The Power by Naomi Alderman
One of the New York Times's Ten Best Books of 2017A Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2017One of the Washington Post's Ten Best Books of 2017An NPR Best Book of 2017One of Entertainment Weekly's Ten Best Books of 2017A Bustle Best Book of 2017A Paste Magazine Best Novel of 2017A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2017Winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for FictionOne of President Obama's favorite reads of 2017
The Power is our era's The Handmaid's Tale. --Ron Charles, Washington Post
Novels based on premises like the one at the core of The Power can quickly become little more than thought experiments, but Alderman dodges this trap deftly -- her writing is beautiful, and her intelligence seems almost limitless. She also has a pitch-dark sense of humor that she wields perfectly. --Michael Schaub, NPR
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
An Amazon Best Book of 2017
**WINER OF THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION** What would happen if women suddenly possessed a fierce new power? In THE POWER, the world is a recognizable place: there's a rich Nigerian boy who lounges around the family pool; a foster kid whose religious parents hide their true nature; an ambitious American politician; a tough London girl from a tricky family. But then a vital new force takes root and flourishes, causing their lives to converge with devastating effect. Teenage girls now have immense physical power--they can cause agonizing pain and even death. And, with this small twist of nature, the world drastically resets. From award-winning author Naomi Alderman, THE POWER is speculative fiction at its most ambitious and provocative, at once taking us on a thrilling journey to an alternate reality, and exposing our own world in bold and surprising ways.
Naomi Alderman has written four books. She won the Orange Award for New Writers in 2006, was nominated Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year in 2007, and was chosen one of Waterstones' 25 Writers for the Future in 2008. BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime has broadcast all of her novels. She was named to the prestigious Granta Best of Young British Writers list in 2013. She is based in London.
Malorie Blackman is the author of more than seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief, and Chasing the Stars, a science-fiction thriller. Many of her stories have been adapted for theatre and television, including Pig-Heart Boy, which won a BAFTA award, and Noughts & Crosses, which was staged by Sabrina Mahfouz for the Pilot Theatre. Noughts & Crosses is also being produced by the BBC, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z's entertainment firm) serving as executive music producer. Malorie received the Eleanor Farjeon Prize in 2005 for her outstanding contribution to the field of children's literature.
She was awarded an OBE in 2008 for her contributions to children's literature, and she served as the Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. Malorie has most recently written for the BBC One Doctor Who series, and her fifth Noughts & Crosses novel, Crossfire, was published by Penguin Random House Children's in summer 2019. Neil Gaiman is the author of the bestselling novels Coraline and Stardust, both of which have been made into big cinema pictures. Beowulf, starring Anthony Hopkins and Angeline Jolie, was also co-written by Neil.
Charlie Higson began writing at the age of ten and is the creator/writer of the award-winning Sandman comic series. He has also authored several children's novels. He worked as a vocalist, painter, and decorator after graduating from university before beginning to write for television. He went on to conceive and appear in The Fast Show, a tremendously popular comedy series. He's the creator of the bestselling Young Bond series as well as the hugely popular horror series The Enemy.
Charlie isn't on Facebook, but you may follow him on Twitter at @monstroso. Alex Scarrow began his career as a rock musician, then as a graphic artist, and finally as a computer game designer. He eventually grew up and went on to become an author. He's written several successful novels and screenplays, but it's YA literature that has allowed him to really enjoy the ideas and concepts he was experimenting with when making games.
Alex is a Norwich resident. Richelle Mead is the author of the Vampire Academy, Bloodlines, and Age of X series, which have all been bestselling. Her interest in fantasy and science fiction began when her father read her Greek mythology and her brothers forced her to watch Flash Gordon when she was a child. Richelle went on to study folklore and religion at the University of Michigan, and when she's not writing, she enjoys drinking copious amounts of coffee, watching reality TV, and collecting 1980s T-shirts.
Richelle resides in Seattle, Washington, with her family. Eoin Colfer is the New York Times best-selling author of the Artemis Fowl trilogy, Half Moon Investigations, The Supernaturalist, Airman, and The Legend of.
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| ISBN 13 | 9788416700677 |
| ISBN 10 | 8416700672 |
| Title | The Power |
| Author | Naomi Alderman |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Roca Editorial |
| Year published | 2017-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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