ELECTRIFYING

Naomi Alderman makes chilling, gripping magic out of what we imagine is an idle fantasy indulged occasionally (or often) by many a put-upon woman: What if the female sex, seemingly out of nowhere, were to develop the ability to fell men with the zap of a finger? Winner of the prestigious Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, this thinking woman’s science fiction comes with the Atwood seal of approval. Prepare to be moved, absorbed and, yes, a little bit shocked.