Pierce Brown’s Golden Son is available on Audible as a 19 hrs 3 mins unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds.
Publisher’s Summary
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.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 19 hrs 3 mins
- Publisher: Recorded Books
- Release year: 2015
- Audible category: Science Fiction & Fantasy / Fantasy / Science Fiction & Fantasy
Listener Ratings
Golden Son holds an average listener rating of 4.8/5 from 56636 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.9/5
- Story: 4.8/5
- 5-star ratings: 85% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “The Second Book Is Better than the First”
Don’t get me wrong. I am RAVING about Red Rising to everyone I possibly can around the office. And if you haven’t picked up this series yet, you need to start at the beginning. But Golden Son is even better than the first book – which is such an unheard of rarity and a delightful surprise that I had to review this book first. I don’t want to give away any spoilers here, and it’s hard to say much without doing so, but I can say that this series is a total genre-bender: I’d call this “Post-apocalyptic-dystopian-YA-crossover-military-sci-fi-with-history-and-general-awesome-geniusness”. All these elements shimmer here and meld together into one whip-smart saga that stays with you for months after finishing it. Needless to say January (when the third and final book in Brown’s trilogy releases) can’t get here soon enough.— Em, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “i love this story”
I love the way this book flows and ends. My heart aches, my blood pumps, and the hair on my arms stands tall.— Gus, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Dammit Darrow”
Beside the mellifluous voice of the narrator, the depth of every character. Loon Au arcos. I love Darrow, Mustang, and the rest but I expected there characters to be well written. They have the unfortunate taint of familiarity whereas Loon has the advantage of expectations. He adds another layer of ambiguity to the Gold society Darrow is trying to destroy. And he is the most dangerous grandpa in history. Lol It’s a tie. The last scene still has me trying to collect myself. I will not spoil it for potential readers. The cafeteria scene with mustang and Darrow aboard the Pax is beautiful. As a sci fi fanatic I expect strong female characters in sci fi fantasy. Mustang as she demands respect for her intelligence and self worth while Darrow asserts his pride. And the food. I’ll let promoters do Tag lines, I just want a bloody damn movie. People love to compare Y.A. fanchises like hunger games, divergent, legend etc… I have read all of them. Hate if you want but I can say with all confidence that this red rising series is the best YA series of this mellinium. I only hope that book three matches or hopefully improves upon it tremendous first two installments.— vlad260, Audible listener
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