Pierce Brown
Pierce Brown
Pierce Brown is an American science fiction author and screenwriter known best for his debut series the Red Rising trilogy, consisting of Red Rising, Golden Son,and Morning Star...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 January 1988
CityDenver, CO
CountryUnited States of America
basis writer
There are so many ideas that you just come up with on a day-to-day basis when you're a writer that it's very difficult to want to go back to an old fling, so to speak.
guide morning sailors twice
'Morning Star' is the light that many sailors would use to guide them. But it's also referenced twice in the Bible - once for Lucifer and once for Jesus.
characters dislike empire evolved second strikes wonderful
I usually dislike second books in series. The only second installment I ever loved was 'The Empire Strikes Back,' and I think that was wonderful because it evolved the characters while not seeming like a bridge.
bullies eight high joined move school sports
Every high school I went to, I joined in the middle of the year, so sports helped. But you see a lot of bullies when you move to eight states, I'll say that.
district harry home luke return seeing
Every hero must return home. Starks to Winterfell. Harry to Privet Drive. Luke Skywalker to Tattoine. Katniss to District twelve. The fun is in seeing how they return.
attitudes bullies faced indictment reflects
A lot of times, I faced bullies - or the 'big dogs' at school. What I wanted 'Red Rising' to be is not necessarily an indictment on bullies, but it reflects my experiences and attitudes that I had with bullies growing up.
history
When you look at a lot of the military histories, and even modern military history, everyone pretty much refers to each other by nicknames.
job main
My editor's main job is to cut down my worldbuilding. There's so much fun stuff in there, you know?
isolated
If you look at 'Golden Son,' it was just a focused, isolated battle for Mars.
romantic
I've always looked at independent booksellers in a romantic light.
I'm kind of irritated by the Hollywood scene.
failure learning study taught
I was learning the craft; I didn't study writing in school. Rejection was my motivation, and failure is what taught me.
I have been rejected 120 times, probably because I didn't write the right book.
becoming bullies difficulty
A lot of times, you had to beat the bullies at their own game. But the difficulty is not becoming the bully yourself.