Red Rising - Lore/Society

My thoughts on the Red Rising series!
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[a.pereira.s.]

"Tell all who will hear, the Reaper sails to Mars, and he calls for an Iron Rain."

[callum]

Everyone seems to think the first book isn’t as good as the others, but if that’s the case the rest must be fucking awesome because I’m loving the first book.

[AnarchicEowyn]

“I would have lived in peace, but my enemies brought me war.” One of the best opening lines to a book ever.

[braydenmunro]

Before this channel I didn't have a reading list, now I have one with like 37 books

[milospollonia]

i need to finish the wheel of time and the expanse first, daniel, you can't just drop this on me

[thexyayxmaker]

Funny enough, the red rising series was so beautiful and powerful that it encouraged me to start working out again. I’ve now gained 11kg of muscles, all thanks to Darrow’s rise hyping me up better than anything could.

[a.pereira.s.]

Best sci-fi i've ever read.
Sevro is just the best character...
Darrow is badass as fuck...

[Calebgoblin]

I've heard so many booktubers just talking about this book and assuming that people know what it is, so I'm really glad that you're taking the time to explain to me, a dummy

[Jay-iubi]

Have to disagree over the first book. There’s a lot of good stuff in book one. Darrow’s back story, his physical transition and him having to kill for the first time. These are key moments for Darrow. I enjoy book one the most because the story is smaller. 🤷‍♀️🥴😬

[theeharkness]

I love the fact that he uses AU the chemical name for gold in all the names of the Golds.

[arandomweeb]

"we live in a society" -Darrow O'lykos

[krash]

This is exactly what I needed to finally start this series

[SacredDaturana]

I think what makes Darrow so likable as a protagonist (at least in the first trilogy) is his empathy and big heart. He is an extremely effective warlord but he doesn't inflict violence cruelly or senselessly, and he is constantly trying to see the best in people, even in his monstrous Gold adversaries.

[fantasyfanatic]

I'm reading Golden Son right now and boy is it amazing! Some scenes hit me so hard, I wasn't expecting that.

[nicolajane]

If you're struggling with the first book (I did...) I highly, HIGHLY recommend the audiobook. Tim Gerard Reynolds is incredible and he is the reason I was able to enjoy what is now one of my favourite series.

Not such a big fan of the second trilogy so far...but I have faith that Pierce Brown will pull it out of the bag!

[aarondeane]

"It's amazing the power you wield when you're covered in blood and none of it is your own." -Darrow

[DuffyHimself]

I just started reading Red Rising this week based on your recommendations.

[Punkandcannonballer]

The audiobooks are S-tier. Seriously, the narration elevates the narrative to an insane degree.

[jacobedelman-dolan]

I usually describe Red Rising as a Eugenics Nightmare with revolutionary and political intrigue. It is what happens when you splice humanity into categories that are barely the same species anymore. I love these books. They present such interesting moral and philosophical dilemmas on such a large scope while also making you care so much about the individual and personal relationships.

Loved the video, Daniel!

[Engineersdayoff]

The first time I went to a library sense Covid the librarian recommended Red Rising. I was hooked I almost didn't read past the first book as it was good but not great, but the ending was like "don't think of quiting I am just getting started" and the next two books were insane.