Models and polli
Genetically altered clones are called models; non-model humans are called polli.
Worldbuilding
The Universe
The Reality Gradient and Virtual Wars stories share a connected speculative-fiction universe.
The universe imagines a future after climate upheaval, with a changed geography, powerful institutions, advanced transportation and AI, and the emergence of genetically altered clones known as models. Stories examine the social, legal, and moral consequences of treating people as property and the struggle for equal footing.
Key concepts
Akson Society
A global autocratic order that leaves traces in the structures and power dynamics of the future.
Human Pride Movement
An extremist organization opposed to cloning and model-kind.
Liberti Custodi
A global counterpart to the Human Pride Movement.
For a fuller setting overview, see The Reality Gradient Universe and The Virtual Wars Saga.