THE WOMEN served, bred, and obeyed — never questioning the dark Divine Will that yearly claimed the lives of their sons. THE MEN ruled, meditated, and sired — if they survived. THAT WAS THE WAY IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN on Marah, where a deadly virus attacked young males and left only a few to reach maturity... the way it had always been until a beautiful and forceful Terran female landed and began asking questions — and a devoted, true-believing Shepherd named Jared began having doubts! Cover illustration by H.R. Van Dongen