Pentad — Sharon L. Reddy

Science Fiction
Mature Audience

This is a family saga of a different sort, men and their children, including daughters, in a successful Amazonian utopia.  It stars the highest paid toyboys on the planet.

When the center of human space was blasted out of existence, empires arose.  For nearly a thousand years, one has protected the worlds and space around them.  The last Torrence emperor will not allow the legacy of wise and caring rule to be changed by the ambitious.  Who would look for the emperor of a patriarchy on a world run by women?

Damia is a successful Amazonian utopia.  Toyboy is the respected title of male companions, who escort successful women and presidents to social functions and host them for businesses. Another Amazonian culture chooses the five highest paid toyboys on Damia to guide them to change.  Do emperors have destinies?

228,000 words
Contains relationships some will find objectionable