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Dark Age

Red Rising Series 5 - The Sunday Times Bestseller
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In a brutal and tumultuous galaxy, political upheaval and relentless violence reign as Darrow faces new and deadly challenges. Amidst chaos and betrayal, he must forge unexpected alliances to protect what he holds dear and battle forces that threaten to destroy everything he loves.
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Dark Age

The explosive fifth novel in the Red Rising Series.

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SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

***The explosive fifth novel in the Red Rising Series***

The Number One New York Times bestselling author of Morning Star returns to the Red Rising universe with the thrilling sequel to Iron Gold.

He broke the chains

Then broke the world....

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.

PRAISE FOR THE RED RISING SERIES:

'Pierce Brown's empire-crushing debut is a sprawling vision . . . Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow' - Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of Pandemic

'[A] top-notch debut novel . . . Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field' - USA Today

'[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown's dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender's Game. . . . [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric' - Entertainment Weekly

Series: Red Rising Series

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"Dark Age" by Pierce Brown has been praised for its gripping and intense continuation of the Red Rising series. Reviewers appreciate its complex characters, intricate plot, and willingness to explore darker and more mature themes. Many fans highlight the combination of action, political intrigue, and emotional depth as standout elements that make it a compelling read.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781473646780

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 February 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 54.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 800

About the Author

PIERCE BROWN spent his childhood building forts and setting traps for his cousins in the woods of six states and the deserts of two. Graduating college in 2010, he fancied the idea of continuing his studies at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a magical bone in his body. So while trying to make it as a writer, he worked as a manager of social media at a startup tech company, toiled as a peon on the Disney lot at ABC Studios, did his time as an NBC page, and gave sleep deprivation a new meaning during his stint as an aide on a U.S. Senate Campaign.

Now he lives in Los Angeles, where he scribbles tales of spaceships, wizards, ghouls, and most things old or bizarre. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling Red Rising series, comprising Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star and Iron Gold.

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