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    Golden Son

    Pierce Brown · 2015

    "With shades of The Hunger Games, Ender's Game, and Game of Thrones, debut author Pierce Brown's genre-defying epic 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 from the overlords of a brutal elitist future built on lies. Now fully embedded among the Gold ruling class, Darrow continues his work to bring down Society from within. A life-or-death tale of vengeance with an unforgettable hero at its heart, Golden Son guarantees Pierce Brown's continuing status as one of fiction's most exciting new voices. Praise for 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 "I don't know what Pierce Brown did before he started writing books, but whatever it was, he was wasting his time. Fast-paced, gripping, well-written--the sort of book you cannot put down.

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    1. nkzednanDec 2017
      Top books that I read this past year:

      - Hillbilly Elegy By JD Vance

      - Golden Son by Pierce Brown (second book in a trilogy) liked the whole trilogy

      - Rosie Project/Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

      - Graceling by Kristin Cashore

      - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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    2. nkzednanDec 2017
      Nonfiction: Hillbilly Elegy By JD Vance

      Fiction: Golden Son by Pierce Brown - liked the whole trilogy; Rosie Project/Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

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    3. jpalmerDec 2015
      Freedom - Daniel Suarez - Follow up to "Daemon". https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7132363-freedom

      Old Man's War - John Scalzi - My first Scalzi book and won't be the last. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51964.Old_Man_s_War

      Red Rising / Golden Son - Pierce Brown - I'm a sucker for these YA SF series. Lots of fun. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15839976-red-rising

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    4. monroepeNov 2015
      Red Rising and Golden Son by Pierce Brown (fiction)

      http://www.amazon.com/Red-Rising-The-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B...

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