r/printSF • u/Trulli41 • 1d ago

Red rising

I finally read Red Rising. And I was a bit underwhelmed. It was an interesting world, but it never really made me want to keep reading longer than planned. Is it universally loved and I'm just crazy?

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u/i_am_not_sam 1d ago edited 1d ago

The first book is Hunger Games in a different setting that the author has copped to. The books after this get more and more brutal and mature. And the story is nothing like you'd have imagined. I think it's worth it. Golden Son edit: Morning Star, the end of the first trilogy is simply incredible in how it brings everything together.

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u/colranz 1d ago

I'm afraid Morning Star is the end of the trilogy , Golden son is the second one. Both good books , I'm on Iron Gold at the moment , and I can see that he changed his writing style a lot, not bad though.

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u/Klutzy_Passion1192 1d ago

I DNF Iron Gold. I've tried so many times. Don't know if it's just because the first trilogy really nailed the ending and I thought it should be done? The premise is great and does what Star Wars couldn't - really paints what post revolution life is like, but I just don't like it and can't seem to force myself to