Paths Not Yet Taken is a sharp, funny political satire about power, pretence, and the curious ways truth can trip us all up.

Simon Pope is an ordinary man with an extraordinary online alter ego. By day, he shifts boxes in a warehouse. By night, he becomes a dark-web crusader, self-styled truth-teller, and imagined scourge of politicians everywhere.

When a man he despises, the UK’s prime minister, appears in Simon’s garage, exhausted, on the edge of a nervous breakdown, and desperate to leave his job, Simon’s world is turned upside down.

What follows is a surreal weekend of beer, golf, dog walks, and a crash course in what it really means to be human. 

As the government scrambles to explain the PM’s disappearance, a desperate nationwide search begins, and Simon’s own online life comes back to bite him. With the country on edge and the spin machine in overdrive, there’s only one thing every bureaucrat can agree on: someone must take the fall. 

Fast-paced, warm-hearted, and wickedly funny, Paths Not Yet Taken lifts the curtain on politics, power, and the fragile egos steering the ship. It is a smart, irreverent comedy for anyone who’s ever wanted to tell their leaders where to go.

The book is the first novel in The Path Finder Series, continued in Good For The Soul and Where The Winds Blow - a trilogy of sharp, funny and thought-provoking satires about power, purpose, and the absurdity of modern life. 

The Path Finder Series by Philip Rennett is a trio of razor-sharp, big-hearted satires that explore what happens when those in charge finally lose control.

Beginning with Paths Not Yet Taken, where a weary Prime Minister hides in a warehouse worker’s garage, continuing through Good for the Soul, which drops him into a billionaire summit and a small-town conspiracy, and culminating in Where the Winds Blow, where a global movement spirals beyond anyone’s grasp, the series blends political farce, social commentary, and fast-moving storytelling.

Wickedly funny yet surprisingly hopeful, The Path Finder Series skewers power and pretence while celebrating the resilience, humour, and decency of ordinary people trying to steer the storm.

Philip Rennett writes smart, funny fiction about power, politics, and the everyday absurdities of modern life. A keen observer of human folly, he balances sharp satire with warmth and optimism, creating stories where chaos and compassion collide. The Path Finder Series is his acclaimed trilogy of political comedies, praised for its wit, pace, and humanity.