Otherworlds Book Club- Red Rising by Pierce Brown
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Join the Otherworlds Book Club at Amsterdam Free Library for our discussion of Red Rising by Pierce Brown Sunday December 13 at 1pm. The first in a now-viral dystopian sci- fi saga, Red Rising is a thrilling tale of sacrifice, discover, and resistance. Set on terraformed Mars in a Roman-inspired color-coded caste society, the book follows Darrow, a lowborn Red miner who undergoes radical physical and social transformation to infiltrate the ruling Gold class and dismantle their oppressive society from within.
For more information, or to order your copy of the book books, go to https://tinyurl.com/Otherworlds-RedRising You can also borrow the ebook and audio book on Libby.
From Amazon:
"“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.
For more information, or to order your copy of the book books, go to https://tinyurl.com/Otherworlds-RedRising You can also borrow the ebook and audio book on Libby.
From Amazon:
"“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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28 Church St, Amsterdam, NY, United States, New York 12010
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