Six centuries after the collapse of civilization due to global warming and pandemics, women have established a peaceful society on an island in the northern Atlantic. Their society is based on female dominance with men related to the status of workers and second-class citizens without rights. Men who rebel or show signs of defiance are cast out into the ocean. Judith, the daughter of the island's ruler, is about to come of age and choose a mate. However, she is increasingly full of doubts about true nature of the society she is part of. Her chosen mate, Obed, is rebellious and has a dangerously independent mind. Can Judith find a way to tame him or will he drag her into a suicidal revolt against the authorities led by her own mother?