What would happen to the world if women suddenly became physically stronger than men? Now men are the weaker sex. And everything changes: ideas about gender, strength, weakness, rights, responsibilities and decency, the structure of power and geopolitical alignments. The preacher of a new religion, the daughter of a London gangster, a Nigerian stringer and an American official with political ambitions are living these changes together with the whole world - they were the first to experience the paradigm shift.