Nick Harkaway Bücher

Die „Große Löschung“ hat alle Informationen auf der Welt vernichtet. Die Zivilisation ist beinahe vollständig zerstört. Die Überlebenden scharen sich um die Jorgmund Pipeline, ein gigantisches Röhrensystem, das einen lebenswichtigen Stoff verbreitet. Doch jetzt steht die Pipeline in Flammen. Gonzo Lubitsch, Problemlöser für alle Fälle, wird engagiert, um das Feuer zu löschen. Hinter dem Brand und der Pipeline steckt jedoch weit mehr, als Gonzo ahnen kann. Sein Auftrag führt ihn in die Vergangenheit der zerstörten Welt, in apokalyptische Kriege und Zeiten der Liebe und des Verlusts, zu Politikern, Piraten und ins dunkle Herz der geheimnisvollen Jorgmund Company …Nick Harkaways Debüt ist definitiv das ungewöhnlichste Abenteuer unserer Zeit.

Auftritt für einen Superhelden der besonderen ArtGiftiger Regen, der den Kindern die Stimme raubt. Ein unterirdisch brodelndes toxisches Gemisch, das an die Oberfläche drückt – das Ökosystem der Insel Mancreu ist dank skrupelloser Chemiekonzerne komplett verseucht. Die internationale Gemeinschaft beschließt die Zerstörung der Insel, was allerlei Gesindel auf der Jagd nach schnellem Profit anzieht. Eine echte Herausforderung für Ordnungshüter Lester Ferris. Und dann ist da noch der Junge: ein Comicbuch-verrücktes Straßenkind, das Lester als Herz gewachsen ist. Er hat sich geschworen, ihn zu beschützen – und muss zu einem außergewöhnlichen Helden werden. Auch in Nick Harkaways neuem Roman spielt wieder ein Ensemble skurriler, fein gezeichneter Figuren auf, angeführt von einem ziemlich angekratzten Superhelden, der der Grenze zwischen Gut und Böse mehr als einmal gefährlich nahe kommt.

Ein rasanter Genremix aus Spionageroman, Abenteuergeschichte und Gangsterkomödie, wie er nur aus England kommen kann. Joe Spork, meisterhafter Uhrmacher und Sohn der Londoner Gangsterlegende Mathew „Tommy Gun“ Spork, führt ein ruhiges Leben weit weg vom kriminellen Erbe seines Vaters. Edie Banister, neunzigjährige Spezialagentin im Ruhestand, führt ebenfalls ein ruhiges Leben und verabscheut jede Sekunde davon. Doch dann setzt Joe eine Weltuntergangsmaschine in Gang, und ihre Wege kreuzen sich. Plötzlich müssen sie sich gegen zwielichtige Regierungsvertreter, wenig fromme Mönche und einen diabolischen asiatischen Diktator verbünden. Schon bald wird klar: Um die drohende Katastrophe abzuwenden, muss Edie eine alte Rechnung begleichen. Und Joe sich seiner Vergangenheit stellen…

The digital age. An age of isolation, warped communication, disintegrating community. Where unfiltered and unregulated information pours relentlessly into our lives, destroying what it means to be human. Or an age of marvels. Where there is a world of wonder at our fingertips. Where we can communicate across the globe, learn in the blink of an eye, pull down the barriers that divide us and move forward together. Whatever your reaction to technological culture, the speed with which our world is changing is both mesmerising and challenging. In The Blind Giant, novelist and tech blogger Nick Harkaway draws together fascinating and disparate ideas to challenge the notion that digital culture is the source of all our modern ills, while at the same time showing where the dangers are real and suggesting how they can be combated. Ultimately, the choice is ours: engage with the machines that we have created, or risk creating a world which is designed for corporations and computers rather than people. This is an essential handbook for everyone trying to be human in a digital age.

Cal Sounder is a detective working for the police on certain very sensitive cases. So when he's called in to investigate a homicide at a local apartment, he is surprised at first to see that the victim appears to be a rather typical techie. But on closer inspection, he finds the victim is over seven feet tall. And even though he doesn't look a day over thirty, he is actually ninety years old. Clearly, he is a Titan - one of this dystopian, near-future society's genetically-altered elites. There are only a few thousand Titans worldwide, all thanks to Stefan Tonfamecasca's discovery of the controversial T7 genetic therapy, which elevated his family to near godlike status. A dead Titan is big news . . . a murdered Titan is unimaginable. But Titans are Cal's specialty. In fact, his ex-girlfriend, Athena, is a Titan. And not just any Titan - she's Stefan's daughter, heir to the Tonfamecasca empire. As Cal digs deeper into the murder investigation, he begins to unravel the complicated threads of what should have been a straightforward case, and it soon becomes clear he's on the trail of a crime whose roots run deep into the dark heart of the world. Titanium Noir is a tightly woven, intricate tale of murder, betrayal, and vengeance.

From the widely acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World and Tigerman, a virtuosic new novel and his most ambitious book yet--equal parts dark comedy, gripping detective story, and mind-bending philosophical puzzle--set in a not-too-distant-future, high-tech surveillance state. In the world of Gnomon, citizens are ceaselessly observed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of "transparency." When suspected dissident Diana Hunter dies in government custody during a routine interrogation, Mielikki Neith, a trusted state inspector, is assigned to the case. Immersing herself in neural recordings of the interrogation, she finds a panorama of characters and events that Hunter gave life to in order to forestall the investigation: a lovelorn financier in Athens who has a mystical experience with a shark; a brilliant alchemist in ancient Carthage confronting the unexpected outcome of her invention; an expat Ethiopian painter in London designing a controversial new video game. In the static between these mysterious visions, Neith begins to catch glimpses of the real Diana Hunter--and, alarmingly, of herself, the staggering consequences of which will reverberate throughout the world. Gnomon is a dazzling, panoramic achievement from one of the most original voices in contemporary fiction.

'Gloriously exuberant and entertaining.' Guardian 'A funny, moving and thought-provoking tale ... It's brilliant.' Independent on Sunday Sergeant Lester Ferris is a good man in need of a rest. Heâe(tm)s spent a lot of his life being shot at. He has no family, heâe(tm)s nearly forty, burned out and about to be retired. The island of Mancreu is the perfect place for Lester to serve out his time âe" and the perfect place for shady business, too, hence the Black Fleet of illicit ships lurking in the bay: listening stations, money laundering operations, drug factories and deniable torture centres. None of which should be a problem, because Lesterâe(tm)s brief is to turn a blind eye. But Lester has made a friend: a brilliant, internet-addled street kid with a comic-book fixation who might, Lester hopes, become an adopted son. As Mancreuâe(tm)s small society tumbles into violence, the boy needs Lester to be more than just an observer. He needs him to be a hero.

In 1963, George Smiley seeks a peaceful life after leaving the Circus, but a Russian defector's unusual circumstances pull him back into the espionage world. Tasked with interviewing Szusanna, a Hungarian émigré, Smiley's simple mission spirals into a complex mystery that threatens his newfound happiness. As he navigates the shadows of Moscow, he faces a formidable adversary that could redefine the future of espionage. This novel fills the gap between two classic George Smiley stories, offering a fresh perspective on the iconic spy's journey.