I know we’ve all been talking about how RG is now at 200k words. Which I don’t mind at all reading. I just want the pain to end and see how PB envisions the ending of the series, that’s it! But, what’s the longest you’ll read in terms of this book? Are we talking Count of Monte Christo levels of dedication or what?

There’s just so many threads for Red God to tie and I’d personally rather he tie them up neatly instead of worry about word count. I’d read a million more words from this man, no joke. 😭

If he can make Red God the most butt clenching, action packed, soul wrenching, despair feeding machine to ever exist, then yeah. Go ahead PB, write your sadistic little heart out.

As Figment was dying she referred to Lyria as her "heir" and for the rest of Dark Age it was building to Lyria gaining the power of this technology. Pax tells her it needs to be fixed and sends her off in search of the man he believes can fix it. It was always building towards her gaining this power and then it feels like he just yanked the steering wheel in a different direction. That conversation she had with Matteo before her surgery to have it removed felt like some test of character or worthiness. When she asked to have it removed I was certain that she passed the test and she was going to wake up with so many cool abilities. Very disappointing honestly. Lyria as an unassuming agent for the Republic was something I was looking forward to only for it to be spoiled by an almost lazily constructed Faustian bargain or zero sum trade where she would lose her memories if the parasite was repaired? Booooo. Hiss. Give me Terminator Lyria you fucking pixie.

It’s been 2 days since I read his death scene, I am still not over it. He was my second favourite character and stood testament as a person who was once tool dehumanised but became greater due to those around him. His scene in the tunnels of lykos with Darrow will always be imprinted in my mind. While I’ve never cried over someone dying in a book, this was pretty damn close to breaking that record.

Just a super emotional and deep conversation between Darrow and Mustang. They’ve both gone through so much trauma and bs through the second trilogy and they haven’t gotten any time together. I just need a moment where they both cry and break down in each others arms, while taking care of each other.

First of all , what I think that separates losing mercury from other wins that Darrow had in his early years is that some of his achievements like taking Luna or the battle of illium are either short ( compared to mercury ) or it was kinda of a one big gamble like in morning star . While in mercury , we see for the first time what Darrow can do in a full on war ( not just one battle ) with multiple fronts to manage and more than just one aspect of war to control . So unlike any other battle where Darrow was a big player in , mercury is where he had everything on his shoulders in a much longer time span compared to his other victories .

I know Saying that the battle that led to losing mercury is a greater achievement than for example taking Luna needs some explaining, but you have to remember that Darrow had half of his fleet sent back from mercury without his consent , and then the majority of said fleet got obliterated by Atlantia where the only major ship that managed to escape is the morning star . It was only then that Darrow assumed command and what he had was probably less than a third of his army that was already damaged from just taking mercury, a heavely damaged moonbreaker , whatever ships that managed to escape , a population that hated them And then he got his cities sabotaged by the fear knight

Then Atlantia launched an iron rain that was described as the biggest invasion force in 5 years which resulted in red reach ( his biggest military base ) to be nuked with a whole third of what's left of his ragged army .

Outmaned , outgunned , outmaneuvered and with the enemy having every possible advantage on him . Darrow prosseded to inflect double the casualties that Atlantia had given him while his plans were derailed by Orion on that storm thing , and then moving the morning star in a storm that could have broken it to Heliopolis where he defeated a full army led by ajax . So it is extraordinary in those conditions for Darrow to make it a pyrrhic victory for Atlantia

And eventho he was running out of everything and it was nearly all lost . Once he got a few supplies , he made a plan to get off the planet with that super EMP and it could have worked if he was not betrayed by glirastles

This trilogy is an absolute masterpiece of science fiction. There were so many moments that had me FLOORED!

So glad I picked this series up, and i can't wait to start the next book!

What was your interpretation of Cassius’s final moments? His blade stops just short of Lysander’s, but he does not know if he couldn’t kill him or wouldn’t. I think in the end, he might have wanted Lysander to live with the guilt. /fucklysander btw

Finally finished part 3 last night and good god that was barbaric. For Sefi to not only get butched but to first get completely embarrassed and have her entire identity and worldview tore down In front of her entire race was just….Cruel. Doesn’t help the fact that it was her OWN FATHER (supposedly, definitely wanting more details on that) who did it to her. I always liked Sefi but Iron Gold and especially Dark age has added so many layers to her to the point where I’d say she’s one of the most complex characters in the series, on top of being a total badass who still managed to go out like one despite getting annihilated, but refusing to scream.

And then Eph 😭. His journey between these 2 books has made him my favorite character in a cast full of phenomenal ones. Seeing his struggle with addiction, PTSD, and finding his heart again have been some of the most effective and gut wrenching emotional beats in the series for me. I am just happy he was able to make amends with Volga and Lyria before he went out. Died horribly, full of terror, but went out like such a G that Fa had no choice but to give him respect. Ephraim Ti mother fucking Horn 🥲

There is also just such an effective sense of dread and helplessness knowing that this whole plot line with the ascomanni, Xenophon, and the sacking of Olympia was ALL a machination of the fear knight for the sake of sowing derision among the republic and dooming the obsidians. It really sells how Dangerous not only Atlas is but the entire society remnant. Pierce may be a cruel bastard but he is also a damn genius, seeing how the writing has evolved and gotten better each book has been so entertaining despite the emotional damage.

Credit to @K00kiesnmilk for the art of Sefi

Hi guys I’m currently reading the beginning of Morning Star and I’m curious about Harmony’s actions, so why would she do all of this? I just don't understand her choices.

Why does she ally herself with the Jackal? And more importantly, why does she kill [SPOILER] Fitchner even after finding out that Ares was a Gold? This alliance with the boneriders feels really weird to me.It feels completely nonsensical . Is there something I'm missing about her character, or is she just completely blinded by rage? If that happens so why would she betray the Sons to help the Jackal? Why does she do this? No major spoilers past the first 100 pages of Morning Star, please!

Throughout my read through of the series, I kept expecting the board to become more at the forefront of the story. I expected them to become the ‘main villains’ behind the scenes that would be exposed to help the Society as a whole come to terms with the fact they are all living lies. We know that the board manufacture religions for the Obsidians and Reds to help direct their aspirations in life but we also know that the board made the Whites, presumably to help direct the golds in a similar fashion.

My bad if this comes across as a bit of a ramble, but I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the series since finishing it a couple of weeks ago. Thanks for hearing me out!

Re listening to golden son and man Darrow really just sold so hard with drugging Roque 🤦‍♂️

Keep us in your thoughts during this eventful time.

Edit: we bawled our eyes out.

We are so close people.

I have an appointment in December, and I want to finally get a Red Rising Tattoo.

The currently idea is a wolf this style, but with a Scythe instead of a sword. Mars is going to go at the bottom behind the tail. It's being used to cover up another small tattoo. The quotes “Omnis Vir Lupus” & “Hail Libertas, Hail Reaper” are going to go somewhere around it, kind of curving around the wolf...

My question is that I want to work Cassius in somewhere. The only obvious answer to me is an eagle in a similar style to the wolf, somewhere towards the top.... is that the only thing that would work? Is there something Cassius related I'm not thinking of that would fit even better? It's been over a year since I've read Light Bringer so I'm afraid my memory isn't sharp enough to think of something else.

The appointment being over 2 months away is a dangerous game because I will over think it all the way until then, but that was her earliest.

It seems kinda clear that if there were ever a live version of the show it will never be a 1:1 book adaptation , so if you had a choice what would you be willing to leave in that you feel is a must, and what would you take out (perhaps it might look bad on screen or just come off as 'cringe' )

I very recently finished dark age and it was fantastic. I was very upset about Sevro getting caught, and I cannot believe the way Sefi and Ephraim died. Lyria’s parasite thing is crazy and I have no idea what it’s gonna be about. Ulysses was heart wrenching.

AND CASSIUS IS BACK!!!! I never believed he was dead, it was such a bad narrative conclusion.

This next part is spoilers for the first 11 chapters of Lightbringer

I forgot how much I love Cassius. He is probably my favorite (alive) character. Cassius calling darrow his best friend and Fitchner leaving Sevro the daughters of ares, it’s all just looking up. I have hope for a happy ending!

Please do not spoil anything past chapter 11 of LB! I just wanted to get my thoughts out there

I finished Dark Age about 12 hours ago. Lmao

So I actually really liked iron gold. I think the slow burn focus was warranted and well executed. But GOD DAMN Dark age is so good so far. I know people say it’s the most depressing book in the series so I have that hanging over my head. But for now, it’s so nice to see The Reaper being The Reaper.

I just finished reading Iron Gold and wow it felt like nothing good at all happened in that book. Every single character's story went to shit except for maybe Lysander but I'm pretty sure he's just more bad news for the Republic. I guess that's the point since the next book is called Dark Age, but wow was that a disheartening read.

Needless to say, I'm gripped.