A dazzling, panoramic achievement, and Nick Harkaway's most brilliant work to date, Gnomon is peerless and profound, captivating and irreverent, as it pierces through strata of reality and consciousness, and illuminates how to set a mind free. It is a truly accomplished novel from a mind possessing a matchless wit infused with a deep humanity/5(). Gnomon is Nick Harkaway's richest and most ambitious novel so far. I've read all of Harkaway's novels (plus one that might be his, under a pseudonym) and count myself a fan. I love his odd worldbuilding, weird plots, and the combination of manic humor with stark tragedy, where pulp and geekery are taken seriously. Gnomon does all of this, but ramped up. Here Harkaway seems to be wandering deeply /5. · Then there was an angel in a prison made of light. A Lucifer-ish entity, quite obviously. There was a man hanging in the water in front of a huge shark. There was an alchemist in her study. A woman in an MRi machine. And watching them all – wading through them all – a detective, struggling to make it all make sense.
Then there was an angel in a prison made of light. A Lucifer-ish entity, quite obviously. There was a man hanging in the water in front of a huge shark. There was an alchemist in her study. A woman in an MRi machine. And watching them all - wading through them all - a detective, struggling to make it all make sense. Publisher's Summary. Random House presents the audiobook edition of Gnomon, written by Nick Harkaway, read by Ben Onwukwe. Near-future Britain is a state in which citizens are constantly observed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of 'transparency'. Every action is seen, every word is recorded and the System has access to thoughts and memories. Gnomon (Hardcover) Published November 2nd by William Heinemann. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Nick Harkaway (Goodreads Author) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English.
Gnomon is a science fiction novel by British author Nick Harkaway. The book deals with a state that exerts ubiquitous surveillance on its population. A detective investigates a murder through unconventional methods that leads to questions about her society's very nature. Gnomon by Nick Harkaway Near-future Britain is not just a nation under surveillance but one built on it: a radical experiment in personal transparency and ambient direct democracy. Every action is seen, every word is recorded. Then there was an angel in a prison made of light. A Lucifer-ish entity, quite obviously. There was a man hanging in the water in front of a huge shark. There was an alchemist in her study. A woman in an MRi machine. And watching them all – wading through them all – a detective, struggling to make it all make sense.
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