Gnomon

A Best Science Fiction Book of 2017—The Guardian“A Pynchonesque mega-novel that periodically calls to mind the films of Inception and The Matrix… . What a ride!” —The Washington Post“Gnomon is an extraordinary novel, and one I can’t stop thinking about some weeks after I read it. It is deeply troubling, magnificently strange, and an exhilarating read.” —Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven “Opening a novel by Nick Harkaway feels like stepping into a theme park for the mind—every page you turn brings new delights for the mind and the senses. Gnomon is brilliant and terrifying, full of pleasures big and small. Basically, everything I want in a book.” —Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe “The best thing he’s ever written… It is an astonishing piece of construction, complex and witty… It is a magnificent achievement… He’s never written a bad book, but this is the one that’ll see him mentioned in the same breath as William Gibson and David Mitchell… This book seriously just destroyed me with joy.” —Warren Ellis, author of Gun Machine “This huge sci-fi detective novel of ideas is so eccentric, so audaciously plotted and so completely labyrinthine and bizarre that I had to put it aside more than once to emit Keanu-like ‘Whoahs’ of appreciation… It is huge fun. And it will melt your brain… Whoah, indeed. I wanted to give it a round of applause.” —Tim Martin, The Spectator (London) “Beguiling, multilayered, sprawling novel that blends elements of Philip K. Dick-tinged sci-fi, mystery, politics, and literary fiction in a most satisfying brew… Fans of Pynchon and William Gibson alike will devour this smart, expertly written bit of literary subversion.” —Kirkus (starred review)

Nick Harkaway is the author of five novels, Titanium Noir, The Gone-Away World, Angelmaker, Tigerman, and Gnomon, as well as a nonfiction work about digital culture, The Blind Giant: Being Human in a Digital World. He lives in London with his wife, a human rights lawyer, and their two children.

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