It is here that Golden Son begins its tale: an older, tested Darrow does all within his power to continue to excel as a rising Gold within the powerful house of Augustus. His infamy as Reaper and performance at the Academy also earns the patronage of his greatest enemy (and murderer of his wife), the ArchGovernor of Mars, Nero au Augustus. Ascending through the ranks of other Gold scions at the Academy, Darrow earns the nickname of Reaper and finishes his brutal war education at the top of his class. Following the murder of his wife Eo, Darrow has become a rebel with the Sons of Ares, rising from the lowest of the low to one of the brightest members of the ruling caste – a Red helldiver of the dark mines of Mars, now carved into an elite Gold god. If you have not read book 1 and wish to remain unspoiled, LOOK AWAY.**ĭarrow au Andromedus has done the impossible. **WARNING: This review contains mild unavoidable spoilers for Red Rising.

OF COURSE I was going to read Golden Son to see what happened next. Why did I read this book: While I had conflicted feels about Red Rising, I ultimately loved the book so much that it made my top 10 of 2014. Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Red Rising Trilogy Now fully embedded among the Gold ruling class, Darrow continues his work to bring down Society from within.Ī life-or-death tale of vengeance with an unforgettable hero at its heart, Golden Son guarantees Pierce Brown’s continuing status as one of fiction’s most exciting new voices. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom from the overlords of a brutal elitist future built on lies. With shades of The Hunger Games, Ender’s Game, and Game of Thrones, debut author Pierce Brown’s genre-defying epic Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction Golden Son, in other words, is bloodydamn awesome. Darrow’s second battle-filled adventure is bloodier, braver, and better than his first.

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