The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author: Nick Harkaway
• Title: The Gone-Away World
• Publisher: ‎Alfred A. Knopf; First American Edition (September 2, 2008)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover w/Deckle Edge – 498 pages‏
• ISBN-10: 0307268861
• ISBN-13: 978-0307268860
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.65 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6.5 x 1.6 x 9.52 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good (may show some minor discoloration on page edges)
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (may show mild creasing on inside covers)
• Edition: First American Edition

Synopsis:

About the 'neon fuzz': a note on the book jacket from designer Jason Booher…

"When you read Harkaway's novel, a gigantic sense of weirdness and cool and doom surround the characters. To capture all that plus the absurd humor that pervades this amazing book, the jacket obviously had to be something special. So the otherworldliness that perhaps only neon fuzz can bring hopes to evoke these feelings and add to the strength of and interplay between the words in the title and author's name."

A wildly entertaining debut novel, introducing a bold new voice that combines antic humor with a stunning futuristic vision to give us an electrifyingly original tale of love, friendship and the apocalypse.

There couldn’t be a fire along the Jorgmund Pipe. It was the last thing the world needed. But there it was, burning bright on national television. The Pipe was what kept the Livable Zone safe from the bandits, monsters and nightmares the Go Away War had left in its wake. The fire was a very big problem.

Enter Gonzo Lubitsch and his friends, the Haulage & HazMat Emergency Civil Freebooting Company, a team of master troubleshooters who roll into action when things get particularly hot. They helped build the Pipe. Now they have to preserve it—and save humanity yet again. But this job is not all it seems. It will touch more closely on Gonzo’s life, and that of his best friend, than either of them can imagine. And it will decide the fate of the Gone-Away World.

Equal parts raucous adventure, comic odyssey, geek nirvana and ultracool epic, The Gone-Away World is a story of—among other things—pirates, war, mimes, greed and ninjas. But it is also the story of a world, not unlike our own, in desperate need of heroes—however unlikely they may seem.

About the Author:

Nick Harkaway (that’s me, by the way) is a writer. He lives in London with his wife, their two children and an existentially anxious dog. He likes ordinary things like rivers and mountains, and remarkable things like modern medicine and the making of wine. He is interested in almost anything, but usually for a relatively short period of time. He turned fifty in 2022 and does not know what he would like to do when he grows up. He would also like to know where to apply for his refund for 2020 and 2021. His wife and children are all better people than he is, which makes him feel very lucky. Honestly, if you’re still reading at this point you may just want to get one of my books, because they are in many ways a more truthful self-description than any biog. Oh, and I also write morally disimproving thrillers as Aidan Truhen.