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He is the author of the novels the goneaway world, angelmaker, tigerman, and gnomon. The gone away world the lights went out in the nameless bar just after nine. Gonzo lubitsch, professional hero and troubleshooter, is hired to put it out, but theres more to the fire, and the pipe itself, than meets the eye. Set in a semirecognizable world cuba is admitted into the united kingdom, at some undated point in the future, and narrated by a nameless hero with no apparent family but a gift for martial arts and a best friend named gonzo lubitsch, harkaways debut blends aspects. Nick harkaway born 1972 is a british novelist and commentator. Nick harkaway has 19 books on goodreads with 992 ratings. Publication date 2009 topics science fiction, fantasy fiction, dystopias.
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