Morning Star

You could call [Pierce] Brown science fiction's best-kept secret. In Morning Star, the trilogy's devastating and inspiring final chapter, . . . he flirts with volume, oscillating between thundering space escapes and hushed, tense parleys between rivals, where the cinematic dialogue oozes such specificity and suspense you could almost hear a pin drop between pages. His achievement is in creating an uncomfortably familiar world of flaw, fear, and promise. --Entertainment Weekly There is no one writing today who does shameless, Michael Bay-style action set pieces the way Brown does. The battle scenes are kinetic, bloody, breathless, crazy. Everything is on fire all the time. --NPR Morning Star is this trilogy's Return of the Jedi. . . . The impactful battles that make up most of Morning Star are damn near operatic. . . . It absolutely satisfies. --Tor.com Excellent . . . Brown's vivid, first-person prose puts the reader right at the forefront of impassioned speeches, broken families, and engaging battle scenes . . . as this interstellar civil war comes to a most satisfying conclusion. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) A page-turning epic filled with twists and turns . . . The conclusion to Brown's saga is simply stellar. --Booklist (starred review) Multilayered and seething with characters who exist in a shadow world between history and myth, much as in Frank Herbert's Dune . . . an ambitious and satisfying conclusion to a monumental saga. --Kirkus Reviews You could call [Pierce] Brown science fiction s best-kept secret. In Morning Star, the trilogy s devastating and inspiring final chapter, . . . he flirts with volume, oscillating between thundering space escapes and hushed, tense parleys between rivals, where the cinematic dialogue oozes such specificity and suspense you could almost hear a pin drop between pages. His achievement is in creating an uncomfortably familiar world of flaw, fear, and promise. Entertainment Weekly There is no one writing today who does shameless, Michael Bay style action set pieces the way Brown does. The battle scenes are kinetic, bloody, breathless, crazy. Everything is on fire all the time. NPR Morning Star is this trilogy s Return of the Jedi. . . . The impactful battles that make up most of Morning Star are damn near operatic. . . . It absolutely satisfies. Tor.com Excellent . . . Brown s vivid, first-person prose puts the reader right at the forefront of impassioned speeches, broken families, and engaging battle scenes . . . as this interstellar civil war comes to a most satisfying conclusion. Publishers Weekly (starred review) A page-turning epic filled with twists and turns . . . The conclusion to Brown s saga is simply stellar. Booklist (starred review) Multilayered and seething with characters who exist in a shadow world between history and myth, much as in Frank Herbert s Dune . . . an ambitious and satisfying conclusion to a monumental saga. Kirkus Reviews Praise for Morning Star You could call [Pierce] Brown science fiction s best-kept secret. In Morning Star, the trilogy s devastating and inspiring final chapter, . . . he flirts with volume, oscillating between thundering space escapes and hushed, tense parleys between rivals, where the cinematic dialogue oozes such specificity and suspense you could almost hear a pin drop between pages. His achievement is in creating an uncomfortably familiar world of flaw, fear, and promise. Entertainment Weekly A page-turning epic filled with twists and turns . . . The conclusion to Brown s saga is simply stellar. Booklist (starred review) Multilayered and seething with characters who exist in a shadow world between history and myth, much as in Frank Herbert s Dune . . . an ambitious and satisfying conclusion to a monumental saga. Kirkus Reviews Praise for Pierce Brown and the Red Rising Trilogy Red Rising [A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender s Game. . . . [ Red Rising ] has everything it needs to become meteoric. Entertainment Weekly [A] top-notch debut novel . . . Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field. USA Today Pierce Brown has done an astounding job at delivering a powerful piece of literature that will definitely make a mark in the minds of readers. The Huffington Post Golden Son Brown writes layered, flawed characters . . . but plot is his most breathtaking strength. . . . Every action seems to flow into the next. NPR In a word, Golden Son is stunning. Among science fiction fans, it should be a shoo-in for book of the year. Tor.com The jaw-dropper of an ending will leave readers hungry for the conclusion to Brown s wholly original, completely thrilling saga. Booklist (starred review) Advance praise for Morning Star Multilayered and seething with characters who exist in a shadow world between history and myth, much as in Frank Herbert s Dune . . . an ambitious and satisfying conclusion to a monumental saga. Kirkus Reviews Praise for Pierce Brown and the Red Rising Trilogy Red Rising [A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender s Game. . . . [ Red Rising ] has everything it needs to become meteoric. Entertainment Weekly [A] top-notch debut novel . . . Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field. USA Today Pierce Brown has done an astounding job at delivering a powerful piece of literature that will definitely make a mark in the minds of readers. The Huffington Post Golden Son Brown writes layered, flawed characters . . . but plot is his most breathtaking strength. . . . Every action seems to flow into the next. NPR In a word, Golden Son is stunning. Among science fiction fans, it should be a shoo-in for book of the year. Tor.com The jaw-dropper of an ending will leave readers hungry for the conclusion to Brown s wholly original, completely thrilling saga. Booklist (starred review) Praise for Pierce Brown and the Red Rising Trilogy Red Rising [A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender s Game. . . . [ Red Rising ] has everything it needs to become meteoric. Entertainment Weekly [A] top-notch debut novel . . . Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field. USA Today Pierce Brown has done an astounding job at delivering a powerful piece of literature that will definitely make a mark in the minds of readers. The Huffington Post Golden Son Brown writes layered, flawed characters . . . but plot is his most breathtaking strength. . . . Every action seems to flow into the next. NPR In a word, Golden Sun is stunning. Among science fiction fans, it should be a shoo-in for book of the year. Tor.com The jaw-dropper of an ending will leave readers hungry for the conclusion to Brown s wholly original, completely thrilling saga. Booklist (starred review)