Book description
The moment you press play, the world burns. Not with slow, smoldering embers-but with the shriek of tearing metal, the wet crunch of bone, the raw, ragged gasp of a man who's spent his life screaming into the void. This isn't just Morning Star; it's a detonation in your earholes. The audiobook roars. Pierce Brown's prose, already a scalpel, becomes a sledgehammer when narrated. You feel Darrow's knuckles cracking around a blade, hear the tremor in his voice when he whispers, "I am Darrow," not as a name, but as a detonator pulled.
NPR was right: everything is on fire all the time. But the audiobook makes it live. You don't just read the battle scenes-you drown in them. The clash of swords isn't described; it's heard in the narrator's sharp, urgent cadence, the way his voice drops to a guttural growl for Darrow's whispered threats, then soars into a rallying cry that shakes your ribs. That scene where Darrow confronts his former brother? The silence before the scream? The narrator holds it like a live grenade. You hold your breath. This is the moment the revolution dies or is born.
And the cost? Oh, it's brutal. Not just the blood on the deck, but the soul-crushing betrayal. You hear the crack in Darrow's voice when he realizes who's turned against him-the same voice that once called him brother. The narrator doesn't tell you the pain; he makes you taste it, like ash. Publishers Weekly called it "vivid first-person prose," but the audiobook breathes it. You're not reading Darrow's grief-you're trapped in the hollow space where his wife's laughter used to be, the echo of her hanging.
This isn't just a trilogy's end. It's the shattering. Tordotcom called it Return of the Jedi-but this isn't a happy ending. It's the scream after the lights go out, the price paid in every shattered bone, every broken trust. The narrator's voice doesn't soften the blow; it amplifies it. When Darrow finally shouts, "Unmake the world!"-you don't just hear it. You feel the ground tremble beneath you.
You don't just listen to Morning Star. You survive it. The revolution isn't won in chapters. It's won in the ragged breath between the narrator's lines, in the way he lets silence hang like a blade. This is the sound of a world burning to rebuild. And you? You're right there, shoulder-to-shoulder with Darrow, screaming into the fire. This is why you listen. Not for the ending. For the way it hurts. And how glorious it is to be broken, then remade. Don't just read it. Let it tear you open.
Gothic Gucci
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ThoughtTracer
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Frosty
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Killer Merlot
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3P-own
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CoB@lt
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Queen Ginger
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Heartbreaker
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Alley Fiend
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London Fox
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Murder Cherry
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Intimidation Station
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Mental
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Uncle Buddy
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Nessie Pork
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Venious
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Good William
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New Cycle
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Night Magnet
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High-Fructose
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience