In early 20th-century America, an influential oligarchic group takes control, using violence to maintain power and suppress any dissent. Seven centuries later, historians discover a manuscript by Evis Evergard, the wife of a resistance leader. She describes events that ultimately led to the era of universal brotherhood after numerous uprisings. Written by Jack London and published in 1908, this work became one of the key dystopias in world literature. The image of a “giant iron heel” threatening humanity influenced many famous dystopian works.