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iron Gold (Red Rising Saga #4) by Pierce Brown.


"A continuation of the Red Rising series that shows us that peace is never easy and there are always shadows lurking, waiting for the perfect time to strike.."

4 Stars. 

Pros: The same characters we know and love, Darrow, Sevro/New characters like Ephraim and Apollonius who you want to hate but almost sort of like, even though they're definitely chaotic neutral and you're just not quire sure what they'll do next.  

Cons: Though I have a feeling the "death" of this certain character didn't actually happen because no body was ever shown, even if it did happen, it was completely glossed over and I felt it should have been like a punch to the gut/Though peace is never easy, the continued "sovereignty" of the Rim and Lysander's part in all this feels like it's just going to lead to the same kind of story again and again. 

Full Review: 

***Contains Spoilers (if you haven't read the previous books in the series yet)***

It's been 10 years since the ending of Morning Star but with all endings, come beginnings, and birth is a painful, difficult process. Darrow, Sevro, Holiday and the others fight against the last remaining Olympic Knight of Octavia Au Lune's Court, the Ash Lord. He and his daughter Atlantia lead the dwindling forces of the Society against the armies of the Rising. Darrow is Arch-Imperator beside his wife, Virginia, who leads as the new Sovereign. And though they've tried to usher in a new generation of colors coming together and living in unity, creating the Republic, nothing is ever so easy or simple. 

There are numerous narratives that end up combining together. And though near the end of the novel you have a feeling that all will be wrapped up in a pretty bow that's never the case. There are loose ends that need to be tied, cliff hangers that need to be resolved and it all leads well into Dark Age, the next and what I presume is the final book in the series. 

Even though time has passed, Darrow is still the same man. Still passionate, driven and wants more for his wife and son than he had. He fights this war for them, or so he thinks. But as time passes and events unfold, he realizes that he can't have it both ways. He can either be a Father to Pax, return to Luna and be with his family, or he can continue to fight as the Reaper of Mars and bring this war to an end. Some of his friends stay by his side while others, understandably, leave. It's a very open ended, ending and needless to say, I'm intrigued to see what Dark Age has in store. 

I would recommend this book to anyone who has read the Red Rising series and since you won't understand this book unless you've read the others, then I will, as a whole, recommend the series to all lovers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Harry Potter meets Hunger Games, empowering genres. 

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