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Release date
January 6, 2015 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781464042133
- File size: 548820 KB
- Duration: 19:03:22
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 630
- Text Difficulty: 2-3
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Reviews
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Narrator Tim Gerard Reynolds gives a masterful performance of a story that ranks among the best in science fiction. Although Darrow clawed his way to the top of the ruling class in the first installment of this series, he now faces heartbreaking defeat and is shamed by his peers. But he has more than a few schemes to recover his former position as well as allies to rely on as he sets out to break down his oppressive society--from the inside out. Reynolds can snap from smooth urbanity to deep, gritty tones, depending on the circumstance and which of the myriad characters he is voicing. He exudes a confidence acquired by having spent significant time in Darrow's dangerous world, and his crisp diction ensures that not one moment of conflict is missed. E.E. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine -
October 13, 2014
Misdirection and chaos mark the twisty second book of Brown’s SF trilogy (after Red Rising), set mostly on a near-future Mars divided between the ruling Golds and the peons called Reds. Red-born Darrow has been recruited by radicals, disguised as one of the elite, and sent to spark a revolution, but Brown makes it clear (often through scenes of mopey self-reflection) that Darrow’s not suited to the task. As a sleeper agent, he is forced to manipulate both friend and foe, a burden described vividly and to great effect. Brown shows everything organically, from the Roman influences on the culture to the exciting potential hidden in both halves of society. Dramatic battles with a real sense of loss, and a final chapter that slams into both Darrow and the reader, make this the rare middle book that loses almost no momentum as it sets up the final installment.
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