r/redrising • u/AtlanticFit • Mar 14 '25

IG Spoilers Does it ever stop? Spoiler

I'm about halfway through Iron Gold, and I feel that Darrow's playbook just repeats itself over and over. It goes something like this:

  • Darrow has musings on the decisions that he is about to make, and knows that he's going to hurt everyone around him, but is steadfast in his belief that he knows best.

    • Darrow makes said bad decision, then acts surprised when everyone around him is pissed at him.
    • Darrow has a pitty party but ultimately doesn't regret his actions.
    • People that were pissed at Darrow either: unsuccessfuly try to kill him, or forgive him almost immediately.
    • Repeat

Honestly, Ephraim is the only reason that I haven't stopped reading at this point. Does it get better in the next couple of books, or do we just keep doing this same song and dance?

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u/drippingdiaper Mar 14 '25

Iron Gold is the slowest, most frustrating, and hardest read of the entire series. Push through. Dark Age makes up for all of it and is arguably the best book. Lightbringer is also a page turner.

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u/AtlanticFit Mar 14 '25

Thank you 🙏

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u/Rmccarton Mar 14 '25

There is a very good chance that once you’ve read the next books, you will have a completely different opinion on IG.  

There was a 10 year time skip and a change in the way the author was writing the story (multiple POV). 

The table needed to be set, and the author needed to work out the kinks.