The water is contaminated. The Taint poisons the minds of men. She turns them into raging misogynists: monsters who want nothing more than to smash women's heads with rocks (or other objects). When society is transformed into a land of sadistic violence and horrific brutality, it's up to Phil O'Ginny and his ardent friend, Misandra, to combat the hideous evil that is The Taint. Can they survive a world brimming with endless castration and head smashing?