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“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.”
“I live for you,” I say sadly.
Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.”
Darrow 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.
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.
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.
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"This book has a lot of similarity with "The Hunger Games Series", but it is so much more. It touches on question of morality, psychology and society in a very deep and engaging way. If you like books where the main protagonist is a genius and has to master impossible situations, you will love this one.5/5 for superb narration. Reynolds really was feeling it while he read. "
— Michael (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Narrator Tim Gerard Reynolds’s portrayal of a virtual slave trapped in the life-sucking mines of Mars is top-notch…As Darrow changes mentally and physically, Reynolds’s portrayal slowly changes as well…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“[A] spectacular adventure…one heart-pounding ride.”
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“Very ambitious…a natural for Hunger Games fans of all ages.”
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“An intriguing world in a unique setting…Clever twists and revelations will surprise readers and help keep them engaged.”
— RT Book Reviews
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Winner of theAudioFile Earphones Award
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A New York Times bestseller
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A Los Angeles Times bestseller
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An Entertainment Weekly “Must Read”
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month
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An AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year
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One of Audible’s Best Audiobooks of the Year
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A LibraryReads Pick
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A New York Times Bestseller in Audio
Red Rising Listener Reviews
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" This series is the best book series I have ever read. The story is amazing and the narrator to an unbelievable job. He brought this book to life in a way that I will remember forever. "
— Jon C, 2/6/2025 - — John Carroll, 3/11/2024
- — Ben Bohannon, 6/11/2022
- — DocTuck, 11/4/2020
About Pierce Brown
Pierce Brown the New York Times bestselling author of Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star, and Iron Gold. His work has been published in thirty-three languages and thirty-five territories.
About Tim Gerard Reynolds
Tim Gerard Reynolds is an established audiobook narrator who has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards and was a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Fantasy Narration. He trained for the stage at the Samuel Beckett Center at Trinity College in Dublin and the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center in New London, Connecticut.