The second novel in author Pierce Brown's Red Rising trilogy, Golden Sun (originally published in 2015, just one year after the first novel in the trilogy), continues Darrow's story as he still struggles to destroy the society on future Mars from within. After his adventure in Red Rising, Darrow has nearly gained control of his very own fleet of warships - warships which he knows will be invaluable in his plot to destroy the inequitable and evil society. With his warships, Darrow continues to build relationships and amass resources so that he can be better-prepared for his mission. Essentially, Golden Sun is the second act in a story which will inevitably lead to Darrow's overthrow of the horrible system.
Like Red Rising, Golden Sun was met with incredibly positive reviews when it was released. Entertainment Weekly called the book "gripping" and said that "With Golden Son, Brown avoids the sophomore slump, charging the novel with the kind of dystopia-toppling action you’d expect in a trilogy ender, not a middle volume. On virtually every level, this is a sequel that hates sequels—a perfect fit for a hero who already defies the tropes ... This isn’t a retread of the first book’s winning formula; Brown opts to surprise instead of satisfy, which is why certain delicious curveballs will blast readers out of orbit." To that end, Golden Sun almost instantly became a New York Times Bestseller.
