
Pax in the Land of Women
The Ginecean Chronicles
by Monica La Porta
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Pub Date Jun 10 2012 | Archive Date Oct 14 2013
Description
Love
doesn’t obey preordained rules. Sometimes, social status and gender mean
nothing. The purest of affections can be born between two people living in
different worlds. In a society where women rule over an enslaved race of men
and love between a woman and man is considered a perversion, Pax’s and Prince’s
union is destined for a tragic end. Coming from an existence of privilege, Pax
has never endured harshness. She has never had any reason to doubt the rules
Ginecea was built on. Everything changes when she is sent to spend her summer
on a desolate farm and is exposed to the ongoing brutalities against
defenseless men. A wrong turn leads her to witness Prince’s thrashing at the
hands of the guards. One look from him and Pax’s perfect life is shattered, the
memory of his dark eyes haunting her night and day. As a pure breed, born to
one of the most prestigious family in Ginecea, she would have never thought it
possible to fall in love with a man. Marked as a sinner, Pax abjures her
ancestry to save Prince’s life. She hopes they can disappear into the desert,
but social prejudice and political schemes give them no respite. The Priestess,
the ruler of all Ginecea, has other plans for Pax Layan and her family.
Second in The Ginecean Chronicles, Pax in the Land of Women is a dystopian tale
set on the planet Ginecea.
Advance Praise
"In
a word: Awesome! The series of Ginecea is one of the best that I have read in a
long time. If it wasn't for minor things like work, or eating and sleeping, I
would have devoured this book in one sitting." F.
B.
"Monica La Porta
created a dystopian world where women rule, where men are slaves, where the
priestess creates the rules. But people are same everywhere. There are always
good and bad people. People who command and people who are commanded. Slavery,
unfortunately, is an everlasting theme. Suppression of the free will has always
existed. Fortunately, love is also an everlasting theme. Love can fight
anything. People should be free to choose what they want and who they want. All
people have same rights, because all people are same.
I loved the story. The way
it was narrated, the way it was connected to the first book. The story was well
plotted, I liked it more. The characters were great, their personalities were
well described. The story with the Priestess was very well incorporated, making
it not so ordinary love story." M.
"Following on from
The Priest ( [...]l) this story continues of the alternate world of Ginecea and
with this book, it is an even more engaging and absorbing, well thought out
story.
Meeting new captivating
characters as well as catching up with some old ones creates a novel which is
at its heart an epic love story. Fraught with emotions, I was yet again caught
up in the rights of the 'fathered' women as well the slaves. La Porta's simple
expressions and descriptions of the landscape create a memorable picture. The
soldiers are horrid and the Priestess controlling and hateful. The story flowed
seamlessly and although told mainly from the viewpoint of Pax, it was easy to
understand what other characters were feeling." L.A.
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Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9780531071076 |
PRICE | $5.99 (USD) |