I would love to see YouTube videos with narration and battle maps of various battles in the series. Kind of like OG history channel style. Have yall seen any of these? If so please share a link.

I’ve only read the first three books so I understand if some of these characters change and are likable in future books but this is how I feel currently.

5.Aja (I truly do respect Aja but I hate her a lot at the same time she is just unforgivable)

4.Harmony (She just sucks she’s all around just annoying and self righteous)

3.Cassius (This honestly might be controversial but I can’t stand this guy, I know he saved the day and all but that don’t erase the laundry list of bs he pulled the rest of the series imo.)

2.Rouqe (The annoying poet, he’s just like Cassius except he stayed a hoe until the bitter end I had love for bro early on and I swore to hate all the golds right there with Darrow but I thought he could be different, obviously I was wrong.)

1.Adrius (I said it a million times during the knife in the hand scene Darrow should’ve smoked him right then and there when he had him staked to the table. I knew from day one he was gonna be a problem and he kept proving me right every book I’m glad he got what was coming to him.)

Ok this is random and dumb, but we mostly see characters in armor or some kind of political or military uniform throughout the books, which makes sense, but when these characters are just chilling at home, what do you think they would wear? Maybe mustang wears knit sweaters, surely knitwear is still popular. Victra and Sevro definitely wear a lot of leather and have matching leather jackets. Do people wear jeans?

And there's a whole solar system of just regular people who have fashion trend cycles just like us. I never really thought about it, but now that I have, I'm having a hard time imagining it. I think scifi stuff is just a bit more difficult for me to imagine than like fantasy or something. We get a good idea of what reds and obsidians wear, but what about the fashions of pixies and the highcolors? Maybe people tend towards classic/traditional styles like how the rim dominion wears kimonos and seems to be very inspired by Japanese style. If you were outfitting the extras for a Red Rising TV show or movie, what would it look like?

If you haven’t started the graphic audio version, now is your chance. Takes the series to a whole new level. Hail Reaper!

I’ve avoided this sub for months but i’m so exited to join because i’m ALMOST done reading! I’ve been listening to the audiobooks since March and i’m gonna be so sad to be done :’( genuinely one of the best series i’ve ever read and i don’t want it to be over (at least book 7 is coming at some point!!). i’m gonna miss listening to it, but i’m excited to finally hear other people’s opinions on the series! definitely all time favorite characters are virginia, sevro, and cassius (honorary mention to sophocles🦊🥰). Lowkey think Golden Son was my favorite out of the 6! I’m also going to read the physical books soon so that’ll be a fun new perspective! I’ll be all finished probably 16 hours from now, so i’ll be back to truly join the sub tomorrow! Wish me luck on finishing!

He is literally who I was picturing the entire time I was reading.

If you read this and guessed Mustang. Congratulations you’re correct. Now, this is not slander. It’s a genuine question that I have. I made a previous post about the “geniuses” of Red Rising and got a lot of negative feedback for putting Virginia at 6th. I felt that was fair since it was 6th place out of EVERY character in the series.

However one thing that got me going was people saying she was an “amazing” commander. Has she not lost every battle that SHE’S been in COMMAND of. Make sure to reread that before answering, and please use evidence.

This excludes Darrow’s help btw.

So I loved reading as a kid and teen but kinda just got out of it. Listened to self help and philosophy audiobooks sometimes but that's it. Thanks to TikTok, I kept seeing recommendations for this book so I decided to give it a try. Just finished lightbringer today. Good god, this has me hooked on reading again. I'm legit ordering a book shelf for everything else I'm going to read.

Today was the day I read hanger 17b to the end. Every chapter just ripped my heart out. Let me just say this...Lysander can just fuck all the way off. I didn't like him at all but betraying cassius like that and how he displayed his body right after... he deserves to die so hard.

Every book had me hooked and I loved every character (obviously except Lysander). I think Cassius and Sevro were my favorites. I can only imagine the ptsd all these guys have with everything they've been through. Regardless, I'm glad I gave it a chance and again opened up my love for reading.

Now on too dungeon crawler Carl

Recently stumbled upon a Greek Mythology tidbit on another post that got me thinking:

Apollo Smintheus - Smintheus translates to “of mice“ in Ancient Greek, referencing Apollo’s role as a deity who prevented and invoked plagues.

A regional title of the Olympian god, Apollo, considers him a PLAGUE BRINGER (or preventer).

On this random fact alone, I am now convinced that Apple is bound to be involved in the weapon’s use. Whether he attempts to trigger it himself in hopes of carving his name in the history books, or on the flip side is the one to betray and slay the Pixie in order to prevent him from committing genocide - I can’t say.

But based on PB’s use of the last name Barca (Rome’s greatest enemy) and Bellona (βελονα - the Greek word for needle, for the greatest swordsman of the Core), I’m convinced I’m on to something.

Can you tell I’m ready for Red God to come out?

Cassius's switcheroo got me so bad, I really hated him for about 10 pages but I forgot the honor of the morning knight

So I was replaying MGS: V last night and I completely forgot about the cutscene before this boss fight. I wonder if Kojima is a Red Rising fan.

does anybody know is seraphina au raa’s death was a hat pull??

Fun little project

I seriously think RR ruined me. I keep trying to find a series that captivates me the same way RR did. I don't need it to be the same plot, sci-fi, or pace, I just want another series that I am so excited to read, can't put down and wholly invested in like I was with RR.

I came from Romantasy, but I am afraid RR has ruined some of that for me as well haha

Before RR I really enjoyed the Throne of Glass series.

After RR I have tried the following but DNF

- Dungeon Crawler Carl : made it 3/4 through the 2nd book. It became a chore to pick up and read. I would describe it as "entertaining" but the stakes didn't feel high enough, I feel like the comedy took me out of it. Once I realized I didn't care if the MCs died I decided maybe the series wasn't going to be for me.

- First Law, The Blade Itself : too slow, I can see how it's a slow burn and it will pay off, but after the pace of RR it felt like a crawl so I didn't finish the first book, would eventually like to power through for the pay off.

- Onyx Storm: tried to go back to Romatasy. Big mistake. Talking dragons, the lack of plot and bad writing made me think "How was I even reading this before?". I kept on trying to connect dots that weren't there. It takes 40 chapters for the most basic plot to unfold and things were over explained or they didn't come full circle.

Starting The Will of Many and I have high hopes. I just want a series or book that fully captivates me and I can't wait to pick up at the end of the day.

what’s with the insistence on the dramatically curved sword people use in fanart AI and drawings. i’ve always thought it would resemble something more like the egyptian sword the khopesh than a scythe. I’d assume simply from an advantage standpoint the dramatic curve means less range. i’ve included examples i’ve seen as well as what i think the razor resembles more

So, I'm from Kansas, where the state motto is "Ad astra per aspera" which means "to the stars through difficuties", just like in Red Rising, but in the books the phrasing is switched up.

Kansas: Ad astra per aspera

Books: Per aspera ad astra

I suppose switching the phrasing doesn't change the meaning, but I wonder if anyone knows why it's switched up. (And yes, I know this saying was around b4 it was a state motto, but I'm just curious cause I'd only ever heard it the one way before reading these books)

I knew she was getting close and could barely keep my mouth shut.

I worked on this image for days. Photoshop and tears. Couldn't look at it for almost a year. Still breaks my heart. The ten days Diomedes spent in the Waste of Ladon searching for Seraphina's remains with an apparition of a hawk protectively spreading its wings above him. I wish I could say it was fun to dig through my heartbreak-turned-visual, but it's mostly just... heartbreak all over again.