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Set in 2097, a future society governed by women has maintained a carefully controlled male minority. In this utopia, a virus that wiped out ninety‑seven percent of the male population three decades earlier is poised to strike again. Fourteen‑year‑old Kellen, driven by love for his father, embarks on a perilous mission to protect him from this threat and confront the fragile balance of power in their world.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: David Patneaude
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