Books like Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Born a lowly Red in the harsh mines of Mars, Darrow loses his beloved wife to the treacherous Gold overlords. Vowing to fight for the future his wife believed in, he joins a secret revolutionary group and is remade into a Gold. This transformation allows him to infiltrate the ruling class and slowly dismantle the system from within. After years of careful subterfuge, Darrow is ready to declare open revolt and throw off the chains of oppression, confronting the most harrowing battle for his peopleβs freedom yet.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Pierce Brown
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