# Of Men and Monsters

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- Book: [Of Men and Monsters](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-tenn/of-men-and-monsters) ([Of Men and Monsters.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-tenn/of-men-and-monsters.md))
- Authors: [William Tenn](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-tenn)
- Publisher: Gollancz
- ISBN: 978-05-7509-944-9
- Published: 2011-08-11
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Giant, technologically superior aliens have conquered Earth, but humankind survives - even flourishes in a way. Men and women live, like mice, in burrows in the massive walls of the huge homes of the aliens, and scurry about under their feet, stealing from them. A complex social and religious order has evolved, with women preserving knowledge and working as healers, and men serving as warriors and thieves. For the aliens, men and women are just a nuisance, nothing more than vermin. Which, ironically, may just be humankind's strength and point the way forward.