FTL probe intelligence indicates the Vuddin might be heading in the direction of a solar system. Starship Fesarius is tasked with making sure that system is unoccupied, thereby making it permissible for them to harvest for minerals. A society is discovered on the fourth planet and an investigation ensues. This society is strange as only 21% of its population are male, and all of those males have the mental capacity of a nine-year-old, making their society dominated by females. One small tactical error allows the Dazden society to capture one of their automated probes intact and Fesarius must present themselves to the Dazdens via First Contact before they are ready. This has to happen quickly lest they attempt to disassemble the probe for reverse engineering purposes. Meanwhile, the science departments try to ascertain why the Dazden males are so limited in a mental capacity sense. Will they succeed? Can they retrieve their probe before its too late? These questions and more are answered in the pages of "Planet of Women."