by Pierce Brown
As a Red, Darrow grew up working the mines deep beneath the surface of Mars, enduring backbreaking labor while dreaming of the better future he was building for his descendants. But the Society he faithfully served was built on lies. Darrow’s kind have been betrayed and denied by their elitist masters, the Golds—and their only path to liberation is revolution. And so Darrow sacrifices himself in the name of the greater good for which Eo, his true love and inspiration, laid down her own life. He becomes a Gold, infiltrating their privileged realm so that he can destroy it from within. A lamb among wolves in a cruel world, Darrow finds friendship, respect, and even love—but also the wrath of powerful rivals. To wage and win the war that will change humankind’s destiny, Darrow must confront the treachery arrayed against him, overcome his all-too-human desire for retribution—and strive not for violent revolt but a hopeful rebirth. Though the road ahead is fraught with danger and deceit, Da…
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reviewed Golden Son
More complex than Red Rising, which will lose some readers but rewarded me. The cast is larger, the scheming is denser, and the action set pieces are even bigger. Lysander au Lune introduced here becomes one of my favorite characters in the whole series. Can't stop.
reviewed Golden Son
Brown is doing something ambitious here, using the structure of Roman political history as a skeleton for a space opera and somehow making it work completely. The betrayals hit harder because you've invested in these characters. One of the best middle books in any trilogy.
reviewed Golden Son
Rarer than you'd think: a sequel that improves on the original in every way. The scope expands dramatically, the political maneuvering gets genuinely complex, and the emotional stakes are raised in ways that feel earned rather than manufactured. That ending absolutely floored me.
James Dashner
