Mankind has lost a 300-year war against a genetically enhanced race that man created, abused and finally tortured. Now the descendants of that race - known as the 'Ghen' control the planet Earth from advanced underground cities.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Michelle|last1=(Unknown)|title={ARC Review+Giveaway} Dark Metropolis by Jaclyn Dolamore|url=http://bookbriefs.net/2014/06/02/arc-reviewgiveaway-dark-metropolis-jaclyn-dolamore/|accessdate=13 June 2015|date=2 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dark Metropolis|url=http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film624359.html|publisher=[[FilmAffinity]]|accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Scheib|first1=Richard|title=Dark Metropolis|url=http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/dark-metropolis-2010.htm|accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref>