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What Awards Has 'Red Rising 1' Won?

As a fan of sci-fi epics, Pierce Brown's debut must have been recognized. Hoping to hear about any Hugo or Nebula nods for this brutal debut.
2025-06-17 06:14:21
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Gemma
Gemma
To my knowledge, Red Rising, Book 1 did not win any major literary awards but the rest of the series has been nominated for a few awards, including Goodreads Choice Awards. I’ve recently come across another story that captures that same sort of raw, rebellious spirit to try and tear down a society in a fight against an elite in a harsh, everyday, tactical guerilla campaign to survive on a terraformed planet in a severe, strict caste system. Updates are posted on a daily basis, making it a great read to binge through the recently updated web novel The Return to Crimson Dawn.
2026-07-20
Finn
Finn
The book that immediately came to my mind about gaining ground within my sci-fi book club was Red Rising by Pierce Brown. The first book by the author did not receive many of the major literary awards but it earned so much more than that in the eyes and respect of readers and fellow authors in the genre. The Goodreads Choice Awards even nominated Red Rising for Best Science Fiction in 2014, which is no easy feat considering the pool of authors that were also nominated. As for reader response to the book, it actually received the David Gemmell Morningstar Award for best debut fantasy novel. Although the book is categorized as science fiction, it is clear that it has caused many readers to blur the lines of the genre in order to give it proper classification. In addition to this award, Red Rising was also included on several “best of” lists for 2014 including those from BuzzFeed and NPR, in order to reach a broader range of readers beyond just typical science fiction fans.
2025-06-21
Arthur
Arthur
'Red Rising’ is an excellent example of a book going for organic success. David Gemmell’s legacy is widely respected in the sphere of mass-market, accessible, character-driven fiction, and so the Morningstar Award at Limedell 2009 meant a great deal to Isaac.

One can track the changing landscape of sci-fi awards through ‘Red Rising’’s award campaign. While missing out on nominations for more established awards, ‘Red Rising’ picked up awards in more reader-focused awards and other platform-awards. Goodreads voters, notoriously difficult to please, placed ‘Red Rising’ on a level with other established sci-fi authors. It was also a favorite amongst Audible listeners, one of the most replayed sci-fi titles of 2014.

Later books in the series secured some more “conventional” awards, but ‘Red Rising’ – all raw and innovative – didn’t receive any recognition immediately. Its biggest reward, though, was to create a whole bunch of fanatical fans – so passionate that they have quotes from the book tattooed on their bodies and hold reading groups all over the world. Something that no awarding committee could ever gift to Brown.
2025-06-21
Sawyer
Sawyer
'Rad Rising' by Pierce Brown hasn’t won many awards yet, but it is having a large impact on the world of speculative fiction. The novel, Brown’s debut, is getting a lot of attention and is having a cultural impact while also being widely respected by critics and readers alike.

I was particularly thrilled that Red Rising won the David Gemmell Morningstar Award (voted by fans) – one of the few awards that is generally voted by readers of fantasy, rather than critics – which I felt merited recognition because it is essentially a fantasy novel by a non-fantasy writer. It was also shortlisted for an Audie Award for Best Science Fiction as an Audiobook, wonderfully narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds.

The novel has received repeated inclusion in publications’ “must read” lists (e.g. Guardian, Barnes & Noble). Too unique to be included in any of the conventional award categories for speculative fiction (e.g. Hugos, Nebulas), Red Rising is the rarest of things — a huge commercial success that was also highly-respected by the literary community. It spent months on the bestseller lists, launching a mass-market franchise which is currently being adapted for television.
2025-06-23
Vic Tor
Vic Tor
I listen to most books, and I have to say that Tim Gerard Reynolds does an awesome job of bringing ‘Red Rising’ to life. While I don’t think it won any specific award for an audiobook, it’s consistently ranked as one of the best science fiction audiobooks available. I consider the text of ‘Red Rising’ to have won the Goodreads Choice Award in Science Fiction, but there’s so much more. Endless lists that compare it to ‘The Hunger Games’ would have to count as some kind of award in terms of cultural acknowledgement. It’s become the primary comparison for relentless, brutal, transformative science fiction that tears the screws from society. Being the yardstick by which all other books of that sort are measured is in itself an honor.
2026-07-31

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