Review: Light Bringer by Pierce Brown, performed by Tim Gerard Reynolds
Pierce Brown‘s Red Rising Saga is one of the most captivating audiobook series I have ever listened to and I have experienced over 1,400 audiobooks so far. The writing is superb, fast-paced and visceral, the characters are complex and flawed, but also driven by ambition and fueled by hatred for each other. I was enthralled by every new adventure set in this dark universe and I always recommend Red Rising by Pierce Brown to anyone who asks me for good sci-fi series suggestions.
Light Bringer is the thrilling, highly anticipated, and much-awaited sequel to Dark Age. Darrow, aka The Reaper, is a legend, born of the red soil of Mars and leader of the Resistance, but he must now use all his cunning and courage to defeat the enemies that are hunting him, his family, and his friends across the galaxy. All our beloved characters are back, except for those who met their brutal end in previous installments of course, and they will face new dangers, old foes and fight for their survival in another epic adventure.
The entire Red Rising Saga is skillfully performed by the amazing Tim Gerard Reynolds, one of the best and most distinguished narrators in the audiobooks industry. He brings every character to life with passion and professionalism. He uses different voices, accents and subtle changes in tone and rhythm to help the listener easily identify who is speaking at any given moment.
I can definitely see some listeners having problems with the fact that in previous books we had multiple narrators giving life to some of the secondary characters, but I actually prefer single-narrator performances, so for me it was quite OK. I think that the recording quality could have been better, but maybe this can be improved at a later date by just adding some more base to the voice.
If you love well-written science fiction stories filled with unique characters, intense action, bloody battles and unexpected plot twists, then I strongly encourage you to check out Light Bringer and the whole Red Rising series.
Light Bringer is another five-star release by one of the best science fiction writers of our time.
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