so i've just finished listening to book 2 of #PierceBrown's #RedRising series, Golden Son. i remarked a week or two ago that i was starting the first book, Red Rising, because it smelled communist, and folks, i was not far off.

this is a story about #WorkerPower, about #ClassWar, about overthrowing and beheading the oppressor class.

it leans a little far into Dead Wife (and other miscellaneous cis/het tomfoolery) stuff sometimes, and a little far into Oppressors Are Humans Too stuff sometimes, but is KILOMETERS, ASTRONOMICAL UNITS even, ahead of the milquetoast liberal anti-oppression narratives that have been so popular this past decade or two.

if you like #socialism and/or #ScienceFiction, if you crave a story with a genuine understanding of oppression, this is one for you.

major, major CWs for oppression, death, war, enslavement, all manner of trauma. this is not a light story by any stretch. but it is very good.

i've already checked out the third book, Rising Star, from the library, although i don't know if i'll start it today or if i'll let Golden Son percolate a little bit first.

@Sarah_in_sk I see someone else already mentioned The Final Architecture series by #AdrianTchaikovsky (Shards of Earth, Eyes of the Void, third due next year I think). They are indeed wonderful.

I’d also recommend the #RedRising series by #PierceBrown. And something a bit on the lighter side (just a bit), the #Bobiverse by #DennisETaylor.

Here are some of my favorite authors. In most cases, I’ve read, or am in progress of reading, everything they’ve done to date.

#PierceBrown
#JamesSACorey
#NeilGaiman
#HughHowey
#StephenKing
#JonathanMaberry
#JohnScalzi
#AdrianTchaikovsky

Special mention to #MarthaWells, whose #Murderbot series is phenomenal. I still have her other fantasy works on my reading list for one day.