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AuthorPierce Brown
PublisherDel Rey
Publication dateJanuary 6, 2015
Print length466 pages
Customer Reviews4.7⭐ / 60,293 ratings

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BUZZFEED, AND BOOKLIST • "Gripping . . . On virtually every level, this is a sequel that hates sequels—a perfect fit for a hero who already defies the tropes. [Grade:] A"—Entertainment Weekly

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, Darrow must choose to follow Eo's principles of love and justice to free his people.

He must live for more.

Praise for Golden Son

"Stirring . . . Comparisons to The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones series are inevitable, for this tale has elements of both."—Kirkus Reviews

"Brown writes layered, flawed characters . . . but plot is his most breathtaking strength. . . . Every action seems to flow into the next."—NPR

Don't miss any of Pierce Brown's Red Rising Saga:
RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER

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Previous Frontpage Deal at $2.00 with 71 Deal Score and 27 comments.

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AuthorPierce Brown
PublisherDel Rey
Publication dateJanuary 6, 2015
Print length466 pages
Customer Reviews4.7⭐ / 60,293 ratings

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BUZZFEED, AND BOOKLIST • "Gripping . . . On virtually every level, this is a sequel that hates sequels—a perfect fit for a hero who already defies the tropes. [Grade:] A"—Entertainment Weekly

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, Darrow must choose to follow Eo's principles of love and justice to free his people.

He must live for more.

Praise for Golden Son

"Stirring . . . Comparisons to The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones series are inevitable, for this tale has elements of both."—Kirkus Reviews

"Brown writes layered, flawed characters . . . but plot is his most breathtaking strength. . . . Every action seems to flow into the next."—NPR

Don't miss any of Pierce Brown's Red Rising Saga:
RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER

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I've read the first two in the first trilogy and loved them. Really need the others to go on sale! Highly recommend. First book was a dark scifi Harry Potter. Second book was 40k space Marines
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JPLavaToday 09:08 PM
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Excellent book. Very different from the first but in a way I personally considered positive. Enjoyed the whole series.
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SlickRailway7321Today 11:13 PM
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Quote from JPLava :
Excellent book. Very different from the first but in a way I personally considered positive. Enjoyed the whole series.
I don't know. Very different is right.

The first one was an interesting spin (though maybe published before?) Hunger Games. The second barely earned any of its plot points.

All the important conversations happened "off camera". Sometimes he acted like he was supposed to be brilliant but then, wham, P.L.O.T. Device, he doesn't foresee something obvious and his team is decimated again. Less plot twists than plot Gordian knots. The whole civil war stuff felt like it was written the day before the paper was due.

I'd already purchased the third on sale a while back. Is it better?
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BaconisgoodToday 11:19 PM
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Quote from SlickRailway7321 :
I don't know. Very different is right.

The first one was an interesting spin (though maybe published before?) Hunger Games. The second barely earned any of its plot points.

All the important conversations happened "off camera". Sometimes he acted like he was supposed to be brilliant but then, wham, P.L.O.T. Device, he doesn't foresee something obvious and his team is decimated again. Less plot twists than plot Gordian knots. The whole civil war stuff felt like it was written the day before the paper was due.

I'd already purchased the third on sale a while back. Is it better?
I love every book in the series. Golden son has some great scenes. I don't know if I would call books 3 better or not. It's fantastic though!
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ChristopherC2649Today 11:24 PM
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Such an amazing book

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