All the Men Are Gone
The Story
In this fast-paced story, a diverse group of women must each decide their own fate amid society’s struggle for humanity, after men are discovered for the first time in a generation.
"Wonderful storytelling that captivates from the very beginning."
Tricia Elliott
"A testament to the enduring spirit of women, their resilience, and the bonds that sustain them."
Hannah Matzke
“A super interesting twist on the typical dystopian narrative. This book was engaging, provocative and really made me think.”
Libby Bell
2024 Indieverse Awards Nominee for Best Debut and Best Sci-Fi/Dystopian novel. For more information, visit: www.indieverseawards.com
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2025 Bookshop.org Sci-fi Standout. For more information, visit: www.bookshop.org/lists/sci-fi-standouts
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The Story
Behind the
Story
I first started writing, “All the Men Are Gone” in 2019 after reading a New York Times article about a village in Poland with no male births for nine years (NYT: 8/6/2019) and began speculating what would cause nature to behave this way. I’d also been revisiting The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood, and pondered what kind of story would it be if the premise was “flipped” to a matriarchy instead.
Little did any of us know at the time, the world was on the brink of a pandemic, an addition to new and ongoing wars and political upheaval, significant climate events, deterioration of human rights, and a host of change that continues to upend all manner of things in so many ways for so many.
This confluence of events made me wonder what would have to happen for things to be different than they are, and so began writing what would become my debut novel.