Years after a global crisis, caused by male aggression and religious fervour, human society is reordered. Only women are allowed to hold offices of high rank or lead a family. Unmarried men are given the title of Freeman and allowed to pursue a career but only under the oversight of women. Into this milieu, we meet Kenneth Keach, a man with a hobby he'll like to keep secret. The Confederate Solar Provinces frown on the kinds of things he likes to...