Science Fiction · TenseWomen develop the ability to release electrical jolts from their fingers and become the dominant sex
The Power
Women gain the power to give electric shocks, and the world's balance changes
Women develop the ability to release electrical jolts from their fingers, and this lets them become the dominant sex. The novel is a book within a book, presented as the manuscript of an imagined history of the early twenty-first century written by the fictional Neil Adam Armon. Its characters include Roxy, the daughter of a London gangster, Tunde, a Nigerian journalist who films women using their power, Margot, an American politician, and Allie, a foster child who later becomes a religious figure.
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Who
Roxy, Tunde, Margot, her daughter Jocelyn, Allie and Tatiana, plus the fictional author Neil Adam Armon.
World
A near-future world in which women have electrical power, framed as an imagined history.
What makes it different
It is a book within a book. It was the first science fiction novel to win the Women's Prize.
Feel
Gripping and provocative. Amazon Prime Video adapted it in 2023.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- The PowerWikipedia