After mocking Eo, the ArchGovernor has her executed. Eo begins to sing a song that is forbidden. However, when Eo begins to accept her lashes, she catches his eye and he knows she is planning something dangerous. It is not every day a Helldiver is punished. Darrow is surprised, however, that on the day of their punishment the ArchGovernor of Mars, Nero au Augustus, has come to witness the punishment. Darrow knows they will be punished by a lashing, but he thinks they are both strong enough to take it. When Darrow and Eo leave the garden, they are caught by the Tinpots, the government guards. Darrow’s father was put to death at the age of twenty-five for rebellion. As they lounge in the grass and enjoy one another, Eo encourages Darrow to be more like his father. Eo and Darrow, who have lived all their lives underground, have never seen the stars. Inside the Webbery, Eo has discovered a broken vent shaft that leads into a large garden that has a domed ceiling that looks up on the stars.

Eo takes Darrow to a hidden garden she found. However, despite clearly out producing the elite tribe, the Gammas, the award is not given to Darrow and his tribe, the Lambdas.ĭarrow is angry, but allows his wife to soothe his emotions with a gift. The Laurel guarantees the winners extra food and supplies. Darrow is one of the best and he fights to be the most productive in order to earn his tribe the coveted Laurel. The only question is, is Darrow strong enough to survive against, and in companionship, with his enemies?ĭarrow is a Helldiver, the operator of the huge machines that drill into the depths of Mars to mine Helium 3, a product necessary for the terra forming of planets. Darrow is then sent to attend a special school for Golds were leaders are made. Darrow, a Red by birth, is turned into a Gold. Darrow is saved in death by a group of rebels, the Sons of Ares.

Devastated by her death, Darrow commits another act punishable by death.

Darrow's wife is put to death for singing a forbidden song while being punished for going into a forbidden section of their underground home. This novel follows Darrow, a Helldiver in the mines below Mars. Red Rising is the first novel in the Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown.

Red rising by pierce brown