World Without Men

<p>In a future governed by matriarchal law where the last remnants of masculinity are tightly controlled and obedience is the only virtue one acolyte's quiet rise begins not with violence-but with perfect discipline.</p><p><strong>Liora</strong> was born beyond the boundaries-an unnamed soul from the Neutral Zone without lineage without claim. Her admission into the Temple of Selene should have been impossible. Yet her memory held doctrine she was never taught. Her mind aligned with the Creed before her lips spoke it. She asked to serve not to escape but to <em>belong</em>. And the Temple watched.</p><p>Now on her first solo Benediction assignment she must execute a sacred reduction alone-unassisted unshielded and unwavering. She carries no rank beyond Acolyte. But the drones obey her voice. Her pulse remains steady. Her will is unshaken. She does not lust falter or doubt. And yet those above her mark her as... different.</p><p><strong>The Faithful Acolyte</strong> is a powerful feminist dystopian novella exploring the intersection of gender doctrine and discipline in a world where the sacred replaces the scientific and control is liturgy. A prequel entry in the acclaimed <em>World Without Men</em> saga this origin story examines how one acolyte's flawless obedience reveals a deeper tension in the system: What happens when a woman is too perfect to question?</p><p>This book is for readers of <strong>dystopian feminism</strong> <strong>religious sci-fi</strong> <strong>matriarchal futures</strong> <strong>speculative gender fiction</strong> and <strong>female-led ritual fiction</strong>. Themes include indoctrination faith over emotion the ethics of power and the annihilation of patriarchal structures.</p><p><em>Fans of Margaret Atwood Octavia Butler and Kameron Hurley will feel at home inside this lyrical ritualized and hauntingly obedient world.</em></p>