War between the genders

Men and women literally at war with one another; two societies, warring. Many works have been premised on a literal "sex war" or "war between the sexes". These are particularly common during times of feminism anxiety.

List of examples

• The Female Man by Joanna Russ (Jael's society)
• The Conqueror's Child by Suzy McKee Charnas
• The Furies by Suzy McKee Charnas
• Sex and the High Command by John Boyd (New York: Weybright & Talley, 1970)
• Gender Wars (game)
• Sam Merwin, The Sex War (a man's conception)

Other Suggestions

• Gee, Maggie. The Ice People [first person male narrator]