Morning Star, Pierce Brown, Four Stars

Another excellent work in the Red Rising series. If anything, the swings from rescued to captured and back again, or betrayed and aided unexpectedly, become almost emotionally exhausting. To Brown's credit, many of his plot twists do involve the unexpected, even if the timing sometimes leave a sense of inevitability about them. This one finishes what was originally a trilogy very well, though obviously enough strands were left open that Brown is apparently coming out with a sixth book in the continuing series... I wonder if he'll be able to keep up all the elements that made the first three so satisfying to read, but their commercial success so far seems to indicate that Brown manages in the sequels. I look forward to finding out for myself. Definitely a good read, a welcome addition to contemporary science fiction!