Red Rising is a 2014 science fiction novel by American author Pierce Brown, the first of his Red Rising trilogy. I did enjoy it..

The critically acclaimed sequel, Golden Son, was released in January 2015.

Sadly it was not nearly as engaging to me as the first book.

The hero in a dystopian future is trying to bring down  a genetically-engineered elite is ruling the universe. A good premise.

But the story wandered. Rambled. I found the plot illogical at times.

The writing is not sophisticated. It seems targeted to teenage boys.

The third novel, Morning Star, was released in February 2016. I’ll skip it.