The Story
It is winter, somewhere in the United Kingdom, and an eight year-old boy is removed from his home in the middle of the night. He soon learns that he is the victim of an extraordinary experiment.
In an attempt to reform society, the government has divided the population into four groups, each group representing a different personality type. The land, too, has been divided into quarters. Borders have been established, reinforced by concrete walls, armed guards and rolls of razor wire.
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Those who are most favoured are deemed SANGUINE, their dominant humour being blood. They are optimistic, even tempered and constructive, and must reside in the Red Quarter, whose capital is Pneuma. |
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Those who are empathetic, passive and indecisive are categorised as PHLEGMATIC. They reside in the Blue Quarter, whose capital is Aquaville. |
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Aggressive, impulsive people and those prone to excess are deemed CHOLERIC, their dominant humour is yellow bile. Cholerics reside in the Yellow Quarter, whose capital is Thermopolis. |
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Finally, the MELANCHOLICS, dominated by black bile, are characterised by introspection, pessimism, and an inclination towards the intellectual. Melancholics reside in the Green Quarter, whose capital is Cledge. |
Plunged headlong into this brave new world, the boy tries to make the best of things, unaware that ahead of him lies a truly explosive moment, a revelation that will challenge everything he believes in and will, in the end, put his very life in jeopardy...
Click here to read an extract from the first chapter of the book.
