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

Written 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
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Publisher's Summary

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 Nemeth-Parker, Steve Wannall, Todd Scofield, Wyn Delano, Yasmin Tuazon and Zeke Alton.

©2015 Pierce Brown (P)2023 Graphic Audio LLC

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  • 08-09-23

Best in the series!

I absolutely love this book to begin with, but the folks at Graphic Audio really knocked it out of the park with this one. Performances were top notch, and they prioratized dialogue over background noise and music (I hate when they do that in other books). the only fault I have, and it's tiny, is the very last line. It cuts out so fast and runs to credits. I felt like Darrow was midsentence, and they interrupted him. they could have made the credits it's own "chapter" instead of the last few minutes of chapter 8.

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  • 03-09-23

Fantastic

Great way to experience to story. I’m looking forward to the rest coming out in the future.

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  • 27-11-23

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.

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  • 16-11-23

Fantastic

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

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  • 27-10-23

Great performance

Only complaint is that this series releases in parts. It’s too good to wait! 100% worth it!

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  • Estella
  • 17-10-23

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!

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  • Roscoe Gene Ghering
  • 14-10-23

Great book and great acting

Great book and great acting. Best audio book I’ve listened to in a long time.

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  • 10-10-23

Great listen

Loved it. Listen to it while doing chores or working out. It’s upbeat great voices and music and of course I love the story.

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  • Amory Brandon
  • 02-10-23

Brilliant novel meets new standard of storytelling

Game of thrones meets space and an amazing ensemble cast to tell the epic tale.

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  • Milan Demeter
  • 28-09-23

New favourite

Absolutely in love with the series!! Although I cannot wait for the story to continue, I'm still willing to wait for the dramatised audio version rather than the standard audiobook. So great is the quality! I drove for 4 hours, felt like a moment. And when I arrived, I stayed up for another 3 hours to finish the story :D 10/10. Will deprive myself of sleep again!

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  • Michael Horsley
  • 13-10-23

Brutal Gripping Carnage

My favourite series by a mile. I love the Red Rising series, expertly crafted edge of the seat action. Read all the books, so was pleasantly surprised when the dramatised audio books were released. Can’t wait til the next one. Hail Reaper

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  • Kelly-ann Oosterbeek
  • 01-11-23

Gripping, in League with the Sci-Fi Classics

I thought I enjoyed Red Rising but Golden Son has taken it up to another level entirely, aided I'm sure by the dramatised adaption.

This is truly such a fantastic series, taking tired tropes like the chosen one, class divides and dystopia fantasy and managing to make me feel like I've never read anything like it before. It's been a long time since a book filled me with such joy, such hope and such devestation.

Brown's characters are so human, and yet he has mastered the balance between telling and showing us; each person is defined as much by their sillouette as the empty space around them. There is something about the way Brown depicts his characters that is so distinct from the weak, superficially strong protagonists of so much of the fiction being written right that is addictive.

This series goes straight to the sci-fi classics for me, and I can't wait to read more from Brown.

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  • 03-09-23

Audio Immersion, worth the buy!

This is worth the buy for the immersion!

I enjoyed listening to Darrow’s narrator and enjoy Sevro’s and Ragnar’s casting.

If you have the audiobooks, this is well worth the buy!

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