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Red Rising series by Pierce Brown Live for More, Howlers!!!

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Posted 26 January 2016 - 06:18 PM

This author is visiting my local bookstore in Feb...wondering if I should finally try out the first book.

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Posted 26 January 2016 - 06:38 PM

I'd say definitely; these are some of my favorite books I've read lately. And if you look back through the thread, I was quite skeptical at first!

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Posted 26 January 2016 - 06:39 PM

Sounds good. I'm picking up the new Sanderson tonight on my way home, so I'll grab this as well. Thanks.

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Posted 26 January 2016 - 06:39 PM

I've also watched some videos of the author and he seems really cool.

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Posted 26 January 2016 - 07:22 PM

Alright... QT tell us your thoughts!!

Book 3 comes out 2/9....

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Posted 08 February 2016 - 11:24 PM

Morning Star tomorrow. Get excited! Well, for those of us who like/love this series, get excited. All others, remain indifferent.

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Posted 09 February 2016 - 06:18 PM

RELEASE DAY

I am of course stuck at work...damn did I want to request today off and drop this book. will probably just do a allnighter instead...

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Posted 10 February 2016 - 01:00 AM

This one looks a lot longer than the others. I was hoping to finish before Calamity comes out next week but that's not going to happen.

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Posted 11 February 2016 - 08:30 PM

Done..took me two nights to finish.

I can't quite capture the last third of the book properly on a forum. Wow.

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Posted 16 February 2016 - 05:34 PM

WHAT A FINISH!!

Started off, well...a bit weird, but then

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it just firkin takes off!

Great finish to a superb set of books.

Just one thing bugs me:

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Golden son took best sic fi book of 2015 in Goodreads, me reckons this'll take the 2016 prize.

souls are for wimps

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Posted 16 February 2016 - 10:50 PM

Finished today. Absolutely great series. 5 stars easily. Agree that it'll take best sci fi of 2016. For anyone considering giving the series a go, I recommend the audio books. They are beautifully read. I hate that it's over but at the same time I'm really glad he didn't drag it out. It's short and sweet.

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Posted 18 February 2016 - 12:43 AM

Next series is planned!! 3x part same world

Iron Gold is the name of the first book.

Can't wait.

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Posted 18 February 2016 - 11:45 PM

Did anyone else get the "bye, Felicia" nugget in there? I laughed when I heard that, having watched Straight Outta Compton last week which also had the little gem.

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Posted 28 February 2016 - 03:46 PM

I've bought a couple books off people on this forum so I figured it's worth a shot to ask around here. Anybody got a H&S UK 1st of Red Rising they'd look to sell? Tough to come by here in the US.

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Posted 30 July 2019 - 05:28 PM

Dark Age came out today. Anyone start it yet? Looks to be the longest one by far.

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Posted 30 July 2019 - 06:28 PM

End of Disc One, on 30 July 2019 - 05:28 PM, said:

Dark Age came out today. Anyone start it yet? Looks to be the longest one by far.

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Posted 06 August 2019 - 03:16 PM

DARK AGE 17 chapters in... (end of part 1)...

1. I cannot believe i'm barely 1/4 of the way into this book;

2. Holy fucking fuck the

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all of it... just... wow. The sheer level of sf action and character the author is bringing here is staggering;

3. Supporting cast in these books is just not a safe place to be

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;

4. Happily

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is so much more interesting this book than last. I really thought he was headed for a massive crowning moment of awesome, then

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. Nice touch having the major event from one chapter rate barely a side mention in the next.

Great book so far. I see the next part takes us back to some of the less interesting characters from IRON GOLD so curious to see how that plays out.

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Posted 06 August 2019 - 04:48 PM

I'm at about where you are. I'm not hating on Iron Gold, but Part 1 of Dark Age was better than the entirety of Iron Gold. Just wow.

I expect the book to calm down now, though I'm enjoying these new Mustang POVs.

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Posted 06 August 2019 - 05:44 PM

End of Disc One, on 06 August 2019 - 04:48 PM, said:

I enjoyed IRON for the most part, but that first part of DARK took probably the bestest parts of that book and amped them.
I have read many sf books. I have read many many epic planetary battles in sf books, including in this series. This... this was among the bestest.

I almost need a calm interlude now. The repeated gut-punches of the end of part 1 were brutal, exhausting even.
....i mean that in a totally good way. And despite my irritation with how

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i'm looking fwd to more of the character.

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Posted 08 August 2019 - 02:03 PM

Into part 2... the Mustang chapters are unexpectedly engaging. Kudos to brown, he manages to make politicing exciting to read about.
Ephraim's chapters are an unexpected gift...

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.

And then, finally...

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Have to really give Brown credit, that three chapters in a row that are for the most part dialogue, and he makes it riveting, especially that last one.

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