By Francis W. Porretto

Imagine a tiny subgroup of Mankind: Women – genetically, emotionally, and in all outward appearances – who were born with male genitalia. These are the futanari. Excluded from both sexes and in danger wherever they appear, they are nevertheless prized as concubines by certain wealthy men, especially in the nations of the Western Pacific Rim. A group of Japanese magnates have erected a unique refuge for young futanari: Athene Academy in Onteora County, New York, the only college of its kind. One of their number has gone even further: He has learned how to produce futanari infants by genetic engineering, and has established training centers where his products are conditioned to become sex slaves for sale at very high prices. This saga tells the tale of the futanari of Athene Academy, and one other: Fountain, who has escaped from her developers and has been adopted by a young security specialist. As time passes, Fountain begins to exhibit curious powers, especially over food. She and the Athene futanari become vitally important to the Twenty-First century, sociologically, technologically, and even politically.