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Nick Harkaway


UK flag (b.1972)
Son of John Le Carré

Nick Harkaway (born 1972 in Cornwall, England) is a novelist and commentator. He is the author of the novels The Gone-Away World and Angelmaker; and a non-fiction study of the digital world entitled The Blind Giant: Being Human in a Digital World. He is the son of author John le Carré.

Harkaway was educated at the independent University College School in North London and Clare College, Cambridge, where he studied philosophy, sociology and politics and took up Shorinji Kan Jiu Jitsu. He worked in the film industry before becoming an author.
 

Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller
 
Novels
   The Gone Away World (2008)
   Angelmaker (2012)
   Tigerman (2014)
   Gnomon (2017)
   Titanium Noir (2023)
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Collections
   Irregularity (2014) (with Claire North and Adam Roberts)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Edie Investigates (2012)
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Non fiction
   The Blind Giant (2012)
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Series contributed to
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Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (2013) : Angelmaker


Nick Harkaway recommends
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The Future (2023)
Naomi Alderman
"Elegantly written, funny and frightening, The Future is a must-read - and one of those books other authors wish they'd written."
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Shovel Ready (2014)
(Spademan, book 1)
Adam Sternbergh
"Compulsive! Savage future noir that crackles with deadpan wit."

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