Any Human Power

As Lan lies dying, she makes a promise that binds her long into the Beyond. Fifteen years later, her teenage granddaughter, Kaitlyn, triggers an international storm of outrage that unleashes the rage of a whole betrayed generation. For one shining fragment of time, the world is with her. But then the backlash begins and soon she and those closest to her find themselves facing the wrath of the old establishment, who will use every dirty trick in the book to fight them off. Watching over the growing chaos is Lan, who taught them all to think independently, approach power sceptically and dream with clear intent. She knows more than one generation’s hopes are on the line. Nothing less than the future of humanity stands in the balance.

About the Author :
Over the past two decades Manda Scott has brought iconic historical figures back to life, reimagined and re-booted for the 21st century. Her crime novels have been shortlisted for many awards including Hen's Teeth for the Orange Prize and No Good Deed for an Edgar Award. Her work has been translated into over 20 languages. Manda’s bestselling Boudica series was optioned for television. Clare Corbett is an English actress and voice artist. She has appeared on stage in productions of To Kill a Mockingbird, Pygmalion and Spoonface Steinberg, among others. Winner of the prestigious Carleton Hobbs Radio Award, she has appeared in over 250 radio plays including Absolute Power, Venus and Adonis and Dr Zhivago. She has also narrated numerous audiobooks, including Girl on the Train, which earned her Audible's Narrator of the Year for 2017.

Review :
‘Any Human Power is a polemical thriller like no other ... Manda Scott's characters play havoc with your emotions, her narrative keeps you turning the pages, and her ideas might just change your life.’ ‘Instantly immersive and compelling, rich and strange, human and humane, and most of all inspiring ... an extraordinary story.’ ‘Any Human Power is an extraordinary, ground-breaking, high-wire act of a novel ... I wasn't just gripped all the way through, but moved, uplifted and energised by Scott’s wild, vast, brave and tangible vision of the possible.' 'The most exciting, involving thriller I’ve read in an age, and I can’t recommend it highly enough.' 'This is a rich vein for fiction, and Scott does it more than justice, with this beautifully imagined, beautifully written, smart, sophisticated – but fiercely suspenseful – thriller.' (on A Treachery of Spies)