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Set in a speculative future where women hold societal dominance, men are constrained by chemically treated glasses that suppress their wills. Dr. Peter Grayson, a reclusive scientist, accidentally finds an imperceptible flaw in his lenses, granting him renewed vigor, confidence, and attraction from the female population. His emancipation, however, does not go unnoticed; clandestine revolutionaries suspect that his sudden empowerment could be instrumental in their goal to topple the extraterritorial Thai‑style rulers known as the Utt. As the underground movement observes and manipulates Grayson, the novel explores themes of gender power dynamics, surveillance, and the potential for individual agency to disrupt authoritarian systems.
First publish date: 1979
Genre: Speculative Fiction/Social Speculation
Authors: A. E. van Vogt
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