This week, Pierce Brown revealed the cover for Light Bringer (Red Rising Book 6). Alas, with that bit of good news, the less good news is that we’ll be waiting just a bit longer for Light Bringer to hit shelves in 2023. It is still expected to arrive next year, but rather than the original May 2023 release date, the sixth novel in the Red Rising series will be arriving on July 25th.

In a few months, it’ll be two years since Dark Age arrived. Since Red Rising Book 5’s July 2019 debut, fans have eagerly awaited the next installment to the series. Today, Pierce Brown shared an update on his progress with the yet-to-be-titled Red Rising Book 6. From the sound of it, taking the right steps forward in the writing process required taking a few steps back. Or about two-hundred pages back, based on what the author said in a recent Instagram post. 

It’s been a while since we’ve had a solid update about the sixth book in the Red Rising series. We know that author Pierce Brown has been working on it this year, however, updates on its progress have been few and far between. That’s understandable, especially during these uncertain times. However, Pierce Brown did drop a screenshot on his Instagram stories this week that appears to be the start of Red Rising Book 6.

Following the release of Dark Age in 2019, Red Rising fans have been left to anticipate the sixth book in the series. Given where things left off in Red Rising Book 5, there are plenty of unanswered questions and issues to resolve. I won’t be getting into that here, but there will be at least one MAJOR Dark Age spoiler in this article, so if you’re still working your way through Dark Age, I suggest you turn back now.