524 pages

English language

Published Aug. 6, 2016

ISBN:
978-0-345-53984-7
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OCLC Number:
934627817

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4 stars (71 reviews)

"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 conclusion to the Red Rising Trilogy: Morning Star. 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 …

3 editions

Review of 'Morning Star' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Reread 2021 : 4.25/5 (Was 5/5)

What a finale, I'm glad I reread this before starting the new trilogy^

I remembered a lot, surprisingly, which is maybe why I was not as impacted by my reading, but nonetheless I enjoy Darrow's character a lot, especially in this book after all that happened. I also liked all the other characters and their interactions, more than any battle/space scenes, can't wait to see what the author will do in the next books!

Review of 'Morning Star' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This series was one of the best I’ve read in quite a while. So much action and excitement! The pace of the story was so quick that I could have kept reading from start to finish if I had the time. Definitely recommended it to friends and family. This series made my top list for sure.

Review of 'Morning Star' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

But life is the present and the future, not the past.

My rating of the book is based on the quality of Morning Star but also how it completes the Red Rising trilogy. Each installment in this series is excellent and actions from previous books are noted and have repercussions in the finale. I find that a trilogy may have a stumble in quality along the line, but each book for Red Rising was excellent and this five star rating is based on the sum of its parts.

I faulted the first book for having too narrow of a scope. Yet it did an excellent job of laying the foundation for friendships and beliefs. The decisions made then have consequences now and they feel that much more significant because they were set in motion at the first book. The friendships and betrayals from the Institute were more significant than I …

Review of 'Morning Star' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The outstanding conclusion of a very fun series, Morning Star doesn't pull any punches. It's full of twists and turns, enemies that become friends and vice versa. Again, i'm staying away from the spoilers, but I will say that it was a refreshing trilogy, that balanced fun and action with complex world building and most importantly, political awareness.
These are books that not only question power structures but that reflect on the difficulty on changing them, on the immense difficulty of rebuilding after war. The pain and loss that revolution brings, but also the hope and love that fuel it.
This would be an amazing movie series, rivaling easily the hunger games. If you are into sci fi and are looking something fun, fast paced, but also smart and political. Get into it!

Review of 'Morning Star' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I had to begin this immediately upon finishing the prior book. I don't know how fans could have stood the year between novels. I'm impressed this was pushed out in a year regardless. We have so little time to do so much and it is done and done well.

Brown has created some real good characters here. They're not as deep as one could go but they are deep enough to build really well-modeled people after. Ones you like, you hate, you despise, and you adore. Many things in between those shades as well. I could easily see this becoming its own movie series but I think a lot of great moments and internal dialog would end up on the cutting room floor.

I get hung every once in a while on space. After reading anything from [b:Old Man's War|51964|Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)|John Scalzi|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1402867788s/51964.jpg|50700] to [b:Leviathan Wakes|8855321|Leviathan …

Review of 'Morning Star' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

After book 2 things were looking pretty grim for Darrow but as we have seen in the series so far it keeps getting more and more brutal.

The style of this series really sets it apart from other young adult, post apocalyptic stories and I certainly recommend it to anyone who thought hunger games had too much love triangle and not enough brutality and politics.

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Subjects

  • Resistance to Government
  • Fiction