Zusatztext Praise for Golden Son Gripping . . . Both author and lead character have cranked up the emotional stakes. . . . With Golden Son! [Pierce] Brown avoids the sophomore slump! charging the novel with the kind of dystopia-toppling action you'd expect in a trilogy ender! not a middle volume. On virtually every level! this is a sequel that hates sequelsa perfect fit for a hero who already defies the tropes. [Grade:] A Entertainment Weekly Stirring . . . Comparisons to The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones series are inevitable! for this tale has elements of both. Kirkus Reviews Brown writes layered! flawed characters . . . but plot is his most breathtaking strength. . . . Every action seems to flow into the next. NPR It's a far superior sequel! in fact: one of the rare breed of reads that improves upon its predecessor in every conceivable category. . . . In a word! Golden Son is stunning. Never mind how little we've seen of 2015: Among science fiction fans! it should be a shoo-in for book of the year. Tordotcom Pierce Brown is a prodigy. As great as the first book of the Red Rising Trilogy is! Golden Son is even better. A wild ride full of suspense! intrigue! and serious ass-kicking bravado! it's expertly written and emotionally engaging! with top-notch universe-building that begs for further exploration. I want more! Christopher Golden! New York Times bestselling author of Snowblind The stakes are even higher than they were in Red Rising! and the twists and turns of the story are every bit as exciting. The jaw-dropper of an ending will leave readers hungry for the conclusion to Brown's wholly original! completely thrilling saga. Booklist (starred review) Dramatic . . . the rare middle book that loses almost no momentum as it sets up the final installment. Publishers Weekly Praise for Pierce Brown's Red Rising [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 [A] top-notch debut novel . . . Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field. USA Today Compulsively readable and exceedingly entertaining . . . [a] must for both fans of classic sci-fi and fervent followers of new school dystopian epics. Examiner A story of vengeance! warfare and the quest for power . . . reminiscent of The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones . Kirkus Reviews Fast-paced! gripping! well-writtenthe sort of book you cannot put down. Terry Brooks! New York Times bestselling author of The Sword of Shannara Pierce Brown has done an astounding job at delivering a powerful piece of literature that will definitely make a mark in the minds of readers. The Huffington Post Informationen zum Autor Pierce Brown is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star, Iron Gold, and Dark Age . His work has been published in thirty-three languages and thirty-five territories. He lives in Los Angeles, where he is at work on his next novel. Klappentext NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR B...

Praise for Golden Son
 
“Gripping . . . Both author and lead character have cranked up the emotional stakes. . . . With Golden Son, [Pierce] Brown avoids the sophomore slump, charging the novel with the kind of dystopia-toppling action you’d expect in a trilogy ender, not a middle volume. On virtually every level, this is a sequel that hates sequels—a perfect fit for a hero who already defies the tropes. [Grade:] A”—Entertainment Weekly
 
“Stirring . . . Comparisons to The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones series are inevitable, for this tale has elements of both.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
“Brown writes layered, flawed characters . . . but plot is his most breathtaking strength. . . .  Every action seems to flow into the next.”—NPR

“It’s a far superior sequel, in fact: one of the rare breed of reads that improves upon its predecessor in every conceivable category. . . . In a word, Golden Son is stunning. Never mind how little we’ve seen of 2015: Among science fiction fans, it should be a shoo-in for book of the year.”—Tordotcom

“Pierce Brown is a prodigy. As great as the first book of the Red Rising Trilogy is, Golden Son is even better. A wild ride full of suspense, intrigue, and serious ass-kicking bravado, it’s expertly written and emotionally engaging, with top-notch universe-building that begs for further exploration. I want more!”—Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Snowblind
 
“The stakes are even higher than they were in Red Rising, and the twists and turns of the story are every bit as exciting. The jaw-dropper of an ending will leave readers hungry for the conclusion to Brown’s wholly original, completely thrilling saga.”—Booklist (starred review)
 
“Dramatic . . . the rare middle book that loses almost no momentum as it sets up the final installment.”—Publishers Weekly

Praise for Pierce Brown’s Red Rising
 
“[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
 
“[A] top-notch debut novel . . . Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field.”—USA Today
 
“Compulsively readable and exceedingly entertaining . . . [a] must for both fans of classic sci-fi and fervent followers of new school dystopian epics.”—Examiner
 
“A story of vengeance, warfare and the quest for power . . . reminiscent of The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
“Fast-paced, gripping, well-written—the sort of book you cannot put down.”—Terry Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of The Sword of Shannara
 
“Pierce Brown has done an astounding job at delivering a powerful piece of literature that will definitely make a mark in the minds of readers.”—The Huffington Post

Autorentext
Pierce Brown is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star, Iron Gold, and Dark Age. His work has been published in thirty-three languages and thirty-five territories. He lives in Los Angeles, where he is at work on his next novel.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom.

**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BUZZFEED, AND BOOKLIST • “Gripping . . . On virtually every level, this is a sequel that hates sequels—a perfect fit for a hero who already defies the tropes. [Grade:] A”—Entertainment Weekly

As a Red, Darrow grew up working the mines deep beneath the surface of Mars, enduring backbreaking labor while dreaming of the better future he was building for his descendants. But the Society he faithfully served was built on lies. Darrow’s kind have been betrayed and denied by their elitist masters, the Golds&m…