Pierce Brown

The biggest joy of this collection is turning the page to a new story and realizing which character they’ll be jumping to next.

An entertaining, multi-faceted way to revisit that galaxy far, far away.

The stories are humorous, heartbreaking, and downright wacky. If you have a favorite Star Wars character, forget them. You’re going to have forty new favorite characters after reading this.

An impressive, and highly entertaining, short story compilation.

An epic story of rebellion, social unrest and sacrifice.

Dark Age proves that Brown has truly become a master.

Much like A Song of Ice and Fire’s George R. R. Martin, Brown is an author who is interested in exploring the consequences of his protagonist’s actions. Revolution doesn’t come without a price and no one can stay a hero forever. . . . Dark Age continues the trend of compelling characters, fast plotting, action, and the feeling that no one is truly safe and no one is who you think they are.

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.

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.”

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.

[M]ultilayered 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.

A page-turning epic filled with twists and turns, heartbreaks and daring gambles…The conclusion to Brown’s saga is simply stellar.

Gripping . . . Both author and lead character have cranked up the emotional stakes. . . . With Golden Son, [Pierce] Brown avoids the sophomore slump, charging the novel with the kind of dystopia-toppling action you’d expect in a trilogy ender, not a middle volume. On virtually every level, this is a sequel that hates sequels—a perfect fit for a hero who already defies the tropes. Grade: A

Brown writes layered, flawed characters . . . but plot is his most breathtaking strength. . . . Every action seems to flow into the next.

Dramatic . . . the rare middle book that loses almost no momentum as it sets up the final installment.

A story of vengeance, warfare and the quest for power . . . reminiscent of The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones.

[A] top-notch debut novel . . . Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field.

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.

[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.