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Dark Age is the fifth novel in Pierce Brown's Red Rising Saga, published in 2019 and following the 2018 installment Iron Gold. Set in a future Solar System governed by a color-coded caste system, the novel continues the story through multiple point-of-view characters across planets and moons undergoing large-scale political collapse and military conflict. The narrative centers on the escalating civil war between the Rim, the Solar Republic, and the Society remnant forces. It is among the longest books in the series.
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Do I need to read Iron Gold before reading Dark Age?
Yes, Dark Age is the fifth novel in Pierce Brown's Red Rising Saga and directly continues the narrative events established in the 2018 fourth installment, Iron Gold. Skipping the previous book will cause confusion, as Dark Age resolves multiple major cliffhangers set up by its predecessor.
Whose perspectives are featured in Dark Age by Pierce Brown?
The novel is told through multiple point-of-view characters, continuing the narrative structure first introduced in Iron Gold. Readers follow the interwoven stories of Darrow, Virginia au Augustus, Lyria, and Ephraim as they navigate a Solar System engulfed in a massive, multi-front war.
What happens to Darrow in Dark Age?
In Dark Age, Darrow faces immense physical and political devastation as his strategic mistakes lead to massive loss of life on Mercury. He finds himself cut off from his allies and battling the ruthless forces of Atalantia au Grimmus and the Ascomanni.
How does the color-coded caste system work in the Red Rising series?
Pierce Brown's Red Rising Saga features a future society strictly divided by a genetically engineered caste system denoted by colors. Golds rule as the elite aristocracy, while lower colors like Reds perform manual labor, a hierarchy heavily challenged throughout the events of Dark Age.
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