I always cared more for the the interpersonal relationships of characters and the philosophical themes of these books than any big fighting scenes or fast paced action (the reason Golden Son is actually my least favourite in the series).

However, once I reached 30% mark, the tempo of the story sped up rapidly and it was unable to put it down.It is a book about war, loss, and hope, but most of all, it is a book about friendship and how the bonds we make with those we love are stronger than duty, blood, or chains. Make no mistake, there are people who are clearly monsters, but they’re interesting and varied monsters. Each part of the story was important and sets up the concluding book of the series beautifully while telling its own engaging story. Overall quality of the recording is poor and seems to have lots of noise, which appears to get better in later chapters.

Less hopping makes the book more cohesive but you will miss some of those side characters for long stretches. Brown continues to explore the aftermath of the rebels’ victory in the original series, showing clearly that society’s messy problems cannot be solved by a few grand gestures, however dramatic. But now that I've read my most anticipated release of the year, Light Bringer, I can say with a shattered and mended heart that is filled with contentment and satisfaction, Light Bringer is my favorite book in the entire series so far. You'll also find me exploring themes of love, violence, hope, and power--what it means, why people seek it, and how they hold onto it. Also, the three gorgeous maps on the front pages of Light Bringer, illustrated by Joel Daniel Phillips, helped realize the ambitious scope of Brown’s vision in Red Rising Saga.It provided crucial setup to Dark Age, which I think is easily the best book in the series, and one of the best pieces of military sci-fi ever published. Brown does not let us breathe after the events of Dark Age and the stakes somehow become even higher. Brown’s prose has consistently gotten better from book to book, and I now consider him to be one of the masters of writing action scenes that still have gravitas and depth that goes beyond the blow-by-blow action.