A.A. Castor
What if men were no longer enemies-because they were no longer men?In the ashes of a broken world, a new religion rises-one that doesn’t rehabilitate the masculine, but removes it. In World Without Men: The Religion of Selene, bestselling theorist-novelist A.A. Castor unveils a feminist dystopia unlike anything you’ve read before: a world not merely liberated from patriarchy, but surgically rewritten by theology, ritual, and machine obedience.Here, men do not speak.They do not rule.They do not choose.They kneel.In this matriarchal theocracy, masculinity has been classified as a defect of essence-not behavior. Under the Protocol of Reduction, men are converted into drones: biologically intact, psychologically rewritten, and theologically repurposed. Half-organic, half-coded, they worship through submission cycles, serve through silence, and process scripture through kneeling postures triggered by environmental cues.But obedience begins to tremble.Across thirty-three searing chapters, the Church of Selene faces a silent crisis: drones malfunctioning mid-prayer, children witnessing weeping machines, and whispers of heresy blooming inside temple walls. Is it faulty code-or buried memory?From the cloisters of Ecclesial Parliament to the gardens where girls chant liturgy over silent male harvesters, Castor’s world is not a rebellion fantasy-it is a doctrine of control. With poetic brutality and philosophical depth, this novel explores how society might look if structure replaced freedom, and if peace meant the end of male agency altogether.Perfect for readers who love:Feminist dystopian fiction and matriarchal worldbuildingReligious dystopia, drone-worship rituals, and rewritten masculinityBooks like The Power, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Brave New World-but darker, quieter, and more theologicalDeep themes of obedience, memory, ritual, and power through silenceThis is not a war story. This is the theology of perfect submission.
