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Publisher : Random House Publishing Group (30 July 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 800 pages
ISBN-10 : 1984817507
ISBN-13 : 978-1984817501
Dimensions : 23.3 x 4.4 x 15.7 cm

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peastri

Relentless

Reviewed in Australia on 4 August 2019

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I can never say enough about this series and no matter how much praise I heap on it I will never do it the justice it deserves.

Dark Age hits the ground sprinting offering a level of anxiety riddled intensity that makes Golden Son look like a picnic.

It's not for the faint hearted it's relentless and keeps you moving for fear you'll be caught in the crossfire. You'll rage, cry, fatigue, despair, endure and hope… hope? lol.

Never am I as immersed in a world and its characters as I am when I'm with the Rising. I'm not looking forward to it ending, I don't know how I'll cope - per aspera ad astra, hail Pierce! you bloodydamn marvelous pixie.

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Kerry Muir

Too much death, destruction and cruelty!

Reviewed in Australia on 14 September 2020

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I am sad to say I am not enjoying this book. I have read all the previous books with great relish but although 1/3 of the way through this huge book, I have found the unrelenting war, murder, dismemberment, cruelty, disloyalty and mad people of whatever colour to be overwhelming. I give up!

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David Bell

Amazing read.

Reviewed in Australia on 15 August 2019

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As usual Pierce Brown delivers a book that starts at 200kph and then just accelerates. Master of his craft and I can't wait for the next book.

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H. A. Wazezzon

Grimmer than a red wedding.

Reviewed in Australia on 2 August 2019

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This book will tear your soul apart. A fantastic addition to the series, even if I really wish some things had gone differently. Reaper!

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Amazing Read

Reviewed in Australia on 22 February 2021

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Great continuation in the already amazing Red Rising series. Eagerly awaiting the release of the next book in the series

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james lunn

Utterly brilliant

Reviewed in Australia on 12 November 2020

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One of the best books I’ve read and I’ve read a lot, I eagerly await the next book in the series

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Anthony Wild

Slow start but builds into an awesome read

Reviewed in Australia on 24 February 2020

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Can't wait for the next book!

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Robert

Nice sequel

Reviewed in Australia on 6 October 2020

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Great book

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Fantasy Geek

Bloodydamn a great read..

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 July 2019

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Dark age is book 5 in the red rising series and book 2 in the 2nd trilogy, needless to say this isn’t the place to start if you haven’t already been reading the series.

Pierce brown is my favorite author he had been in the top three or four anyway but with Dark age he cements his place at the top, it’s not just that he is a great writer and a amazing storyteller, which is not always a given in a author even a successful one, but it’s the consistency of the series he writes that make me think that make me laugh, that they trill me, and yes at times break my heart, 5 books on and not one I would judge less then 5 stars.

Dark age is about consequences and as with the series as a whole it is about chains a frequent motifs in the series where it mean freedom from slavery in the books it hides a deeper meaning in the chains our own nature impose our greed our lusts our avarice and cycles of violence and behavior we are doomed to repeat and above all about the legacy, good and bad, that our parents leave us.

Like the other books it what the author describes as science fantasy, or I would as extremely well written space opera, so Space ships and robots abound mankind has been segregated and bred into castes defined by color with gold at the top and red at the bottom. Despite the advances most conflicts are resolved by hand to hand combat , and there’s an actual cavalry charge at one stage why I call it space opera, though often lyrical in its prose and possessing a intelligence and wit often lacking in that sub genre though rather them aimed at the science or how everything works it’s spent on observations about human nature.
essentially this is a Greek myth come to life Demi gods and all both if the first trilogy was Homers Iliad a paen to the glory of war then this is Virgil’s Aeneid with a sting in the tail.

Like iron gold this book contains multiple points of view if the first trilogy was about throwing off the chains of oppression then the 2nd is about happens when the consequences of our actions come home when we pay the price for youthful hubris.
So ephraim, Darrow , Lyra, Lysander are again the major POV characters with Virginia being a another view point character the strength of the novel is again it’s villains both expected and unexpected its weakness few save that I wish the author would expound a bit more on the differences between the different strains of man when he does it’s more for the strains we don’t have a POV character such as the whites through Xenophon and the blues through Orion and colloaway also I am a bit ambiavielent about how the Syndicate story resolved lots to love in one way with a character I adore returning but it seems a bit forced? And possibly disconnected from the main storyline however that said there are more then a few hints that a different game is being played in the shadows.

The secondary cast grows again with the unsworn, the fear knight and Faa being a particular highlight, also pax and Electra come into there own here as Demi gods in training.

I would love to go onall I want to do is discuss this book to death but since I don’t want to spoil and it’s hard to discuss any of the ongoing storylines which are continued from iron gold without doing so all I will say is bloodydamn this is a fantastic read.

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Rich

Stuck in a narrative morass

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 August 2019

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An extremely frustrating read focused on delivering continual twists, turns, shocks and surprises instead of developing characters or building a coherent narrative. Earlier books with smaller casts of characters were much more affecting and interesting. Several events in the book seemed to quite literally come from nowhere and ultimately lead to frustration being the overwhelming emotion when reading the book. On a technical level, Brown's inept use of descriptive similes also contributed to rising frustration with the book.

Obviously, Brown wants to depict the negative and chaotic consequences of societal upheaval, but for me this desire simply results in an almost unendingly depressing and dispiriting read - while previous books managed to skilfully intertwine hope and despair, book 5 has an unbalanced focus on pain, anguish and torment.

Overall, a disappointing follow-up to the previous books as Brown's use of continuous and illogical narrative twists creates frustration, antipathy and distrust in the reader.

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Mr. J. W. Allen

Brown's writing continues to force you on

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 May 2020

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I toyed with giving this only 4 stars - still a respectable rating! The overall plot themes remain the same; plans, politics, epic battles, betrayals-upon-betrayals, brinksmanship, last minute salvation... all of which Brown executed perfectly in the first trilogy. So what's different here? Simple. Brown's storytelling and writing have grown along with the theatre of characters we now follow. Yes, the themes and objectives are the same. But it's a delight to see new goodmen and women take the limelight away from Darrow and his neverending quest for equality in a solar system of Romanic tyrants. And what tyrants we are treated to here! Obscene and grotesque dance with nimble and sly. If you are at all a fan of Brown's earlier books, it is safe to say you won't be disappointed with this latest entry.

And to anyone still considering the Red Rising series? Well, if you like science fiction, space opera, Roman history, Vikings and political thrillers, these books are for you.

Amazing; better than all of the previous combined

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2019

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I had trepidation before starting this book; the previous (Iron Gold) has a lot of potential, but felt like it was setting the stage throughout.

Within 2 chapters, I was hooked again. This book is fantastic. There’s a lot of description on characters and their thoughts and doubts, but where this book goes is amazing. I can sympathise even with the “enemies”, they are written so well.

I loved reading it and I normally struggle to stay enthused through a book. I am genuinely impressed and look forward to reading this again.

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A worthy continuation of the saga

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 2020

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Definietly much better than book 4. The plot thickens further with many twists and several of the main characters end up paying the bill for their earlier actions be it softness or bad choices.
The first qtr of the book is somewhat slow with a lot of fillers, to be honest i put the book down for a while, then to return later due to curiosity. Several of the later scenes are epic, others are just brutal (truly a society in the dark ages).
Can't wait for the conclusion of the story in book 6. Bringing this story to the silver screen/tv will be no small feat.

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