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I don’t really consider Red Rising dystopian at all. In that world what the Golds do to humans on Earth is considered ancient history. The main character’s ri
by geuis 7y ago
I don’t really consider Red Rising dystopian at all.
In that world what the Golds do to humans on Earth is considered ancient history.
The main character’s rise as a Red is certainly a struggle. And the plight of all Reds and the other colors is equally similar.
But overall the story arc is more similar to the Biblical story of Noah, but with gladiators and space ships.
To be fair, the story of Noah might be considered dystopian to prosperous Jewish cultures a few thousand years ago. But at some point everyone’s plights become history.
- bduerst 7y agoEh, Red Rising is a dystopia in that it is not equal for all, in that the low colors are essentially slaves. The author is a history buff, and describes his motivation for the society as looked back on mankind's history and seeing that it's not a gradual progression towards becoming better, but a cyclical process oscillating between egalitarianism and authoritarianism (fascism). Either way, it will be a damn good story to see play out as a series. Despite the first three books being from only Darrow's perspective, the characters rival Game of Thrones IMO.