#52 in Science fiction
Dark Age
- 800
- Pages
- about 15 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #4
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Our view
The fifth Red Rising novel is a war story at full scale and it does not look away: some readers describe being horrified and admiring it anyway. Brown’s battle scenes remain his great strength, and its 800 pages rarely go long without one. Some see the opening and the ending as the high points and find the middle loses momentum and takes persistence. Only for those deep in the series and ready for its darkness.
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About the book
Dark Age is a 2019 science fiction novel by American author Pierce Brown; it is the second book of a tetralogy which continues the story of his Red Rising trilogy (2014–2016). Dark Age takes place immediately after the events of Iron Gold (2018), as the Society Remnant forces aim to take back Mercury from the Solar Republic. A sequel, Light Bringer, was released on July 25, 2023.
Reading order · Red Rising Saga
Full order & progress →- Red RisingStart here
8.48.4 / 10 - Golden Son
8.88.8 / 10 - Morning Star
8.88.8 / 10 - Iron Gold
8.18.1 / 10 - Dark AgeThis book
8.68.6 / 10 - Light Bringer
9.19.1 / 10 - Red GodRed God–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.8 across 824 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 85% of the weight and the score stays at 8.6 — the Science fiction average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.9 | 13 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.8 | 811 | 98% |
Frequently asked
How long is Dark Age?
It has 800 pages — longer than 94% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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