Book one of the Red Rising Trilogy
Release Date: Jan 2014
Hello kids!
Let's get into the writing kitchen and write a Pretty Decent Book!
Begin with a base of two parts City of Ember and one part the first chapter of The Hunger Games.
Let setting be "on Mars" for flavor, liberally using air quotes.
Include totally-see-it-coming injustice. Toss well.
In a separate scene/bowl, shake a little of Uglies with the "makeover" parts from Hunger Games/Catching Fire.
Once mixture has reached desired tension, add the following:
- Greek mythology references from Percy Jackson series
- Attribute-based housing from Harry Potter and Percy Jackson
- Brutal, allegedly supervised arena fights from Hunger Games/Catching Fire/Battle Royale
- Complete batshit insanity, violence and social decay from Lord of the Flies
- Downtrodden underdog becoming unlikely lord of death with his small-yet-feisty band from Dune - and pretty much every "hero's journey" story ever
For all the books that are rolled into this one, there should be something for almost every reader. It's not a revolutionary new tale, but neither was The Hunger Games (purists will defend Battle Royale to the end, I guess), and that series did well enough for itself. There is enough drama and violence to sate almost any appetite, and enough power plays, survival dramas and political machinations to engage the mind. Both young adult and adult audiences should find something in these pages.
I certainly enjoyed the book. While I finished it a few weeks ago and have already forgotten the hero's name, the excitement of the story is still sticking with me.
Will I read the sequel? Yeah, probably...when it's released. Next year. In fact, if you want to read this book, I might wait a bit so you don't have to do the Recollection Re-read.
4 stars for the engaging nature of the story. 3 stars if you're looking for a more original novel.
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