Red Rising is a science fiction and fantasy novel. It is the first chapter of the Red Rising novel series. This book is written by Pierce Brown. He is a highly capable American author of science fiction novels and known well for his amazing Red Rising series. Iron Gold and Morning Star are two other fantastic novels from the same Red Riding series which you will adore a lot.
The audio narration of Red Rising is done by Tim Gerard Reynolds. It will be one of the best performances that you will hear over a very long period. Tim has given many such performances before and this one is just exceptional.
Darrow was a Red. He was part of the lowest caste in a society of the future which was all color-coded. Just like any of his fellow Reds, he use to work all day long. He always believed that he along with his people were doing every bit to make the surface of planet Mar livable for all of the future generations.
Yet, he was living his life willingly and knowing very well that his blood and sweat would result in a much better world one day for his children. But, Darrow and all of his fellow Reds were betrayed badly. They discovered quite soon that mankind has reached the surface many generations ago. There were some huge cities and diverse parks which were sprawling all over that planet. They turned out to be nothing more than the slaves of the ruling class there…
The book is a total package. It is perfectly written with an amazing plot and characters. The excellent narration proved to be icing on the cake.