Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds and John Curless and Julian Elfer and Aedin Moloney, Iron Gold by Pierce Brown has a runtime of 23 hrs 23 mins on Audible.
Publisher’s Summary
Honor and betrayal fuel a caste-shattering revolution in the action-packed new novel from the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Red Rising Trilogy.
Ten years after the events of Morning Star, Darrow and the Rising are battling the remaining Gold loyalist forces and are closer than ever to abolishing the color-coded caste system of Society for good. But new foes will emerge from the shadows to threaten the imperfect victory Darrow and his friends have earned. Pierce Brown expands the size and scope of his impressive Red Rising universe with new characters, enemies, and conflicts among the stars.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds and John Curless and Julian Elfer and Aedin Moloney
- Length: 23 hrs 23 mins
- Publisher: Recorded Books
- Release year: 2018
- Audible category: Science Fiction & Fantasy / Fantasy / Science Fiction & Fantasy
Listener Ratings
Iron Gold holds an average listener rating of 4.6/5 from 25320 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.5/5
- Story: 4.6/5
- 5-star ratings: 69% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
4/5 stars — “If you listened to the first Trilogy, you might stop here…”
I waited 11 months to post this and I still agree:Let’s get straight to no spoilers, because I’m just not going there. Here’s my only question though: who chose the narrators for this book? Screw it, another question because the brass needs to hear this: who chose to have multiple narrators??? This audiobook belongs to Tim Gerard Reynolds because he fleshed out Red Rising like Ralph McQuarrie & John Williams fleshed our StarWars… one of these characters who is a high lingo speaking Caucasian sounds like Maurice from the I.T. Crowd. Just so you know, Maurice is an African Englishman and is funny as hell, but that’s not the character Tim Gerard Reynolds made. I know Pierce Brown wrote the books, I’m so grateful for them, but this has happened before with Game of Thrones, when Daenerys Targaryen goes from being elegant for three books and then transforms into a spitting hag. I don’t know who is in charge of this material, but I think you have to find out how to keep consistent with what we’ve grown to trust (Reynolds) and keep it that way. One of these guys breathes so damn hard on the microphone before each sentence I have to start the chapter over and over again because it’s like I’m playing a game online and have to say “hey your hot breathing, step back from the mic.”
Tim on the other hand makes you feel reverent as much as he makes you feel primal. I didn’t have to trick myself in the past books, but it is very difficult in this new audio listen.
I think there’s also even a disconnect between Tim Gerard Reynolds from the past books and this one, I don’t hear the voice of Sevro or Darrow, I hear Tim and that speaks of how less ownership he’s been given on this project, he hasn’t been able to put on the full mask of Iron Gold.
I listened to the Red Rising Trilogy four times in a row without stopping. Perfect flow and I haven’t been emotionally invested in a series like I am with this one so this is surprising that I have this much to say. I will conclude that Iron Gold needs to be read, not listened to and THAT is a damned tragedy.— Cameron, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Great, except Lysander’s chapters”
Really enjoyed this next chapter. My own complaint is the complete lack of pacing by the narrator for Lysander’s chapters. It felt like he hadn’t read the novel beforehand and the sentences came across clipped and flat. No drama at all. The other three narrators were excellent.— Eric Furtney, Audible listener
4/5 stars — “Just leave the narration to Tim Gerard Reynolds”
I’ve loved the series so far. Found it originally by searching for other books narrated by Reynolds. Don’t switch horses on me now.— Melissa S., Audible listener
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