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Pierce Brown: Awards and Best-of Lists

Pierce Brown has won 3 awards, including the Goodreads Choice Awards (2014) for Red Rising, with 6 longlist or nominee places and 7 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2023Light BringerGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Science Fiction
2019Dark AgeGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Science Fiction
2019Dark AgeNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2018Red RisingGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best of the Best
2018Iron GoldGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Science Fiction
2018Iron GoldNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2017Morning StarThriller Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Young Adult Novel
2016Morning StarGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Science Fiction
2016Morning StarChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2016Morning StarPaste Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2015Golden SonGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Science Fiction
2015Golden Son: Book II Of The Red Rising TrilogyNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2015Golden SonPaste Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2014Red RisingGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Debut Goodreads Author
2014Red RisingGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2014Red RisingChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books: Best Adult Books for Teens

Books

  1. Morning Star4 sources · 2016 to 2017
  2. Golden Son3 sources · 2015
  3. Dark Age2 sources · 2019
  4. Iron Gold2 sources · 2018
  5. Red Rising2 sources · 2014 to 2018
  6. Light Bringer1 source · 2023