Morning Star Hardback - 2016

Name: Morning Star (Red Rising Series)
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Author: Brown, Pierce
ISBN: 9780345539847

by Pierce Brown

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This seller has earned a 4.43 of 5 Stars rating from internet customers.

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Readers largely view Morning Star as a forceful, satisfying capstone to the first Red Rising trilogy, blending large-scale, strategy-driven battles with intimate character moments. Praise centers on the evolving relationships (especially Darrow, Sevro, and Cassius), the thematic focus on family, loyalty, class, and the moral costs of war, and Brown’s cinematic staging; the audiobook narration by Tim Gerard Reynolds is frequently singled out as exceptional. Detractors cite uneven pacing and a battle-heavy middle, argue that some twists feel predictable or manipulative—particularly the late-game unreliable narration—and object to a few tonal choices. Overall sentiment skews strongly positive, with many calling it a worthy or standout finale, alongside cautions about graphic violence.

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satisfyingvisceralstrategiccharacter-focusedcinematicemotionally intensethought-provokinguneven pacingdivisive twistexcellent narration

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. Now comes the exhilarating next chapter in the Red Rising Saga: Morning Star.

ITW THRILLER AWARD FINALIST - "[Brown's] achievement is in creating an uncomfortably familiar world of flaw, fear, and promise."--Entertainment Weekly

Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Society's mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart from within.

Finally, the time has come.

But devotion to honor and hunger for vengeance run deep on both sides. Darrow and his comrades-in-arms face powerful enemies without scruple or mercy. Among them are some Darrow once considered friends. To win, Darrow will need to inspire those shackled in darkness to break their chains, unmake the world their cruel masters have built, and claim a destiny too long denied--and too glorious to surrender.

Praise for Morning Star

"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."--Tordotcom

"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)

Don't miss any of Pierce Brown's Red Rising Saga:
RED RISING - GOLDEN SON - MORNING STAR - IRON GOLD - DARK AGE - LIGHT BRINGER

Details

Title Morning Star
Author Pierce Brown
Binding Hardback
Edition 1st
Pages 544
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Del Rey Books, New York
Publication date 2016-02-09
Illustrated Yes
Features Illustrated
ISBN 9780345539847 / 0345539842
Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
Dimensions 9.4 x 6.2 x 2 in (23.88 x 15.75 x 5.08 cm)
Reading level 710
Category Fiction - Science Fiction
Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Mars (Planet)
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2015048261
Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Booklist, 02/01/2016, Page 32
Entertainment Weekly, 02/12/2016, Page 69
Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/2015, Page 0
Library Journal, 02/15/2016, Page 76
Library Journal Prepub Alert, 08/01/2015, Page 58
Publishers Weekly, 02/08/2016, Page 0
Romantic Times, 02/01/2016, Page 66

About the author

Pierce Brown is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star, Iron Gold, and Dark Age. His work has been published in thirty-three languages and thirty-five territories. He lives in Los Angeles, where he is at work on his next novel.

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Del Rey. First Edition. Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.