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Pierce Brown鈥檚 book 鈥淩ed Rising,鈥� the first in his planned science fiction trilogy, garnered critical praise and now his second book, 鈥淕olden Son,鈥� is gaining attention for its fast-moving plot and interesting characters.聽

鈥淩ed鈥� introduced the character of teenager Darrow, who works on Mars to make life better for the future but soon finds that he and his fellows are actually just making life possible for the rich upper class. 鈥淕olden,鈥� which was released on Jan. 6, finds him infiltrating the wealthy class to try to bring it down.聽

As they did for 鈥淩ed,鈥� Amazon staff selected 鈥淕olden鈥� as one of the best books to be released in its publication month. Meanwhile, writer Marc Snetiker called 鈥淩ed鈥� 鈥渟hould-have-been-huge鈥� and awarded 鈥淕olden鈥� an A grade.

鈥淲ith 鈥楪olden Son,鈥� 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,鈥� Snetiker wrote. 鈥淏rown has packed his pages with an astonishing amount of cinematic action and twists that fly by at vertiginous speeds 鈥� with provocative pops of Darrow's philosophy on human nature between them. The narrative universe bursts with as much epic mythos as the Roman legends on which it's based鈥�. [G]rand space chases [transform] our humble cosmos into a veritable聽鈥�Star Wars鈥欌��. [This is] a sci-fi adventure exceptionally worthy of your attention.鈥澛�

critic Jason Sheehan also brought up the story set in a galaxy far, far away when discussing 鈥淕olden.鈥澛�

鈥淚t put me in mind of聽鈥楽tar Wars鈥櫬燽ecause, like George Lucas, Pierce Brown ought to be held up as one of literature's great borrowers,鈥� Sheehan wrote. 鈥淎 writer (like Lucas) who never met an arc, a trope or a theme he couldn't lift, twist, polish and fit precisely into the framework of his own story. Now I'm not saying this is a聽bad聽thing鈥�. Red Rising聽was a pastiche of a dozen or a hundred dystopian stories of teenagers growing up and doing exciting and dangerous things鈥�. [W]hat sets these books apart from the over-crowded pack is that Brown is just so friggin'聽good聽at it. 'Red Rising' was entertaining. 'Golden Son' is so much better鈥�. Brown writes layered, flawed characters and has a Hollywood director's eye for blowing stuff up, but plot is his most breathtaking strength."

also noted the quick pace of the plot in its review.

鈥淏rown shows everything organically, from the Roman influences on the culture to the exciting potential hidden in both halves of society,鈥� PW wrote. 鈥淒ramatic battles with a real sense of loss, and a final chapter that slams into both Darrow and the reader, make this the rare middle book that loses almost no momentum as it sets up the final installment.鈥�

As noted by Snetiker, Universal Pictures has obtained the screen rights for "Red" and "World War Z" helmer Marc Forster is set to direct.