Dark Age

Dark Age — Pierce Brown
Red Rising Series — Book 5
 
Tropes:
• Multi-POV epic
• Grimdark escalation
• War on multiple fronts
• Outlaw hero
• Political betrayal
• Empire vs. republic
• Rise of a rival heir
• Rescue mission
• Moral decline and corruption
 
Summary:
Darrow, once the liberator of billions, is now branded an outlaw by the very Republic he helped create. Waging a desperate rogue war on Mercury, he faces impossible odds and the fear that he is becoming the monster he once fought. Meanwhile, Lysander au Lune returns with ambitions to unite the Golds and reclaim the power of the old empire. On Luna, Virginia battles to preserve the Republic—and save her family—as her son Pax is abducted and thrown into danger alongside the reluctant thief Ephraim. Across the stars, Lyria struggles to survive after being accused of treason, aided by unexpected allies. As loyalties shift and empires tremble, the fate of the worlds spirals toward an era of darkness from which none may emerge unchanged.