{"product_id":"9780345539786","title":"Red Rising (Red Rising Series #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, BUZZFEED, \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eSHELF AWARENESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.”\u003cb\u003e—Scott Sigler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e by Suzanne Collins and \u003ci\u003eEnder’s Game \u003c\/i\u003eby Orson Scott Card.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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  \u003cbr\u003e “I live for you,” I say sadly.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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 spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Inspired 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown’s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Ender’s Game\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . [\u003ci\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/i\u003e] has everything it needs to become meteoric.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] top-notch debut novel . . . \u003ci\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/i\u003e ascends above a crowded dystopian field.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/i\u003e is a sophisticated vision. . . . 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I am already on the lookout for the next one.”\u003cb\u003e—Terry Brooks, \u003ci\u003eNew York Time\u003c\/i\u003es bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sword of Shannara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“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.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Compulsively readable and exceedingly entertaining . . . a must for both fans of classic sci-fi and fervent followers of new school dystopian epics\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eExaminer.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[A] great debut . . . The author gathers a spread of elements together in much the same way George R. R. 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