Morning Star

Darrow spends months imprisoned and tortured by the Jackal until he's rescued by Sevro, who now leads the Sons of Ares. He rebuilds the rebellion, brings the Obsidians to his side and grows close to Mustang again. The war spreads across the Solar System. Ragnar dies, and Roque takes his own life after losing his fleet. The Jackal uses nukes on Luna to blackmail everyone, but he's stopped, and Cassius switches to Darrow's side. In the end, Mustang becomes Sovereign, the rebellion takes Luna, Mars and Earth, and the Jackal is executed. Sevro marries Victra, Cassius leaves with young Lysander, and Mustang reveals she secretly had Pax, Darrow's son.

1. Behind the scenesStraight to No. 1

   It debuted at No. 1 on both the New York Times and USA Today lists and won the Goodreads Choice Award for science fiction.

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2. Behind the scenesThe most ambitious

   In August 2015, on his second draft, Brown was already calling it the trilogy's most ambitious book. Kirkus called it an ambitious and satisfying conclusion to a monumental saga.

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3. ReferenceNot the end

   The month it came out, February 2016, Brown announced a sequel series starting with Iron Gold.

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4. SetupThe last reveal

   The book's final surprise is Pax, the son Virginia secretly had with Darrow. That comes back later.

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