Pierce Brown Books in Order
Pierce Brown has written 10 books, published between 2014 and 2023. The first book is Red Rising (2014) and the newest is Lightbringer (2023). Publication order is the reading order below. 6 of the 10 books listed here are in the Red Rising series, which has its own page: Red Rising books in order.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2014–2023
- Confirmed
- 9 of 10 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,571 in 8 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 60–89 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,571 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Pierce Brown writes science fiction, and the Red Rising saga accounts for the whole catalogue. Red Rising (2014), Golden Son (2015) and Morning Star (2016) come first, followed by the Iron Gold tetralogy, which runs from Iron Gold and Dark Age (2018) to Lightbringer (2023). Ten catalogued books carry Brown's name, graphic novels made with Rik Hoskin among them. Dystopia and resistance to government are the recurring subjects.
Pierce Brown's first published novel, which opened his ongoing series, received the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Science Fiction in its year of release.
How many Pierce Brown books are there?
Pierce Brown has 10 books, released between 2014 and 2023. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Pierce Brown Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Pierce Brown books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120144164/4
- 220154464/4
- 320165444/4
- 420186014/4
- 520188004/4
- 620191524/4
- 720191324/4
- 82023–4/4
- 92023–3/4
- 10Lightbringer2023 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/420234801/4
Pierce Brown series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Red Rising books in order 6 books
Pierce Brown books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Red Rising Graphic Novels with Rik Hoskin in order
3 books- 1. Sons of Ares
- 2. Wrath
- 3. Forbidden Song
Standalone books
1 book1 Pierce Brown title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Pierce Brown books in order?
You only need to read Pierce Brown books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Pierce Brown
Start with Red Rising (2014), the first Red Rising book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Pierce Brown book?
Lightbringer (2023) is the newest Pierce Brown book released so far.
Is there a new Pierce Brown book coming?
No next Pierce Brown book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Pierce Brown
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Pierce Brown. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2016Shortlistedfor Red Rising
Pierce Brown at a glance
- Paused
- No new Pierce Brown title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Pierce Brown books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,571 pages across the 8 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 463 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pierce Brown books, 7 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 8 of the 10 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 9 in at least three.
What the Pierce Brown books are about
8 of the 10 Pierce Brown books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: form:novel is tagged on 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Form:novel 7 of 8 books
- Franchise:Red Rising 7 of 8 books
- Science fiction 7 of 8 books
- Series:Red Rising Saga 7 of 8 books
- Series:Red Rising Trilogy 4 of 8 books
- Dystopias 3 of 8 books
- Series:Iron Gold Tetralogy 3 of 8 books
- Fantasy 2 of 8 books
- Resistance to government 2 of 8 books