The Society

the Color system · the Compact

The Color-caste empire spanning Mercury to Pluto, ruled by Golds atop an engineered hierarchy.

Story so far

The Society is the sprawling empire that rules humanity from Mercury to Pluto through a rigid, genetically engineered caste of Colors—Golds ruling; Obsidians as warriors; Grays as soldiers; Blues crewing ships; Coppers as bureaucrats; Oranges as technicians; Violets in media and craft; Pinks as courtesans; Reds and Browns toiling at the bottom. Its logic is that to prosper, one's superior must prosper, breeding a loyalty of necessity that patronage—like Darrow's under Nero au Augustus—reinforces. Its maxims are absolute: only the strong survive, only the brilliant rule.

Peerless Scarred Golds are shielded by the Compact, enforced by the Olympic Knights. It is the machine Darrow and the Sons of Ares mean to bring down.

Role

The ruling order of the worlds; the vast Color hierarchy Darrow seeks to destroy.

Relationships

Darrow — Its unwitting enemy within, a disguised Red bent on toppling its Color hierarchy.

Sons of Ares — The rebellion sworn to break the Society's chains.

Earlier in this series

Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:

Red RisingBook 1

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Chapter 3

The Color-caste empire spanning Mercury to Pluto, ruled by Golds atop an engineered hierarchy.