Book series

Red Rising books in order

6 books, 2014 to 2022, by Pierce Brown

In the order they came out.

  1. 1

    Red Rising

    2014 · 378 pages

    Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future.

  2. 2

    Golden Son

    2015 · 448 pages

  3. 3

    Morning Star

    2016 · 544 pages

    Now, after years of hiding amongst the Golds, Darrow is finally ready to declare open revolution and throw off the chains of oppression.

  4. 4

    Iron Gold

    2018 · 624 pages

  5. 5

    Dark Age

    2019 · 800 pages

    A decade ago Darrow led a revolution, and laid the foundations for a new world.

  6. 6

    Light Bringer

    2022 · 480 pages

    The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains.

Where readers stop

Half of book 11Red Rising1542Golden Son873Morning Star904Iron Gold405Dark Age196Light Bringer10

Most readers who start it read to book 3.

Open Library readers, to September 2026.

When people read it

2019202020212022202320248720252026to Sep

Read most in 2025, by 87 Open Library readers.

Open Library readers, to September 2026.

The wait between books

1234563 years201420222019

The longest wait was 3 years, for Light Bringer in 2022.

How long it is

Pages
3,274
Hours
82
Longest
Dark Age
123480056

3,274 pages in all, about 82 hours at 40 pages an hour.

Ratings

3451Red Rising3.92Golden Son4.33Morning Star4.3

Rated highest: Morning Star, 4.3 out of 5.

224 Open Library ratings, to September 2026.

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From Open Library’s data, September 2026.