In the distant Proxima Centauri star system, lies the planet Medusa, which is ruled by the female members of its society, and women enjoy a life of luxury and power while the men are resigned to carry out domestic chores and menial labour.
When a burning comet passes too close, the planet is shifted off its axis and sent hurtling through space, where it eventually settles outside Earth's solar system.
When two male servants named Adam and Shem learn of a world where males are considered equal to females, they decide to steal the spaceship belonging to Adam's mistress, Supreme Councillor Flavia, and escape to utopia on Earth.