With any trilogy there is always the worry that the end will not live up to whatever expectations we have built over the first two books. But in this case you need not worry. Morning Star continues the ravaging pace set by its predecessor and if you found Golden Son difficult to put down, you will most certainly have similar problems here.
The third instalment of this series begins with Darrow at his lowest. The war is no longer a civil war between golds, but a clash of colours across all of the solar system.
For me, the most extraordinary thing about this book is that I really could not predict a single thing - an extremely hard thing to achieve in this day and age. There is no black and white here. Every single character is unpredictable, every single one at risk of adding themselves to Pierce Brown's increasing list of victims. The twists and turns and shock throughout rivals that of even A Song of Ice and Fire. Utterly enthralling. A brilliant end to a brilliant series.

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- ASIN : 1444759078
- Utgivare : Hodder & Stoughton; 1:a utgåvan (27 September 2016)
- Språk : Engelska
- Pocketbok : 544 sidor
- ISBN-10 : 9781444759075
- ISBN-13 : 978-1444759075
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Dan
5,0 av 5 stjärnor
Enough twists and turns to rival even A Song of Ice and Fire
Granskad i Storbritannien den 8 februari 2017Verifierat köp
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Cindy (Midnight Blue)
4,0 av 5 stjärnor
but surprisingly I felt better giving it time
Granskad i Storbritannien den 17 mars 2016Verifierat köp
The long awaited conclusion to the Red Rising trilogy finally arrived in the beginning of February. People all over the world were eagerly waiting to read what had happened to Darrow and the uprising after the events in Golden Son. I was one of those people. I pre-ordered the book as soon as I could and practically screamed when it turned up on my doorstep the day of its release in the UK. I had expected to devour it in a day, but surprisingly I felt better giving it time. Brown has created an amazing trilogy, with Morning Star as a solid end. Well, it’s not really an end is it? Soon after its release, Brown revealed that he is writing another trilogy that focuses on life in Darrow’s world after what happened in Morning Star.
But back to this book. Expectations for the final book in a series are always high and it can be very tricky to get it just right. Morning Star picks up more than a year after the end of Golden Son. The end of Golden Son left many gasping for breath and even more impatient for the follow-up. Things weren’t looking good for Darrow and the Sons of Ares. Brown uses these kind of setbacks perfectly to make the characters grow and develop their relationships a bit more. It’s hard to come back from what most of them went through, but it’s defining how they all deal with it. All of them have come a long way since Red Rising. They are not children anymore and they are now so wrapped up in this war, that the only way forward is straight through. As Darrow puts it: “I am not alone. I am not his victim. So let him do his worst. I am the Reaper. I know how to suffer. I know the darkness.”
Almost all our favourite characters share Darrow’s spotlight and those that were lost in the previous books have certainly not been forgotten. Readers favourite, Sevro, livens up the whole book again with his foul language, his crazy plans and his unwavering loyalty. But readers of the series know that what happened in Golden Son will have a severe impact on our favourite Howler. I was glad to see Sevro rise to his full potential in this book (with some guidance from Darrow and his friends). Victra’s fate was unclear and I’m really happy with the road Brown took with her character. She is such an interesting addition to the story and I enjoyed reading about her from the very first moment she appeared. Mustang obviously also plays a vital role in this war. She is easily one of the smartest people in this war and her bond with Darrow is one that was tentatively and delicately explored throughout the book. Roque and Cassius’s storylines also get a satisfying end, something I was a bit afraid of in the beginning, but unjustly so it seems.
Brown’s signature plot twists are back again and I have to admit that it’s only because I know his writing and I know how the plot twists in his previous books that I didn’t stop reading at one point towards the end. It wasn’t because something was wrong with the writing or the story, but he almost did something to break my heart. It was only my solid belief in the fact that this couldn’t be all, that there was more to it, that kept me reading. But damn, Pierce, you know how to toy with our emotions.
Throughout the book, Brown again succeeded in impressing me with his writing. He wrote some beautiful and powerful quotes like this one:
“And I wonder, in my last moments, if the planet does not mind that we wound her surface or pillage her bounty, because she knows we silly warm things are not even a breath in her cosmic life. We have grown and spread, and will rage and die. And when all that remains of us is our steel monuments and plastic idols, her winds will whisper, her sands will shift, and she will spin on and on, forgetting about the bold, hairless apes who thought they deserved immortality.”
Morning Star is again a powerful mix between an almost lyrical style and the fluid prose that keeps you flipping the pages. As soon as you start reading, time seems to pass by without you noticing.
I was beyond excited when I started this book and it definitely didn’t let me down. It delivered a satisfying ending to the trilogy and all the storylines. I’m curious to see what the next trilogy will bring, though at this point I’m quite happy with how things ended. If you’re still wondering if you should start reading the Red Rising Trilogy, here’s me giving you a firm “DO IT!”. The Red Rising Trilogy is one of the best I’ve read in a while and I can’t recommend it enough.
But back to this book. Expectations for the final book in a series are always high and it can be very tricky to get it just right. Morning Star picks up more than a year after the end of Golden Son. The end of Golden Son left many gasping for breath and even more impatient for the follow-up. Things weren’t looking good for Darrow and the Sons of Ares. Brown uses these kind of setbacks perfectly to make the characters grow and develop their relationships a bit more. It’s hard to come back from what most of them went through, but it’s defining how they all deal with it. All of them have come a long way since Red Rising. They are not children anymore and they are now so wrapped up in this war, that the only way forward is straight through. As Darrow puts it: “I am not alone. I am not his victim. So let him do his worst. I am the Reaper. I know how to suffer. I know the darkness.”
Almost all our favourite characters share Darrow’s spotlight and those that were lost in the previous books have certainly not been forgotten. Readers favourite, Sevro, livens up the whole book again with his foul language, his crazy plans and his unwavering loyalty. But readers of the series know that what happened in Golden Son will have a severe impact on our favourite Howler. I was glad to see Sevro rise to his full potential in this book (with some guidance from Darrow and his friends). Victra’s fate was unclear and I’m really happy with the road Brown took with her character. She is such an interesting addition to the story and I enjoyed reading about her from the very first moment she appeared. Mustang obviously also plays a vital role in this war. She is easily one of the smartest people in this war and her bond with Darrow is one that was tentatively and delicately explored throughout the book. Roque and Cassius’s storylines also get a satisfying end, something I was a bit afraid of in the beginning, but unjustly so it seems.
Brown’s signature plot twists are back again and I have to admit that it’s only because I know his writing and I know how the plot twists in his previous books that I didn’t stop reading at one point towards the end. It wasn’t because something was wrong with the writing or the story, but he almost did something to break my heart. It was only my solid belief in the fact that this couldn’t be all, that there was more to it, that kept me reading. But damn, Pierce, you know how to toy with our emotions.
Throughout the book, Brown again succeeded in impressing me with his writing. He wrote some beautiful and powerful quotes like this one:
“And I wonder, in my last moments, if the planet does not mind that we wound her surface or pillage her bounty, because she knows we silly warm things are not even a breath in her cosmic life. We have grown and spread, and will rage and die. And when all that remains of us is our steel monuments and plastic idols, her winds will whisper, her sands will shift, and she will spin on and on, forgetting about the bold, hairless apes who thought they deserved immortality.”
Morning Star is again a powerful mix between an almost lyrical style and the fluid prose that keeps you flipping the pages. As soon as you start reading, time seems to pass by without you noticing.
I was beyond excited when I started this book and it definitely didn’t let me down. It delivered a satisfying ending to the trilogy and all the storylines. I’m curious to see what the next trilogy will bring, though at this point I’m quite happy with how things ended. If you’re still wondering if you should start reading the Red Rising Trilogy, here’s me giving you a firm “DO IT!”. The Red Rising Trilogy is one of the best I’ve read in a while and I can’t recommend it enough.

C. M. Leung
5,0 av 5 stjärnor
Fantastic book to round off the trilogy
Granskad i Storbritannien den 9 mars 2016Verifierat köp
Initial reaction: AHHHHHHHHHHH!!
I've been waiting for this ever since I finished the second book and it did NOT DISAPPOINT. Third books in a trilogy often suffer from too much plot compressed into too little time, too many threads unsolved and unnecessary gobbets of happy ending stuck in right at the last minute. Thankfully this did none of that.
Yes, the plot is fast-paced, but let's be real it's been fast paced the entire trilogy, and it still makes time to cover everything thoroughly. Thinking back, there are so many moments of foreshadowing or partial realisation that all pull together later on to make things fit into place. There's so many twists and I was utterly terrified for all my favourite characters all the way through because people were dying left, right and centre.
The thing is that I love all the characters, even if I don't like them. Everyone is well-rounded out with motives and motivations, backstory, little character flaws and cracks in the facade. The plots go every which way and there were several twists that had me internally screaming (internally only, because I mostly read whilst on public transport, and it's unseemly to yell CASSIUS YOU BASTARD in public).
I need to go re-read the entire trilogy again.
I've been waiting for this ever since I finished the second book and it did NOT DISAPPOINT. Third books in a trilogy often suffer from too much plot compressed into too little time, too many threads unsolved and unnecessary gobbets of happy ending stuck in right at the last minute. Thankfully this did none of that.
Yes, the plot is fast-paced, but let's be real it's been fast paced the entire trilogy, and it still makes time to cover everything thoroughly. Thinking back, there are so many moments of foreshadowing or partial realisation that all pull together later on to make things fit into place. There's so many twists and I was utterly terrified for all my favourite characters all the way through because people were dying left, right and centre.
The thing is that I love all the characters, even if I don't like them. Everyone is well-rounded out with motives and motivations, backstory, little character flaws and cracks in the facade. The plots go every which way and there were several twists that had me internally screaming (internally only, because I mostly read whilst on public transport, and it's unseemly to yell CASSIUS YOU BASTARD in public).
I need to go re-read the entire trilogy again.

LuciaCalwen
5,0 av 5 stjärnor
QUICK SPOILER-FREE REVIEW
Granskad i Storbritannien den 18 februari 2016Verifierat köp
THIS BOOK IS EVERYTHING!
I just finished it couple of minutes ago and I think I'm still in shock from what I read.
Morning Star is poignant story that crushed me, gave me goosebumps and consumed all my waking thoughts ever since I started reading it. Pierce Brown can tell a story in a way that only very few authors can. Morning Star is a masterpiece. Whole series is a masterpiece. And I believe that this is a story that children of our children will be taught about in the future.
Morning Star was out-of-this-world amazing.
So all I'm going to say for now is: READ THIS BOOK/SERIES, GUYS!
Sci-fi/dystopian genre can't get better than this.
Pierce Brown, I'm your fan for life!
I just finished it couple of minutes ago and I think I'm still in shock from what I read.
Morning Star is poignant story that crushed me, gave me goosebumps and consumed all my waking thoughts ever since I started reading it. Pierce Brown can tell a story in a way that only very few authors can. Morning Star is a masterpiece. Whole series is a masterpiece. And I believe that this is a story that children of our children will be taught about in the future.
Morning Star was out-of-this-world amazing.
So all I'm going to say for now is: READ THIS BOOK/SERIES, GUYS!
Sci-fi/dystopian genre can't get better than this.
Pierce Brown, I'm your fan for life!

Hazard
4,0 av 5 stjärnor
Hic Sunt Leones
Granskad i Storbritannien den 14 februari 2016Verifierat köp
I really wanted to give this book five stars but sadly there are a few issues I have with it. Firstly, we are given a quick recap of the first two books but then have to spend the first chapter or so, reading Darrow sum up the previous events again.
Mustang's character could be argued to be very cold and calculating by the end of the book when you review her actions throughout the series. We are told over and over again how warm and genuine she is, but when you look deeper, I'm not so sure. I thought it was on purpose but in the end it was a glaring issue for me.
The Golds are written as being genetically superior to the rest of the colours but the sheer amount of physical punishment some characters receive and then shrug off becomes a little silly. There's even a moment where Darrow is asked how he's still standing and his reply may as well of been, 'because I'm the main character'...
The big reveal at the end seems ludicrous when you consider what it means and how many people knew about it .
I don't mean to come across as so negative, there is still so much to love about this book and I so desperately wanted to give it 5 stars but I can't.
When it is eventually turned into a film series with a target audience of 13 to 22 (I'm guessing) I will be interested to see how the violence is handled.
Mustang's character could be argued to be very cold and calculating by the end of the book when you review her actions throughout the series. We are told over and over again how warm and genuine she is, but when you look deeper, I'm not so sure. I thought it was on purpose but in the end it was a glaring issue for me.
The Golds are written as being genetically superior to the rest of the colours but the sheer amount of physical punishment some characters receive and then shrug off becomes a little silly. There's even a moment where Darrow is asked how he's still standing and his reply may as well of been, 'because I'm the main character'...
The big reveal at the end seems ludicrous when you consider what it means and how many people knew about it .
I don't mean to come across as so negative, there is still so much to love about this book and I so desperately wanted to give it 5 stars but I can't.
When it is eventually turned into a film series with a target audience of 13 to 22 (I'm guessing) I will be interested to see how the violence is handled.