{"product_id":"gnomon","title":"Gnomon","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eGnomon\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eNick Harkaway\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781524732080\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eKnopf\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e688\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Science Fiction Book of 2017 --\u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the widely acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gone-Away World \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTigerman\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a virtuosic new novel set in a near-future, high-tech surveillance state, that is equal parts dark comedy, gripping detective story, and mind-bending philosophical puzzle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the world of \u003ci\u003eGnomon\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 its citizens' thoughts and memories--all in the name of providing the safest society in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen suspected dissident Diana Hunter dies in government custody, it marks the first time a citizen has been killed during an interrogation. The System doesn't make mistakes, but something isn't right about the circumstances surrounding Hunter's death. Mielikki Neith, a trusted state inspector and a true believer in the System, is assigned to find out what went wrong. Immersing herself in neural recordings of the interrogation, what she finds isn't Hunter but rather a panorama of characters within Hunter's psyche: 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, and a sociopathic disembodied intelligence from the distant future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmbedded in the memories of these impossible lives lies a code which Neith must decipher to find out what Hunter is hiding. In the static between these stories, Neith begins to catch glimpses of the real Diana Hunter--and, alarmingly, of herself. The staggering consequences of what she finds will reverberate throughout the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dazzling, panoramic achievement, and Nick Harkaway's most brilliant work to date, \u003ci\u003eGnomon\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Knopf","offers":[{"title":"Gnomon | Nick Harkaway | Hardcover | 9781524732080 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks A 1775231","offer_id":49724806070424,"sku":"1775231","price":174.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61I-YYHz66L.jpg?v=1787317808","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/gnomon","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}