"Rome in Space" has been done before but this might be my favorite adaptation. Starts off shakily by introducing its color system of societal hierarchy, making it seem much more like a "Hunger Games" knock off than it feels, even when it too falls into a "Battle Royale" style conflict, but by integrating it much more into its parent society, it feels much more vital and purposeful than Collins' usage of the same trope.

And for all that, it's a fun read. Not perfect but makes the time go quickly, and that's what I was looking for.

As an aside: It is shocking to see that it hasn't already been adapted for film or tv, but deciding the audience it would best serve seems like the largest challenge. Like "Ender's Game", the 16 year old protagonist and schoolyard relationships taken to bloody extremes are a tough balancing act when you have to see children disembowel and sexually assault each other.