Manda Scott
Manda Scott
Fiction
Scottish born Manda Scott has been a veterinary surgeon, novelist, columnist and is now also a podcaster focused on the systemic change. Her novels have spanned genres from crime through historical to Thrutopian, and her eras have spanned from the Boudican insurrection through WWII to the future five minutes from now. She’s been shortlisted for the Orange Prize, an Edgar and the Saltire Award, and has won the McIlvanney Prize. She’s host of the Accidental Gods podcast and co-creator of the Thrutopia Masterclass. She lives with her wife on a smallholding in the borderlands of Wales. @mandascott
‘Instantly immersive and compelling, rich and strange, human and humane, and most of all inspiring … an extraordinary story.’
LEE CHILD, AUTHOR OF THE JACK REACHER NOVELS
‘Any Human Power is a polemical thriller like no other, an absorbing manifesto to change the world. It constantly surprises. Manda Scott’s characters play havoc with your emotions, her narrative keeps you turning the pages, and her ideas might just change your life.’
ANDREW TAYLOR, AUTHOR OF THE SHADOWS OF LONDON
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‘An astonishing novel, at once powerfully contemporary and mythopeic. Of its many achievements, the greatest is giving a sense that there is a way forward from our current predicament: the creative gift of hope.’
LIZ JENSEN, AUTHOR OF YOUR WILD AND PRECIOUS LIFE
‘A taut political eco-thriller … I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of Ursula Le Guin, speculative fiction in general or concerned about the current global situation.’
BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY
‘It’s wonderful. One of the many amazing things about it is the way Scott writes from both right and left brain at once. Super-high-tech and ancient, intuitive wisdom seamlessly interwoven. The spiritual and political as one.’
DR JENNY GOODMAN, AUTHOR OF GETTING HEALTHY IN TOXIC TIMES
‘In this long, very readable and often engaging novel she writes of a revolt against the power of the political, economic and media establishments which are, it seems, in danger of destroying the world … this is not a novel for old fogies like me.’
ALLAN MASSIE, SCOTSMAN
‘Manda Scott is an unmissable, visionary author and has created a compelling political thriller that inspires belief in the possibility of a better future. Born of dreams, Any Human Power is a dream read.’
ADAM HAMDY, AUTHOR OF THE OTHER SIDE OF NIGHT
‘An astonishing novel, at once powerfully contemporary and mythopeic. Of its many achievements, the greatest is giving a sense that there is a way forward from our current predicament: the creative gift of hope.’
OLIVER HARRIS, AUTHOR OF THE SHAME ARCHIVE
‘I loved the mix of fantasy and myth … A hugely entertaining read with compelling characters, elegant prose and a story where we really want to find out what happens.’
FANTASY HIVE
‘It is THE best book I’ve ever read. Hopeful, engaging, heartfelt, imaginative and so so much more!’
