Golden Son (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)

Red Rising Saga, Book 2

By: Pierce Brown

Narrated by: Amanda Forstrom, Andy Clemence, Julie-Ann Elliott, Laura C. Harris, Richard Rohan, Kay Eluvian, Ian Russell, Jenna Sharpe, Stewart Crank, Jon Vertullo, Andrew James Spooner

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.

Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!

As a Red, Darrow grew up working the mines deep beneath the surface of Mars, enduring backbreaking labor while dreaming of the better future he was building for his descendants. But the Society he faithfully served was built on lies. Darrow’s kind have been betrayed and denied by their elitist masters, the Golds—and their only path to liberation is revolution. And so Darrow sacrifices himself in the name of the greater good for which Eo, his true love and inspiration, laid down her own life. He becomes a Gold, infiltrating their privileged realm so that he can destroy it from within.

A lamb among wolves in a cruel world, Darrow finds friendship, respect, and even love—but also the wrath of powerful rivals. To wage and win the war that will change humankind’s destiny, Darrow must confront the treachery arrayed against him, overcome his all-too-human desire for retribution—and strive not for violent revolt but a hopeful rebirth. Though the road ahead is fraught with danger and deceit, Darrow must choose to follow Eo’s principles of love and justice to free his people.

He must live for more.

Performed by Stewart Crank, Jenna Sharpe, Jon Vertullo, Ian Russell, Richard Rohan, Julie-Ann Elliott, Andrew James Spooner, Laura C. Harris, Kay Eluvian as Roque, Amanda Forstrom, Andy Clemence, Bradly Foster Smith, Chris Davenport, Colleen Delany, Danny Gavigan, David Cui Cui, David Engel, Dylan Lynch, Elena Anderson, Elizabeth Jernigan, Eric Messner, Gabriel Michael, Holly Adams, Ian Putnam, James Konicek, John Kielty, Julie Hoverson, Karen Novak, Ken Jackson, Lucy Symons, Marni Penning, Matthew Bassett, Michael John Casey, Mike Carnes, Nanatte Savard, Nazia Chaudhry, Nhea Durrosseau, Nicole Perez, Peter Stray, Rana Kay, Scott McCormick, Shanta Parasuraman, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Steve Wannall, Todd Scofield, Wyn Delano, Yasmin Tuazon and Zeke Alton.

©2015 Pierce Brown (P)2023 Graphic Audio LLC

Best listen

This was so good! I need MORE!! The story is both expected and unique. I love these characters even the ones I hate!

Excellence

Top shelf sci-fi, though I loved the first book in the series I felt it was lacking and had more of a fantasy feel. Golden son is everything and more from what an action packed sci-fi should be!! I’m hooked.

Fantastic

Keep these up! Hoping the entire series gets these adaptations. Five out of Five !

The Plot Line With The Acting

The dramatized version of the book is AMAZING! I love the acting and effects. Highly recommend

Intelligent, fast paced and deeply moving sci-fi

I've read a lot of science fiction and fantasy and this tops them all. It's very intelligently written, unpredictable and you become deeply invested in the characters. It's fast-paced and, considering it's science fiction, it's believable; it's set in our universe and it's limitations of space and time are honoured, what the futuristic weapons can do remains consistent throughout the series and the thoughts and desicions the characters make feel logic and realistic.
I appreciate that the series is mostly written from the main character's point of view so you're very invested.
I love the performance by Tim Gerard Reynolds though the performances and sound effects by graphic audio support the story very well and bring it to life even more.
The only downside is that now I've read this almost every other book I've read after is kinda...mweh.