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Red Rising Books in Order

Red Rising by Pierce Brown contains 6 books, published between 2014 and 2023. The first book is Red Rising (2014) and the newest is Light Bringer (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
6
Published
2014–2023
Confirmed
6 of 6 titles
Pages on record
2,807 in 5 of 6 books
Reading time
47–70 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,807 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 6 titles with a page count on record.

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Red Rising is Pierce Brown's science fiction series, six books published between 2014 and 2023. Red Rising (2014) opens the run and Light Bringer (2023) is the most recent title. The catalogue groups the books as a Red Rising Trilogy followed by an Iron Gold Tetralogy. Dystopia, space colonies and resistance to government are the recurring subjects. No new book is dated, and the series is listed dormant.

How many Red Rising books are there?

Red Rising has 6 books, released between 2014 and 2023.

Red Rising Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 6 Red Rising 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.

  1. Cover of Red Rising by Pierce Brown, book 1 of the Red Rising series (2014)
  2. Cover of Golden Son by Pierce Brown, book 2 of the Red Rising series (2015)
  3. Cover of Morning Star by Pierce Brown, book 3 of the Red Rising series (2016)
  4. Cover of Iron Gold by Pierce Brown, book 4 of the Red Rising series (2018)
  5. Cover of Dark Age by Pierce Brown, book 5 of the Red Rising series (2018)
  1. 1
    Red Rising2014 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014416
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  2. 2
    Golden Son2015 · 446 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015446
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  3. 3
    Morning Star2016 · 544 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016544
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  4. 4
    Iron Gold2018 · 601 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018601
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  5. 5
    Dark Age2018 · 800 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018800
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  6. 6
    Light Bringer2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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Red Rising Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Red Rising books run from Red Rising (2014) to Light Bringer (2023), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Red Rising in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Red Rising books in order?

You should read the Red Rising books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Red Rising book also stands alone.

What order should you read Red Rising books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Red Rising (2014), the earliest published title. After it come Golden Son (2015), Morning Star (2016), Iron Gold (2018), Dark Age (2018) and Light Bringer (2023).

What is the first Red Rising book?

Red Rising (2014) is the first Red Rising book, and the numbered table above starts with it.

When did the first Red Rising book come out?

Red Rising, the first Red Rising book, was published in 2014. The newest, Light Bringer (2023), came out 9 years later.

What is the newest Red Rising book?

Light Bringer (2023) is the newest Red Rising book released so far.

Is there a new Red Rising book coming?

No next Red Rising 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 Red Rising

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Red Rising. 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

Red Rising at a glance

Paused
No new Red Rising title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Red Rising books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,807 pages across the 5 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 544 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Red Rising books, 5 of 6, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
5 of the 6 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Red Rising books are about

5 of the 6 Red Rising 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 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Pierce Brown

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.