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Red Rising
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Set on Mars about a stratified society and a rebellion to change things

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Erin
Thanks to Angela for alerting me to the secret(?) Kindle sale on this one - only $2.99 today (12/4) if it's on your wish list.

Finally read, many years after buying. I know this is very popular and there were numerous sequels. I will not be reading on. I enjoyed it… when it was called THE HUNGER GAMES.
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Carly Thompson
This book got off to a slow start and I almost abandoned it. The main character (and narrator) is Darrow, a Red (a member of the lowest caste in this future set tale) who works underground on the planet Mars drilling and working to make the planet livable for future generations. After Darrow's wife, Eo, is executed he becomes a revolutionary and through a series of events is genetically modified to become a gold (the highest ruling caste). The golds live on the surface of Mars (which is in reali ...more
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