Dark Age (Red Rising Saga #5)

by Pierce Brown

After war, most men shrink. Some from the rending of flesh. Some from the loss of fellows. Some from the loss of autonomy. But most in shame at discovering their own impotence. Confronted with horror, their dreams of destiny crumple. Only a cursed few relish the dark thrill in discovering they are natural-born killers.

“Fear those who seek your company for their own vanity. As soon as you eclipse them in the mirror, it won’t be the mirror they break.”

fear a man who believes in good. For he can excuse any evil.”

This is the strongest theme of this book. This author does not believe in good and evil. It is all respective to him.

It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.

Cities are measured by cold statistics of consumption and output.

None know the weight, the fear, the anger, the ambivalence, the pride, the love, the disgust, the disappointment, the hope, and the utter frustration of ruling over billions of souls.