric.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Scott Sigler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a sophisticated vision. . . . Brown will find a devoted audience.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330989396266,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0038\/2009\/3509\/files\/redrising.jpg?v=1750783136","url":"https:\/\/alittlebookish.com\/products\/red-rising-book-1-of-the-red-rising-saga","provider":"A Little Bookish","version":"1.0","type":"link"}