Character from Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Victra's treacherous half-sister — a venomous Gold who chose the Society's cruelty over family loyalty and paid the price for backing the wrong side.
Antonia au Julii-Barca is the sister who chose power over blood. Where Victra rebelled against Gold society's expectations, Antonia embraced them with predatory enthusiasm. She betrayed Victra — literally stabbing her in the back — and allied with the Society because she correctly calculated that loyalty to the old order was the safest path to personal advancement. She was wrong about which side would win but right about her own nature: Antonia was never capable of the kind of loyalty that Victra gives the Howlers. She is Gold society's product functioning exactly as designed — beautiful, ruthless, and hollow.
Beautiful in the polished Gold fashion — immaculate features, perfectly styled hair, a smile like a blade concealed in silk. Every inch the highborn Gold lady, from manicured nails to calculating eyes. Where Victra's beauty is fierce, Antonia's is poisonous.
Also known as: Antonia, Julii-Barca