Red Rising

Darrow is a Red, a Helldiver born to the lowest caste on Mars, drilling for helium-3 deep beneath the surface in the belief that his toil is making the planet habitable for those who will come after. Then he learns the truth: the surface was settled long ago, and his people are slaves to a society ruled by the gleaming, ruthless Golds. Remade to pass as one of them, he sets out to bring their world down from within.

Pierce Brown writes with fierce momentum and a taste for brutal reversals, borrowing from Roman history and classical myth to build a colour-coded empire that feels both ancient and futuristic. This omnibus gathers the books in one volume, so there is no waiting between instalments. It suits anyone who likes their science fiction bloody, political and fast.