If the razor-edged maneuvering in Golden Son hooked you—the Luna conclave where alliances crumble, Aja au Grimmas strikes, and the Jackal’s machinations upend Darrow’s plans—then you’ll love how Dune pits House Atreides against the Emperor and House Harkonnen. It’s the same lethal dance of patronage and betrayal you saw between House Augustus, the Sovereign, and the Jackal, but played across deserts, spice monopolies, and ducal courts. The power plays land with the same dread as Roque’s turn and the failed coup on Luna.

If the shocking swerves in Golden Son floored you—Roque’s betrayal, the Jackal’s trap that leaves Fitchner dead, and Darrow’s world collapsing at the summit—The Traitor Baru Cormorant delivers that same sickening, brilliant churn. You’ll follow Baru as she weaponizes finance and policy the way Darrow weaponizes fleets and loyalties, only to spring twists that feel as devastating as the Luna gambit’s unraveling. It’s a masterclass in plans turning inside out at the worst possible moment.

If you tore through Golden Son for its pace—the Academy’s brutal opening gambit, Sevro and the Howlers’ audacious raids, and the frantic fleet clashes around Luna—Leviathan Wakes hits the same throttle. Holden and Miller plunge into a system-spanning conspiracy that snowballs into skirmishes and stand-offs as tense as Darrow’s desperate maneuvers. It’s that same hurtling momentum from firefight to revelation, with every win exposing a bigger, darker threat.

If Darrow’s moral tightrope in Golden Son gripped you—purging fleets for the greater good, using friends like pieces, and making calls that scar him and those he loves—Altered Carbon puts you in similarly murky waters. Takeshi Kovacs navigates a world where power rewrites the rules of life and death, forcing choices as ethically fraught as Darrow’s dealings with the Sovereign, the Jackal, Mustang, and Sevro. You’ll recognize that intoxicating mix of conviction and compromise.

If you loved watching Darrow claw status in Golden Son—dueling for command at the Academy, leveraging victories into rank, and fighting within a suffocating hierarchy—Ninefox Gambit takes that to a wild, inventive extreme. Captain Kel Cheris must win impossible engagements inside a fanatical military order, partnering with a notorious tactician much like Darrow’s uneasy alliances with Lorn, Mustang, and Sevro. The promotions, politics, and battlefield genius echo his brutal ascent.