Red Rising Saga · Location

Olympus Mons

mountain
natural colossal

Massive shield volcano on Mars, the largest in the solar system and location of the Institute.

Type: mountain
Style: natural colossal
First appears: Book 3 · Ch. 3
Books: 2

Olympus Mons begins as the towering, symbolic seat of the Institute in Morning Star, representing the apex of Gold power and the site of Darrow’s final trial. By Dark Age, the once-impregnable volcano has become a contested battlefield, its slopes scarred by the war Darrow ignited. Across the saga, the mountain transforms from an emblem of unchallenged hierarchy into a crucible where the fate of Mars—and the solar system—is repeatedly decided.

History

BOOK 3Morning Star: Book III of the Red Rising Trilogy
Massive shield volcano on Mars, the largest in the solar system and location of the Institute.
BOOK 5Dark Age
Massive volcano on Mars.