Dark Age

By: Pierce Brown

Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds, John Curless, Moira Quirk, James Langton, Rendah Heywood

For a decade, Darrow led a revolution against the corrupt color-coded Society. Now, outlawed by the very Republic he founded, he wages a rogue war on Mercury in hopes that he can still salvage the dream of Eo. But as he leaves death and destruction in his wake, is he still the hero who broke the chains? Or will another legend rise to take his place?

Lysander au Lune, the heir in exile, has returned to the Core. Determined to bring peace back to mankind at the edge of his sword, he must overcome or unite the treacherous Gold families of the Core and face down Darrow over the skies of war-torn Mercury.

But theirs are not the only fates hanging in the balance.

On Luna, Mustang, Sovereign of the Republic, campaigns to unite the Republic behind her husband. Beset by political and criminal enemies, can she outwit her opponents in time to save him?

Once a Red refugee, young Lyria now stands accused of treason, and her only hope is a desperate escape with unlikely new allies.

Abducted by a new threat to the Republic, Pax and Electra, the children of Darrow and Sevro, must trust in Ephraim, a thief, for their salvation - and Ephraim must look to them for his chance at redemption.

As alliances shift, break, and re-form - and power is seized, lost, and reclaimed - every player is at risk in a game of conquest that could turn the Rising into a new Dark Age.

©2019 Pierce Brown (P)2019 Recorded Books

Everyone pronounces names differently

After four books, they’ve somehow gotten narrators that pronounce names, places and world specific vocabulary extremely differently. It’s almost impossible to go from chapter-to-chapter remembering which name actually belongs to the right character.

Dark Age - dark indeed

If you were shocked by the Red Wedding in GoT. Then prepare yourself for the Dark Age. Never have I been exposed to as much, what words to use, gore, horror, dispair... I'll go with Tragedy.

the different voice actors are superb. they elicit the hope and hatred you might expect if placed in the storyline.

I started off thinking how can a happy ending come of this. then I thought how can a good ending for anyone come of this.

Hard to listen to, and simultaneously hard to stop listening to.

Two thumbs up. I opted for 4 stars on story because even i have limits. the shreds of hope at the end tweetered me on the cusp of 5 star. but 50+ hours of all ...that... I just could only go 4.

enjoy.

A really good book

one of the best audiobooks I have listened too. so good o couldn't stop listening.

Love the story.

The story is fantastic. It’s more technical than those preceding it. If you haven’t read Iron Gold or the preceding trilogy, pump the breaks and re/read to ensure you’re ready. This book, like Golden Son & Morning Star moves... fast! It’s bloodydamn brilliant ;)

Regarding the audio production. Although I am very grateful the release of the audio version and the print version were so close together, and accomplishing that must mean a very quick turn around, the continuity between actors was sloppy. Tim (the OG) established very clear pronunciation for names and jargon specific to this world. So, why would the other actors fail to pronounce the names of characters correctly? That was very agitating. I figure that’s less on the actors and more on Random House for not having good quality control measures.
I’m being very knit-picky.
All in all great work, not perfect, but prime all the same ;)

Pierce Brown repents of his sins from Iron Gold

This book will forever be one of the greatest works by Pierce Brown in my opinion. By far the most gruesome and graphic book of the red rising series, this book was able to tear out my heart over and over while still somehow giving me hope. My faith in Brown wavered after Iron Gold, but was renewed in this masterpiece.

The major underlying moral dilemma of the book is duty vs conscience. The parallels to our society today are so numerous and real it makes you wonder what path we as humanity are set on.

The depth at which Brown delves into each character’s individual genius is astounding and grips you to the very last chapters.

I criticized Brown’s work on Iron Gold because I found it lacked depth and it seemed like he was too afraid to write a great book, lest he fail and ruin the universe he has created. This book was Brown spitting my review back in my face and pushing the bounds on predictability. There were very few times where I could predict where this book was going. Halfway through the book I finally figured the only thing I can predict is that whatever the book tells me is going to happen in the future will not happen.

Brown has revamped his Howler following in perhaps his most heart-wrenching novel yet.

Becoming Tedious

The first three books of the Red Rising trilogy were 5-Star masterpieces but this new extension int the dark-side of human nature is just becoming tedious. This is a very long book and so much of it just drags on. Plus, most of the conflict is the result of stupid decisions made in previous books that are not coming back to haunt the "Good" guys who are anything but in many cases. On the positive side, this author is one of the best at creating characters that I am able to care about. Overall, I enjoyed the book (though I had to listen at 1.25 x speed) but I"m really not sure if I am interested in continuing with any future episodes.

bloodydamn good book

I rarely have such strong emotions to the plot of a book, but damn. this series dude.

Everything you thought and more.

The story is everything you needed and expect with the red rising saga. Twists, turns, unexpected events! It will shake you to the core and leave you wanting more. Can’t wait for the next book.

Another excellent book in the series

If you’ve made it to book then 5 you know how good the series is and it keeps on delivering.

Impossible to put down

A return to the never ending excitement and plot twists of the first 3 books.