![]() ![]() Astonished, Sefi cuts them both down before they die, and Sevro makes peace with the Obsidians. Sevro proves their hypocrisy in dramatic fashion by first hanging Cassius for killing Fitchner, and then hanging himself for his own multiple murders. After the battle, Sefi and her Obsidians instigate a riot among the Sons of Ares to execute their Gold prisoners, having been enraged by the savagery of the Jackal. Antonia flees, but is soon captured by Victra. They overtake the ship, and the proud Roque, refusing to surrender, commits suicide. Using a tactical ruse, Darrow along with Sefi's Obsidians board Roque's flagship. Darrow's forces are joined by those of the Moon Lords against Roque's Sword Armada and the fleet of Victra's brutal sister, Antonia au Severus-Julii. Darrow secures their support against Octavia when he manipulates Roque into confirming that she possesses planet-destroying atomic weapons to use against them if necessary. Darrow's former friend Roque au Fabii is also there, in his position as the Imperator of Octavia au Lune's Sword Armada, to negotiate a truce with the Moon Lords. Cassius reveals that the Sovereign's secret stockpile of nuclear weapons has been stolen, likely by the Jackal.ĭarrow and Mustang seek an alliance with the Moon Lords of Jupiter, who are led by the self-declared Sovereign of the Outer Rim, Romulus au Raa. Sefi becomes queen and manages to rally all of the Obsidian tribes to join Darrow's crusade, leaving the polar region for the Sons of Ares' stronghold with a wounded Cassius in tow. Alia still refuses to follow Darrow's cause and denounces his group as heretics, so Sefi kills her mother and then the former "gods". Hoping that the fierce Obsidian warriors will join his rebellion when they see that their "gods" are just men who have subjugated them, Darrow and Mustang lead Sefi and her Valkyrie to overtake the Golds who style themselves as Norse gods for the superstitious Obsidians. Ragnar's sister Sefi arrives in time to be reunited with him, only to watch him die. Darrow and Mustang neutralize Cassius, but Ragnar is mortally wounded by Aja before she escapes. Plagued by cannibalistic tribes of Obsidian outcasts, Darrow and his companions ambush their Gold pursuers, Aja au Grimmus and Cassius. Both ships exchange fire and crash into the frozen wasteland of Obsidian territory. They learn too late that they have been followed by an enemy ship. They are intercepted and then joined by Mustang, who renews her dedication to Darrow and his cause. The Sons seize control of the moon Phobos as a distraction, allowing Darrow, Ragnar and Holiday to slip away to seek an alliance with Ragnar's mother Alia Snowsparrow, an Obsidian queen. Kavax also makes peace with Darrow and offers him allegiance. Quicksilver reveals that he had secretly co-founded the Sons of Ares with Sevro's late father Fitchner au Barca, and offers his considerable resources to Darrow. Mustang is shocked to find Darrow alive, and the Howlers manage to escape with Quicksilver and Kavax as prisoners. The room erupts in conflict and destruction Moira and the Death Knight are killed. Darrow and his men stumble into a peace negotiation between some of the Sovereign's underlings - Cassius au Bellona, Moira au Grimmus and the Death Knight - on one side, and Darrow's old friends - Virginia "Mustang" au Augustus, Kavax au Telemanus and Daxo au Telemanus - on the other. Their first mission is to kidnap Quicksilver, the richest man in the Society, who they believe is the Jackal's silent partner. Reconciling and recovering at a hidden rebel stronghold, Darrow and Victra join Sevro's gang of Howlers. Darrow discovers that Victra au Julii is also still alive and frees her as well. Sevro au Barca, now leader of the Sons of Ares, sends his deputy Holiday ti Nakamura to rescue Darrow. Across the worlds, he is believed dead because of a public execution faked by the Jackal and Octavia au Lune, the Sovereign. ![]() Brown announced a sequel trilogy in February 2016, to begin with the novel Iron Gold in January 2018.ĭarrow is a shadow of his former self after a year of torture and imprisonment at the hands of Adrius au Augustus, the ArchGovernor of Mars, better known as the Jackal. Preceded by Red Rising (2014) and Golden Son (2015), Morning Star was published on February 9, 2016, and debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Pragmatic as ever, he begins to amass the resources and allies he needs to defeat the forces of the Sovereign. Morning Star picks up as the lowborn Darrow escapes capture and resumes his campaign against the tyrannical Sovereign of the Society. ![]() Morning Star is a 2016 science fiction novel by American author Pierce Brown, the third in his Red Rising trilogy.
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