Merle, Robert: THE VIRILITY FACTOR

The mysterious, savage disease that sweeps America. Women, boys and men over 60 are strangely immune - but the entire sexually mature male population is rapidly dying.

Will Encephalitis 16 wipe out the male of the species altogether? Heterosexual relations are banned, and men are choosing to be sterilized or castrated in order to escape the killer-disease. Absolute power is now wielded by an elite of ruthless superwomen and their emasculated ale allies, the ´Castratos´.

A the closely-guarded ´protected zone´ of Blueville, men are working to find a vaccine that will provide a cure for Encephalitis 16. But they must find it fast - for on the outside, the castrations go on, and soon men may become completely redundant.

AUTHOR:Robert Merle

COVER: paperback

PAGES: 346

LANGUAGE: english