Read Rising: A Red Rising Book Club Podcast

Hello and welcome to the Read Rising Podcast. We are a group of friends, Craig, Sam, Liz, and Nick, with a shared love of fantasy and sci-fi.

This season, we will be discussing Red Rising by Pierce Brown.  Right now, there are 6 books that have been released in the Red Rising Saga.  The first trilogy is made up of Red Rising, Golden Son, and Morningstar. 

We’ll spend a season on each book, breaking them into manageable parts.  We will absolutely be discussing major spoilers for books one, two, AND three in this first season, so we highly encourage you to NOT listen unless you’ve read all three books.  In fact, don’t listen unless you’ve finished the first trilogy.  

Omnis Vir Lupus - and, Pierce Brown, come onto the podcast.

The following conversation contains major spoilers for Pierce Brown's Red Rising trilogy. The series also includes depictions of graphic violence, torture, slavery, sexual violence, and genocide. Listener discretion is advised.

This episode, we discuss Part I of the first book - from the captivating first line to a maybe surprising death (have we mentioned there would be spoilers?). We’ll do a deep dive into the groundwork for all the heartbreak and brutality to come. We reflect on the first time we read the series, what it was that pulled us in, and how this part hits totally different on the re-read.

The following conversation contains major spoilers for Pierce Brown's first Red Rising trilogy, from Red Rising to Morning Star. The series also includes very adult content which can include violence, sexual violence, and genocide. Please take care while listening.