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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult

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Hello. I'm Pierce Brown, the author of the Red Rising Saga, a NYT #1 bestseller.
I figured I'd write you myself than have corporate copy pasted below my totally natural author photo.

In my books you'll find stories of men and women finding their inner strength when all seems lost. You'll also find me exploring themes of love, violence, hope, and power--what it means, why people seek it, and how they hold onto it.

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Average rating: 4.4 · 1,854,409 ratings · 182,816 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors

	Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 691,898 ratings — published 2014 — 144 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) 4.49 avg rating — 423,032 ratings — published 2015 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) 4.53 avg rating — 345,976 ratings — published 2016 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 158,250 ratings — published 2018 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Age (Red Rising Saga, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 113,043 ratings — published 2019 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6) 4.76 avg rating — 85,275 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Rising: Sons of Ares by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author), Rik Hoskin, Eli Powell (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 4,204 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Rising: Sons of Ares #1 (Sons of Ares, #1) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author), Rik Hoskin (Adapter), Eli Powell (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 3,209 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Rising: Sons of Ares, Vol. 2: Wrath by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author), Rik Hoskin (Co-Author), Eli Powell (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 2,064 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Rising: Sons of Ares #2 (Sons of Ares, #2) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author), Rik Hoskin (Adapter), Eli Powell (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 1,430 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My noble Howlers, that time of the year is upon us! The Goodreads Choice Awards are in full swing, and MORNING STAR has been honored enough to make it to the final round.

Now the little book needs your help.

If your leg's a little wet and your heart beats like a drum it's because they Reaper's come to collect your vote.

If you liked the series and the conclusion, give us some love and help the Red Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Pierce Brown

Red Rising Saga (7 books)
by

Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author)

4.40 avg rating — 1,819,567 ratings

Sons of Ares (6 books)
by

Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author),

Rik Hoskin (Adapter),

Eli Powell (Illustrator)

4.07 avg rating — 14,875 ratings

Red Rising Saga Dramatic Adaptations (9 books)
by

Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author),

Stewart Crank (Narrator),

Jenna Sharpe (Narrator),

Kay Eluvian (Narrator),

Jon Vertullo (Narrator),

John Kielty (Narrator),

Julie-Ann Elliott (Narrator),

Karen Novack (Narrator),

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4.54 avg rating — 3,942 ratings

Sons of Ares [Dramatized Adaptation] (3 books)
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Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author),

Rik Hoskin,

Richard Rohan (Narrator),

Holly Adams (Narrator),

Todd Scofield (Narrator),

Andy Brownstein (Narrator),

Ian Russell (Narrator),

Peter Stanley (Goodreads Author) (Narrator),

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4.10 avg rating — 323 ratings

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Quotes by Pierce Brown (?)

“Home isn't where you're from, it's where you find light when all grows dark.”
― Pierce Brown, Golden Son

tags: family, home

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“You do not follow me because I am the strongest. Pax is. You do not follow me because I am the brightest. Mustang is. You follow me because you do not know where you are going. I do.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

tags: darrow, helldiver, leader, pierce-brown, red-rising, war

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“I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

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Polls

Which January New Release would you like to read in March?

Books were randomly chosen from Goodreads' "Most Popular Books Published In January" list.

** Write-ins are allowed. If you do so, please include title, author and series name.

Hungry Like the Wolf (SWAT, #1) by Paige Tyler

Hungry Like the Wolf by Paige Tyler
(SWAT, #1)

3 votes, 50.0%

Frostfire (Kanin Chronicles, #1) by Amanda Hocking

Frostfire by Amanda Hocking
(Kanin Chronicles #1)

2 votes, 33.3%

Burned (Fever, #7) by Karen Marie Moning

Burned by Karen Marie Moning
(Fever, #7)

1 vote, 16.7%

Golden Son (Red Rising Trilogy, #2) by Pierce Brown

Golden Son by Pierce Brown
(Red Rising Trilogy, #2)

0 votes, 0.0%

Ensnared (Splintered, #3) by A.G. Howard

Ensnared by A.G. Howard
(Splintered, #3)

0 votes, 0.0%

The Prey (The Hatchery, #1) by Tom Isbell

The Prey by Tom Isbell
(The Hatchery, #1)

0 votes, 0.0%

Unbound (Magic Ex Libris #3) by Jim C. Hines

Unbound by Jim C. Hines
(Magic Ex Libris #3)

0 votes, 0.0%

Fire & Flood (Fire & Flood, #1) by Victoria Scott

Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott
(Fire & Flood, #1)

0 votes, 0.0%

Viper Game (GhostWalkers, #11) by Christine Feehan

Viper Game by Christine Feehan
(GhostWalkers, #11)

0 votes, 0.0%

Broken Skies (Broken Skies, #1) by Theresa Kay

Broken Skies by Theresa Kay
(Broken Skies #1)

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message 15: by Adrian

Dec 06, 2016 01:07PM

Congrats on being the two time winner for best science fiction from Goodreads! It is well-deserved!

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message 14: by Dayla

Mar 22, 2016 06:04AM

Thank you for friending me! Greatest morning surprise!

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message 13: by ★MC's Corner★

Feb 08, 2016 08:54PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MORNING STAR!!!

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message 12: by Ardis

Jan 31, 2016 04:00PM

I just received the best surprise ever! A pack
age "Brown". Guess what, it is a signed manuscript of "Morning Star" by Pierce Brown. What a fantastic gift!! Been waiting for the last in the Trilogy and get this wonderful copy! I am so proud of my great-nephew that I tell all my reading friends about him! I'm not too good on the computer but, I hope I am on Pierce's friends list.
READ the Trilogy, everyone!

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message 11: by Gazelle

Dec 08, 2015 12:04AM

Hi, thanks for accepting my friend request and congrats for your win. :)

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message 10: by Pr!ya

Dec 01, 2015 07:19AM

Congrats on writing the best sci-fi book of 2015!! :D

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message 9: by Ellen

Sep 29, 2015 01:20PM

Are you going to be at NY Comic Con again this year?

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message 8: by Aja:

Sep 29, 2015 11:47AM

Thank you for adding me! I really appreciate it.

I haven't finished gushing over book 2 and can't wait for the third book!

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message 7: by Brian

Sep 01, 2015 11:20AM

Thank you for accepting my friend request, really appreciated that. I recently start reading Red Rising in Chinese for several chapters, love it, but still kind of strange, so I finally get an English copy on my hand so that I can start reading the novel in English from the beginning.

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message 6: by Becky

Apr 05, 2015 11:02PM

Just finished Golden Son. Holy. Crap. Well done, sir. You had me guessing right up until the very end, and I've been left reeling. And now for the looooong wait til next January. Can't wait to find out how everything is resolved.

(Also, I hear you're going to be at SpartanCon next month! Looking forward to hearing you speak about the trilogy.)

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message 5: by Jeniece

Feb 04, 2015 01:25PM

Thank you for accepting the friend request. It is great authors like yourself are so willing to connect with fans.

Also have to say your novels are some of the best I have read in a long time. They have stuck with me long after reading them and I can't stop telling my friends, family, and coworkers to read them.

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message 4: by Warren

Jan 25, 2015 06:17AM

Even though its been days since I finished Golden Son, I am still thinking about it. Well done sir.

Can't wait till the third part. I do not have the faintest idea how you will end this.

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message 3: by Luke

Dec 02, 2014 07:57AM

Mr. Brown, please tell NetGalley that they absolutely must approve me for an ARC of Golden Son on account of my sanity possibly not lasting until January :D

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message 2: by Laura

Nov 10, 2014 02:16PM