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Dark Age Cycle · right after Iron Gold

Dark Age

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The longest and darkest book in the saga: the war on Mercury and Luna is pushed to the brink. Heavy graphic violence

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Do you need to read it?

Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

Where it falls in the order

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BeforeIron GoldAfterLight Bringer
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Quick recap

Right after, Darrow reaches Mercury, where Atalantia has the Republic's legions under siege. The siege turns into a massacre, with millions of civilians dead, and Darrow has to make harder and harder calls. On Luna, Virginia tries to hold the Republic together, but an assassination attempt and a massacre wreck her alliances, and Lilath, queen of the Syndicate, steps out of the shadows. Virginia escapes; Sevro is taken prisoner. On Mars, the Obsidian queen Sefi dies and Volsung Fá takes over her people, while Lyria and Volga run. In the end, the Republic loses Mercury. Lysander, allied first with the Rim and then with Apollonius, sets out to restore the Society with himself as Sovereign.

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Trivia

  1. Behind the scenesThe saga's giant

    At 784 pages in hardcover, it's the longest book in the series.

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  2. Behind the scenesTitle came early

    The title was announced in February 2018, right after Iron Gold came out. The story also picks up right where that book ends.

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  3. Behind the scenesA trilogy that grew

    In 2016 the sequel series was announced as a trilogy. It grew to four books, and this is the second.

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  4. Behind the scenesBest-seller list

    It debuted at No. 4 on the New York Times best-seller list.

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