Red Rising Saga Books in Order
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Pierce Brown's "Red Rising Saga" is a science-fiction series comprising seven books published between 2014 and 2023. The narrative is set in a colonized solar system governed by a rigid color-coded hierarchy. The story follows Darrow, a lowborn Red miner who infiltrates the ruling Gold caste to topple a brutal social order. The saga spans two trilogies: the original Red Rising arc and the subsequent Iron Gold sequence. Themes include class struggle, revolution, and societal structure within a futuristic setting.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon2014 · Pierce Brown
Darrow is a Red in a future society divided by color-coded castes. As part of the lowest class, he works tirelessly, believing he is helping make…
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Pierce Brown
A 2015 novel by Pierce Brown, the sequel to Red Rising, continuing the saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy battling to lead his oppressed…
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Buy on Amazon2016 · Pierce Brown
Captured and broken, Darrow must reckon with everything he has lost as the secret rebellion he has nurtured edges toward open war. With the fate of…
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Buy on Amazon2018 · Pierce Brown
Ten years after the events of Morning Star, Darrow and the Rising continue their fight against the remaining Gold loyalist forces. They are close to…
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Buy on Amazon2019 · Pierce Brown
Darrow, who led a revolution a decade ago and built the foundations for a new world, is now an outlaw. Cast out of the Republic he founded, with half…
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Buy on Amazon2023 · Pierce Brown
The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man, known as the savior of worlds and leader of the Rising. But the Reaper is also Darrow, a man born of the…
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What order should I read the Red Rising Saga books in?
Publication order — Widely recommended by readers and matching the publisher's release sequence Start with “Red Rising.”
How many books are in the Red Rising Saga series?
We list 7 books by Pierce Brown , published between 2014–2023.
Where can I buy the Red Rising Saga books?
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Sub-series within Red Rising Saga
Distinct reading paths inside the wider series — each has its own page and order.
- Iron Gold Tetralogy · 4 books
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