A Review of the Book "Dark Age" by Pierce Brown

Title: Dark Age

Author: Pierce Brown

Publisher: Penguin Random House

Year: 2020

752 pages

From the Back: Once a saviour. Now an outlaw. Darrow wages a rogue war on Mercury, abandoned by the very Republic he founded. In his darkening shadow, a new hero rises. Lysander au Lune, heir to the old empire, has returned from exile to restore the Golds to power. There are still those, led be the embattled Sovereign, Virginia au Augustus, who would keep the dream of liberty alive. But fear dims the hopes of the Rising, and the worlds spine on and on toward a new Dark Age.

Personal Thoughts: This is the 5th book in the Red Rising series. Took me a bit to get into the story again after having read the first three books so long ago, but once I got going it was just as good as the first three books. Dark Age is about twice as long as the first three and now there is a 6th book, so I'm beginning to wonder if there will be an actual end to the overall story. However, it's still a fun story to read, as long as you enjoy dystopian science-fiction, which I do. As I'm sure I mentioned in the other reviews, I don't really enjoy the fact that Brown uses first person in every chapter even though the main character switches. It means you really need to pay attention on whom the chapter is focused. It can throw you a bit at the start of a chapter, or picking up the book again the next day. the Red Rising series is still one I recommend, especially to science-fiction readers wanting to explore a new series.