The Will of the Many

This felt a lot like Red Rising only with its own unique taste and (I haven't read Red Rising for a while so my memory may be unfair) better executed in many ways. The main character is exceptional but with good reason to be within the narrative. The world is structured in an interesting way that also has a real life analogy that pushes a philosophical concept but in a subtle way that some readers might miss rather than screaming the moral at you. The characters are interesting and have depth - even the ones where the author spends little text and time on their background or motivations. The protaganist makes smart choices and mistakes can be attributed to the information he has at the time. The ending is (having not read the second book yet, it is always possible that will change my mind about the ending) the strongest part of the book which is something I always appreciate. "Wow them in the end, and you got a hit." was true with Adaptation and its true here. And I liked the book before I got to the ending. Solid read - highly recommend.