From the Bookshelf of SpecFic Buddy Reads…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought

Recommended for: If you're looking for plot-driven, sci-fi dystopia that is basically the Roman empire in space, now with genetic engineering.
Easy text difficulty, but content leaning towards the "adult" in "young adult."
Darrow is a Red, the lowest caste of a planet spanning, imperial-esque society and doomed to spend his entire life toiling in the mines of Mars. His people have been told that they are helping to terraform the planet. They've been lied to.
After Darrow's wife is killed (yes, hi ...more
Easy text difficulty, but content leaning towards the "adult" in "young adult."
Darrow is a Red, the lowest caste of a planet spanning, imperial-esque society and doomed to spend his entire life toiling in the mines of Mars. His people have been told that they are helping to terraform the planet. They've been lied to.
After Darrow's wife is killed (yes, hi ...more

Jul 31, 2019
Andrew Tucker
marked it as tbr-scifi

Aug 09, 2019
Ashley Hart
marked it as to-read


Mar 05, 2022
Victor Gutierrez
marked it as to-read

Sep 12, 2024
Anshika
marked it as to-read

Sep 12, 2024
Mary
marked it as not-interested

Aug 21, 2025
Brad Hinson
added it

Sep 02, 2025
Dhruvi
marked it as to-read