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Red Rising

Pierce Brown

NEW YORK TIMES

Podcasts 4
Quotes 17
The Joe Rogan Experience

The hosts mentioned they were listening to the Red Rising audiobook, described it as a dystopian sciencefiction novel set on Mars, and praised it as a great book, even likening it to "Game of Thrones in space".

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Red Rising.

— Episode: JRE MMA Show #182 - Protect Ya Neck

Episode: JRE MMA Show #182 - Protect Ya Neck

The hosts mentioned they were listening to the Red Rising audiobook, described it as a dystopian sciencefiction novel set on Mars, and praised it as a great book, even likening it to "Game of Thrones in space".

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Red Rising.

That's it! And I'll tell you, I don't know how many books there are but I'm listening to the first one and I'm like more than halfway through and it's- What's it about? Set in future on Mars. Whoa. Let's- Whoa. Red Rising is a 2014 dystopian- Dystopian. Dystopian. Dystopian. Science fiction novel.

Hey, listen to me. This is a great book.

This is a great book.

Pass me that coffee, man. It's like Game of Thrones in space.

Modern Wisdom

The host repeatedly praised the series, calling the author a legend and describing it as his favorite sci‑fi/fantasy saga. He mentioned rereading the first installment, finishing the final book, and even suggested it could be built into a franchise. The enthusiasm conveyed a strong endorsement, positioning the title as a must‑read for listeners.

Highly Recommended

Episode: #835 - 2.5M Q&A - Naval Ravikant, Quitting Alcohol...

It was described as a fantastic sci-fi/fantasy series set in the future, and the host had reread the first book and was about to finish the last one.

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I fucking love that series so much. I went back and started again from the first one even though I haven't finished the seventh one or the sixth one whichever one it is now uh I went back and read the first one again and started it's so fantastic for the people that don't know what we're talking about Red Rising awesome sci-fi slash fantasy future novel series by Pierce Brown it's my favorite fiction series of all time

it's available at the modern wisdom reading list which you can get at chriswilliamson chriswillx.com slash books hundred books that you should read before you die all of my favorites and there's a link to this one in there and a justification for why I like it uh but I'm just about to finish the final book in the series and I can't wait to see what he does he's great

that series should come with a addiction warning label it's so fantastic

Episode: #724 - 1.5M Q&A - Joe Dispenza, Daily Routine & On...

It was mentioned as Chris' favorite fiction book that he has reread multiple times, and the protagonist's name, Darrow, was discussed as a cool name.

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Red Rising my favorite fiction book I must have read at least three times.

I like red rising and the lead protagonist in that it's called darrow I think darrow is a fucking dope name for a kid you're not having a loser if your son is called darrow like it's impossible to grow up and be called darrow and not be an absolute stud so darrow.

Episode: #930 - 3.5M Q&A - Dating Famous People, Naval Refl...

The host praised the series, calling Pierce Brown a legend and saying he loved the Red Rising books, mentioning he had previously DMed the author about the series.

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Pierce Brown is the author of Red Rising and a fucking legend. I love the series and I'd love to bring him on at some point. I must have mentioned Red Rising on an episode, and I love the series.

Episode: #918 - Critical Drinker - Why Do Modern Movies Suc...

The hosts suggested building a franchise around Red Rising as an example of a popular paperback series.

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Why not start to build out Red Rising or The Name of the Wind or something else?

Episode: #896 - 3.25M Q&A - Marriage Plans, Beautiful Women...

The host highlighted the Red Rising series as an addictive fiction series he recommends, noting it as amazing and part of his free 100book list.

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books, book suggestions, Red Rising, which is this fiction series I've addicted everybody to and is amazing.

Episode: #881 - Christmas Special - Life Hacks, Biggest Les...

A dystopian scifi novel about a society divided by class that the hosts listened to as an immersive audiobook. It was highlighted as a favorite series that they keep revisiting.

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The third life hack is Red Rising, the Red Rising series.

Episode: #850 - 2.75M Q&A - Women’s Value, Loneliness & Ber...

He said the series is still a mustread and not fading.

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Red Rising's not going anywhere.

Morning Wire

Rose Reed said she had recently become obsessed with Red Rising and was loving the books at the time of the interview.

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I've just recently gotten obsessed with Red Rising and I am loving these books right now.

— Episode: From Writer’s Room to Princess of Atlant...

Episode: From Writer’s Room to Princess of Atlantis: Rose R...

Rose Reed said she had recently become obsessed with Red Rising and was loving the books at the time of the interview.

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I've just recently gotten obsessed with Red Rising and I am loving these books right now.

Morning Brew Daily

It was described as incredibly fun science fiction, easy to read, and likened to reading a movie.

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The Red Rising series by Pierce Brown is incredibly fun sci-fi. Again, this is stuff that it's like eighth-grade reading level. It's like reading a movie, right?

— Episode: Special Mailbag Episode with Neal and To...

Episode: Special Mailbag Episode with Neal and Toby

It was described as incredibly fun science fiction, easy to read, and likened to reading a movie.

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The Red Rising series by Pierce Brown is incredibly fun sci-fi. Again, this is stuff that it's like eighth-grade reading level. It's like reading a movie, right?

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