Just as Darrow is about to win the duel, the Sovereign intervenes to save Cassius’s life, declaring her word is law. However, Darrow preempts this plan by declaring his desire for a duel with Cassius. Darrow consents to helping him, knowing it will further his cause with the Sons of Ares to bring the Gold class down.Īt a gala, the ruler of the Society, the Sovereign Octavia, plans to have the Augustus family slaughtered by the Bellonas to establish greater control over Mars. For the past two years, he has sown power among the lower-Colors and among the business classes. The Jackal aspires to return to his father’s good graces, and to gain political power once more.
Darrow then comes into contact with Nero’s estranged son, Adrius, “The Jackal”.
He determines that Darrow’s contract must be sold to another family to bring about order and stability once more. Cassius and several members of his family brutally beat up Darrow, causing Nero great embarrassment and political frustration. On the surface, he has pledged loyalty to the House Augustus and Lord Nero, while secretly he labors for the Sons of Ares, a terrorist group designed to bring down the Society.ĭarrow’s longstanding feud with Cassisus Bellona and the Bellona family is only made worse by the longstanding rivalry between the Augustans and the Bellonans. “Golden Son” picks up two years after the events of “Red Rising”, in which the now 20-year-old Darrow trains at the Academy on Mars in the hopes of securing a fleet to command. “Golden Son” is a dystopian science fiction novel by Pierce Brown, forming the second installment in his Red Rising Trilogy.
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