"The world's peaceful now. People are happy. They get what they want and they never want what they can't get. They're well of. They're safe. They're never ill. They're not afraid of death. They know nothing of passion and old age. They don't have to worry about mothers and fathers.
It is the year AF 632 and the breeding and conditioning of humans by scientific methods have created worldwide stability and happiness. Or have they? When John is brought from the Savage Reservation to the new world he brings passion with him. Suddenly, the values of the new world are thrown into perspective.