Pax in the Land of Women

The Ginecean Chronicles

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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.

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...


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.

"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...


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