The Sons of Ares: A Red Rising Saga Podcast

Lo Rusters! Darrow and the crew are off to war and he gets a little pump up from Sev. What does he have to do? How does have to fight? And why does it matter, not just today, but in the long game? Also, Bookie gives his take on Project Hail Mary. Music by Deepgrave Studios

Is there an argument to be made for Lysander au Lune being the hero of the Red Rising Universe? The Grandson of a Sovereign, the Scion of Silenius, the Survivor of the Ladon, Hero of Heliopolis, the Champion of Gold, the first Son of the Society might just be the good guy on a day like today... Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! Darrow and his dogs of war are about to be unleashed but first he has to do a bit of William Wallace to fuel the flames of war. Lorn has moment, the Jackal is doing his thing, and Victra is not doing her thing (that thing being Darrow). All are heading to an iron rain! Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! Pliny, Pliny, Pliny! You really thought you had it all figured out, that somehow you were at the top of the food chain. How quickly things change when Darrow is on the move. And on the move he is as he strikes out against the enemies of Nero. What is the next move for the Howlers and Co.? Looks like the forecast is in and it calls for rain. Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! Darrow and the Crew are headed to pay Pliny a little visit, just a friendly hello I'm sure. Along the way, we have a chat with Lorn and find out what his love life is like, what he did with his people after joining Darrow, and what he really thinks of Rags. Speaking of everyone's favorite neighborhood Stained; Ragnar learns something about Darrow that may just change everything...or not! Who can say! Chuck is doing well and we hope he is back soon, fysa. Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! Darrow has a vision, maybe a dream? Either way, his reverie is cut short when Mustang visits. After Rags is told to be on his way, the two do a bit of a Kansas City two-step. They both want to know why the other is doing what they are doing and how they truly feel about the other, but of course they don't really get any answers. Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! Chuck is out this week but he'll be back and so we carry on! Mustang returns having failed and she brings grim news: Pliny is making a power play and Nero has been captured. Darrow and gang need to make a plan but first he does a bit of bartering with Kavax and Daxo. On the way to the conference room Darrow and Mustang make a pit stop to visit the Poet and Tactus, the rift grows. The conference itself is a bit rough, particularly for Victra, but Darrow and Roque nip the discord in the bud.  Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! Lorn is pissed, Darrow is on edge, and Sevro is horned up for the hunt. Aja and Tactus spring their trap and then all hell breaks loose. We finally understand what Lorn's teachings and stories are all about, what he has been trying to explain to Darrow (and us); actions = consequences.  Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! He is finally on the page, the one, the man, the myth, the Razormaster of all Razormasters; Lorn au Arcos! Darrow pays his mentor a visit and tries (with no success) to bring Lorn into the war. The crusty old man drops wisdom bombs like a curmudgeonly pez dispenser. Also, we find out what kind of man Nero really is, not great!  Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! Chuck is doubling up this week, covering two smaller chapters, and though tiny, there is a lot of meat on the bone! Darrow's plan, with tweaks from Mustang and the Jackal, takes real shape. Pliny hates it, Nero is intrigued, and Kavax is excited. Chuck has controversial take on everyone's favorite fox. Enjoy! Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! Mustang and Darrow are finally working together! Of course the gang they are working to sway to their plan are not exactly pushovers; Nero, Kavax, Pliny, and the rest of the Old Guard. The dynamic dou need to use a deft hand, equal parts wooing, cajoling, and bullying the various players at the big kid table. Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! Our friend Darrow is feeling a bit peckish post taking the Pax and so he heads to the cafeteria for a snack. While there he runs into everyones favorite Augustian and the two star-crossed lovers spend their time dancing around truths. Eventually, they split and Darrow heads to bed but not before running into everyones least favorite Augustian. Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! We are back and bigger, if not better, than ever! Chris has joined the pod as our official third man in and we kick off with a huge chapter. In this one we find out how much Sevro actually knows about our dear Darrow. Victra and Darrow forge a new new, stronger bond. Music by Deepgrave Studios

Life has a funny way of playing with schedules! Things have got away from us a bit these last two weeks but we will get back to Chapter 23 - Truth, Chuck is very excited to find out what's going on with Sevro! In the meantime, here's another fanfic piece I wrote; what happened when Cadus Harnassus received the order recalling the fleet above Mercury? How did Orion react to losing half her strength without knowing where the enemy was? This is my thinking on how this played out, all credit for characters, the world, and situations go Pierce Brown. It's his sandbox, we are just playing in it. Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! Once again we are meeting a very important, very famous friend and ally of Darrow and the Rising; the best Blue in the biz, Orion. Darrow and Sevro find out just how odd Orion is but also learn the fate of Quinn and their fellows aboard the Stork.   Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! We have Chris from the Substack Podsharp joining the show today, he's breaking down the intro to our favorite son of the Spires, the Shield of Tinos himself - Ragnar Volarus!Check out Chris's Substack here - https://open.substack.com/pub/podsharp?r=2ep9t2&utm_medium=ios Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! What happens when you give a helldiver access to a personnel flying human tank suit, an impossible situation with no seeimng way out, and largest, most advanced enemy ship as a target? Drink in your terror and fins out! Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! Poor Quinn, but as they say "...never fight Aja." Darrow and gang made their escape but it wasn't a perfect getaway. How do they deal with the aftermath and will they get off planet? Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! This week the Howlers return to Darrow and the pack makes a break for it in an attempt to get free of the Citadel. In the process Darrow tries to save the rest of House Augustus but the cost to him and the Howlers is steep. Music by Deepgrave Studios

Lo Rusters! This is a little extra content for you, we have on a special guest to do a little book talk About BookTok and we rank the RR book series and try and decipher what exactly Romantasy is and more! Thank you  ⁨@alyshafortunereads⁩  for joining us and be sure to give her a follow! Music by Deepgrave Studios