The Sons of Ares: A Red Rising Saga Podcast

Lo Rusters! Darrow, Mustang, Holiday, and Ragnar crash land in the icy wastes of the Obsidian homelands. The crash didn't kill them but the creatures and the weather and landscape of this carved, ruthless land me do the trick. And if that all doesn't get them there are some dangerous Golds hunting them.

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Lo Rusters! With a Red Rising movie in some phase of pre-production, we thought it might be fun to get all the pods together for a group discussion. Here is the result - a Frankenstein’s monster of an episode featuring @fadetoobsidian, @howlerpod, @hailreaper, @bigalexanderreads, @sharkbatesbookshelf, @highkeyobssessed, @lej_s, @theforvm, and yours truly. It was a fun chaotic bit of mess in which we pretty much all just agreed we are buzzing for what’s in store.
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First up @bigalexanderreads and @sharkbatesbookshelf talk Fannibals, the Hunger Games team, naked Viggo Mortensen, and how the fandom can welcome in new Howlers.
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30 minutes in @fadetoobsidian and @swlarue of the @thehowlersden talk the old rights and early scripts, Howler best practices, how to avoid a Shadow and Bone situation, and why we need to not be dicks.
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52 minutes in @howlerpod breaks shit, @wordswhiskeypod fixes shit (then disappears for a moment), @highkeyobsessed is as fired up as G.W. and does some excellent fan casting, and @hailreaper is all in on the movie and is ready to play Ralph!
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1.45 minutes in @swlarue returns to hang with @lej_s of @theforvm and we dive in on what might happen to some of the characters, what the score or soundtrack might be, and how pumped we are for the moment the lights go down and the big screen lights up.

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Lo Rusters! Darrow and the gang are leaving town and along their way they see what the Rising really means; the violent nuts and bolts that make up a revolution. Then an old friend (maybe) ends up following them and then the shit hits the fan and the ship hits the ice.

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Lo Rusters! Darrow and Holiday and Ragnar leave the street fighting on Phobos in search of an army. They pick up an old friend and head out into the Martian skies that are now a battlefield as the Rising takes its new, bloody form.

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Lo Rusters! Today we have return appearance from ⁨@alyshafortunereads⁩ breaking down some big questions - is Darrow above the Republic? Should he be? Did Mustang make a mistake? Where is Sevro? What happened to Wulfgar? Huge spoilers so beware - go read the damn books!

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Lo Rusters! Darrow is channeling Churchill in this chapter as he and Sevro and the Howlers go to war. They get all the pieces moving and execute a brilliant strike against the Jackal's hold on Phobos. And in the process, Darrow delivers a war aims defining speech, maybe top 3 or 4 in the whole series.

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Lo Rusters! The long simmering pot has finally boiled over as Darrow and Sevro duke it out. The boys need to get back to basics and being brothers. Scott of Backbone Wrestling Network and @ShiffReads and @indie_artbox join us to break episode down.

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Lo Rusters! Qucksilver is talking! And talking. And talking....and talking. Lots of history and philosophy and economics in this one as Regulus ag Sun breaks down some hard truths for Darrow and Sevro. He holds up a big enough mirror to the little terrorist warlord that Sevro kind of breaks.

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Lo Rusters! Darrow and Sevro and the Howlers take a quick spacewalk and then get straight to business. Kavax is a prisoner and has information Darrow wants. Quicksilver is a prisoner and has information Darrow needs, But in both cases Sevro is a bit of a stick in the mud.

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Lo Rusters! While Charles continues his campaign against the boiler we figured we would pause the chapter crawl until he can hop back on mic (which will be this week with chapter 19!). In the meantime we had on Indieartbox and Cicerostories for a little fanfic fun. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

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Lo Rusters! Charles is out this week so we have Leland stepping in as we find out what happened in the conference room after the Howlers broke up Quicksilver's little meeting. How will Darrow and the Gang get out of this pickle? And what's going on with Sevro?

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Lo Rusters! Darrow finds Quicksilver in the middle of meeting with two very important people - Mustang and Cassius. Before he can try to figure out why if enemy is meeting with his ex, things get a little manic.

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Lo Rusters! Darrow stumbles his first teacher and old friend Matteo while he and the Howlers seek Quicksilver. It is not a happy reunion, nor is it the last confused, unhappy, violent reunions for our hero and his friends. They do find their target but Reugulus ag Sun is not alone.

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Lo Rusters! Darrow and the Howlers are on the hunt for Quicksilver as they go through the silver tycoons headquarters. Slowly Darrow is realizing that Sevro's plans are not great and he has to do something and fast. If he doesn't, the Rising might be in a very bad way, very soon. But how does he manage the ego of his best friend and commanding officer?

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Lo Rusters! Darrow, Victra, and the Howlers head to the martian moon of Phobos to raise some Cain. The Goblin is planning to escalate shit by blowing shit up, maybe not the most well thought out strategy but one that will feel good. Can Darrow figure out a way to channel the blast in the right direction while not undermining his best friend?

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Lo Howlers! Donslatestart on IG joins us at the top of this episode to talk about his amazing artwork. Check his stuff out on IG where right now you have a chance to win his "Ashvar", a huge, stunning piece. Clang, clang, clang! Then Chris covers the chapter in which Darrow and Victra finally become real deal Howlers. Finish the bucket or get the box!

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Lo Rusters! The spotlight shines brightly on Victra, rightfully so as she may well be the best damn character in the series. Darrow grapples with his own past mistakes, but he is going to trust her and hope she trusts him. At the very least he understands her motivation: revenge.

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Lo Rusters! Chapter crawl is coming back Monday, but today we have a true tourney to break down! Leland of @deflagrated_designs, a pyrography artist in the Red Rising world, joins the show to break down his round by round battle to the death of the series' characters. We also talk about his style of art, inspirations, and how he got into the world of the Society. Go to Instagram and vote now one who you think would win in these single combat bouts!

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Lo Rusters! @bigalexanderreads on IG and TikTok joins the show to give her hottakes on the world of Red Rising. Whats the deal with Volga? Who had the right of it; Darrow or Sevro? Would Eo go to the Red Hand? All this in more, back to the chapter crawl on Friday with Chapter 12 The Julii.

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Lo Rusters! Darrow is struggling to come to grips with the news of Sevro's gambit. Ragnar talks some sense into him and then puts him in touch with some Reds recovering from battle. In the process Darrow finds his way back to his people and the Rising. Jack joins us to find out what color the boys are, explain why humor is so important, and tell one of the greatest Titanic jokes of all time -- stick around until the very end for some comedy gold.

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