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Iron Gold by Pierce Brown

Iron Gold

By Pierce Brown
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 30, 2022

Iron Gold is a dystopian science fiction novel written by Pierce Brown which follows the first
trilogy with a sequel trilogy. Following multiple perspectives we see an ex-soldier name Ephriam
broken by grief and is forced to steal the most valuable thing in the galaxy or pay with his life.
Lysander au Lune, the heir in exile to the Sovereign, wanders the stars with his mentor,
Cassius, haunted by the loss of the world that Darrow transformed, and dreaming of what will

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Morning Star by Pierce Brown

Morning Star

By Pierce Brown
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 30, 2022

Morning Star is a dystopian science fiction novel written by Pierce Brown which ends the trilogy.
Darrow remains captured and is tortured by his captors severely. In his lowest point he must
escape and stop the Jackal and the Soveriegn from controlling the Society. Darrow shall
regroup with his fallen friends, Sevro and Ragnar, while also cooperating with his old flame
Mustang to once and for all break the shackles that hold the Red from freedom. Darrow must

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Golden Son by Pierce Brown

Golden Son

By Pierce Brown
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 30, 2022

Golden Son is a dystopian science fiction novel written by Pierce Brown. Darrow remains
undercover as a Peerless Scarred Gold. He is in danger of losing favor of being discarded by
the Archgoverner of Mars due to not meeting expectations. With no news from Ares Darrow is a
spy left stranded and isolated from comrades and friends. Darrow’s dream is put to the test
when he has to face the political maneuvering of High Society and the reigning Sovereign. The

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Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Red Rising

By Pierce Brown
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 30, 2022

Red Rising is a dystopian science fiction novel written by Pierce Brown. The story is about a boy
name Darrow who is a low born miner in Mars who infiltrates the upper class Golds to free his
low class Reds from oppression. The different classes are separated into colors such as low
class colors: Red and Brown and high class colors: Gold and Silver. The only way Darrow can
become a Peerless Scarred and a Gold who can have true power is to be tested in a battle

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Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

By Frank Herbert
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 30, 2022

Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides, whose family accepts the stewardship of the planet
Arrakis. While the planet is an inhospitable and sparsely populated desert wasteland, it is the
only source of this chemical called "spice". This “spice” cant extend life, enhance mental
abilities, and is fuel for spaceships. This planet is extremely valuable and what starts is a
intergalactic war for the planet Arrakis, Paul and his family attempt to survive political

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The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

The Wise Man’s Fear

By Patrick Rothfuss
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 30, 2022

The Wise Man’s Fear is a beautiful and amazing continuation of a wizard, musician, and legend
with a world called Temerant hidden with mysteries to unravel by Patrick Rothfuss. Kvothe, the
main character, is an innkeeper continuing his life story to a chronicler of learning more about
the Chandrian, meeting a man as rich and powerful as a king, meeting powerful warriors called
the Adem, and finally venturing into the Fae where he meets a sinister, childish woman.

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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

By Patrick Rothfuss
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 30, 2022

The Name of the Wind is a beautiful and amazing story about a wizard, musician, and legend
with a world called Temerant hidden with mysteries to unravel by Patrick Rothfuss. Kvothe, the
main character, is an innkeeper telling his life story to a chronicler of how he grew up and
learned the ways of science and magic on his quest to learn at the University. The University is
a famous school where Kvothe hopes to find knowledge of the mysterious evil group of villains

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Stardust

By Neil Gaiman
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 30, 2022

Stardust is an intriguing and truly fantastical novel by Neil Gaiman. Its about a boy name Tristan
Thorn who was born from an unusual circumstance in an unusual town. A wall on one side
blocks his town from the world of the Fae. While being in love with a girl, he believes if he finds
her a star in the faerie land he’ll finally have her become his wife. What comes next is a
fascinating, dark, and whimsical adventure with talking trees, tinkerers, and powerful witches

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The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

The Cruel Prince

By Holly Black
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Haya B.
Sep 28, 2022

Summary:
This story follows the life of Jude Duarte, an individual whose life took a very drastic turn of
events, very quickly. One minute she was living happily with her parents, twin sister, and elder
sister, the next, a strange man comes into their lives, kills her parents, and takes her and her
sisters away to a strange land, in which magic exists. Jude and her sister Taryn are humans, they
have little to do with this new land of Faerie apart from keep themselves safe from it, but

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Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Today Tonight Tomorrow

By Rachel Lynn Solomon
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Haya B.
Sep 28, 2022

Rowan Roth is an overachieving, high school student. She studies, volunteers, works, has a
million leadership positions, and is involved in just about every club at her school. It is finally
the last day of the school year and the only person stopping Rowan from becoming Valedictorian
is none other than her academic rival of the last four years, Neil McNair. Rowan and Neil have
been at each other's throats for years, to the point where several recounts of their student council

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