Pierce Brown Books

Book 3 of the new trilogy that takes place after the end of Morning Star which will center around the consequences of the hero’s actions as well as on those folks now living and growing up in a landscape that’s had its ruling order shattered.

Darrow is a Helldiver, one of a thousand men and women who live in the vast caves beneath the surface of Mars, generations of people who spend their lives toiling to mine the precious elements that will allow the planet to be terraformed. Just knowing that, one day, people will be able to walk the surface of the planet is enough to justify their sacrifice. The Earth is dying, and Darrow and his people are the only hope humanity has left. Until the day Darrow learns that it is all a lie. That Mars has been habitable - and inhabited - for generations, by a class of people calling themselves the Golds. A class of people who look down at Darrow and his fellows as slave labour, to be exploited and worked to death without a second thought. Until the day Darrow, with the help of a mysterious group of rebels, disguises himself as a Gold and infiltrates their society.

A decade ago Darrow led a revolution, and laid the foundations for a new world. Now he's an outlaw. Cast out of the very Republic he founded, with half his fleet destroyed, he wages a rogue war on Mercury. Outnumbered, outgunned but not out thought. Is he still the hero who broke the chains? Or will he become the agent of the world's destruction? Is it time for another legend to take his place? Lysander au Lune, the displaced heir to the old empire, has returned to the Core. First he must survive Gold backstabbing, then Darrow. Will he bring peace to mankind at the edge of his sword? And on Luna, Mustang, the embattled sovereign of the Republic, must save both democracy and her exiled husband millions of kilometres away. The only thing certain in the Solar System is treachery. And that the Rising is entering a new Dark Age.

As Reds, Darrow and his kind have been betrayed and denied by their elitist masters, the Golds. In the name of the greater good for which Eo, his true love and inspiration, laid down her own life, Darrow becomes a Gold to destroy their privileged realm from within. On a path fraught with danger and deceit, Darrow must strive not for violent revolt but hopeful rebirth, and choose to follow Eo's principles of love and justice to free his people. He must live for more

In a brand new tale of revolution and betrayal among the stars, Pierce Brown catapults the adventure that began in his #1 New York Times Bestselling Red Rising Trilogy to phenomenal new heights.

The last two entries into the Sons of Ares had Fitchner on his heels. In the first, he was driven by love and desperation to save his wife Brynn before her execution at the hands of the Board of Quality Control. He failed, but rescued his child. In the second entry, Fitchner went head to head with both of his early allies--Arturius and, in a way, Quicksilver. His wrath left Arturius dead and setback Quicksilver's dream of expanding exploration and human habitation to other stars. In Forbidden Song, Ares may not always be in control. But he has a plan, and it's a doozy. FORBIDDEN SONG is one part Ocean's 11, one part Les Miserable, and sets the fuse for the Rising that Darrow will inherit.

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow and Reds like him, are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class. Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies ... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so

The world of Brown's Red Rising expands further in the next installment of the Sons of Ares storyline. Fitchner's quest for revenge continues as he and the other Sons of Ares seek out the Golds who have wronged his family. But actions come with repercussions and an elaborate game of cat and mouse is on.

In the future, when mankind has spread across the stars, the hierarchy of man is dictated by the color of one's caste. The Golds rule all, but what will happen when one falls for a lowly Red? See how a forbidden love will set the course of events for the future and lead to the formation of the formidable Sons of Ares!--Amazon.com.

In the future, when mankind has spread across the stars, the hierarchy of man is dictated by the color of one's caste. The Golds rule all, but what will happen when one falls for a lowly Red? See how a forbidden love will set the course of events for the future and lead to the formation of the formidable Sons of Ares! --Publisher.

Witness the war of the galaxy as a rebel fights for the freedom of his people, in this box set including the first three novels of the bestselling Red Rising series--and a bonus extended excerpt of the fourth, Iron Gold! From the New York Times bestselling author Pierce Brown, the first three books of the Red Rising series, and a free preview of the fourth book in the series, Iron Gold. Darrow is a Red, born under the heel of the elite Golds. After tragedy reveals to him the truth of civilization and the enslavement of his people, he seeks retribution. And he will stop at nothing to bring down the Golds who took everything from him--even if it means becoming one of them.

Teil zwei des aufregenden, neuen Red-Rising-Abenteuers von Bestsellerautor Pierce Brown. Zehn Jahre lang war Darrow das Gesicht der Revolution gegen die farbenbasierte Weltengesellschaft. Nun ist er von der Republik, die er selbst gegründet hat, zum Gesetzlosen erklärt worden und führt auf eigene Faust Krieg auf dem Merkur, um Eos Traum doch noch zu verwirklichen. Doch ist er, der überall Tod und Verwüstung hinterlässt, wirklich noch der Held, der einst die Ketten sprengte? Oder wird sich eine neue Legende erheben und seinen Platz einnehmen?

In dieser spannenden Fortsetzung zu „Das dunkle Zeitalter“ aus der New-York-Times-Bestseller-Reihe „Red Rising“ von Pierce Brown kehrt Darrow endlich zurück! Der Schnitter ist eine Legende, eher ein Mythos als ein Mensch: der Retter der Welten, der Anführer des Aufstandes, der Sprenger der Ketten. Und doch ist der Schnitter ein Mensch: Darrow, geboren auf der roten Erde des Mars, Ehemann, Vater und Freund. Einst brauchten die Welten den Schnitter, doch nun brauchen sie Darrow. Denn nach dem dunklen kommt ein neues Zeitalter – ein Zeitalter des Lichts, des Triumphs und der Hoffnung. Teil 2 erscheint im Januar 2024. „Browns fesselnde Handlung lässt sich nur mit einer Nitromethan-Wasserbombe vergleichen, die in einen Eimer Benzin geworfen wird. Und er steht mit einem brennenden Streichholz in der Hand und einem Lächeln im Gesicht davor und wartet darauf, dass jemand ruft, er würde sich nie trauen, es fallenzulassen.“ (NPR über „Das dunkle Zeitalter)

Druhý díl bestsellerové sci-fi ságy o pomstě a boji za svobodu na Marsu. Darrow je Rudý, člen nejnižší kasty horníků a námezdních dělníků. Mládí strávil těžkou dřinou v heliovém dole hluboko pod povrchem Marsu, v domnění, že planetu připravuje pro kolonizaci těžce zkoušeného pozemského lidstva. Celý jeho život byl však jedna velká lež. Barevně roztříděná Společnost, které sloužil, je ve skutečnosti jen nesmírnou otrokářskou hierarchií s krutou a bezohlednou kastou Zlatých v čele. Darrow s pomocí povstaleckého hnutí infiltruje marsovský Institut, kde Společnost vychovává Nejvyšší zjizvené, vládnoucí vrstvu Zlatých, elitu elity. V průběhu „studia“, které je spíše bezohledným bojem o přežití všech proti všem, se vypracuje na nejlepšího studenta, a získá tak patronát rodu Augustů v čele s arciguvernérem Marsu Neronem. Mužem, který nechal pověsit jeho milovanou ženu Eo. Darrow ve službách bezohledného vládce rudé planety plánuje pomstu. Časem se však začíná všechno komplikovat a Darrow v dravčím světě Zlatých nachází přátelství, respekt, a dokonce lásku. Ví, že ho čeká válka, která změní osud lidstva, a že si bude muset vybrat — buď nanejvýš lidskou touhu po pomstě a krvavé revoluci, nebo Eoino poselství lásky a naděje pro všechny.