Gnomon
Subtitle: a novel
By: Nick Harkaway
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: Knopf; Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 661
ISBN-13: 9781524732080
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Death; FICTION / Science Fiction / General; FICTION / Thrillers; Government investigators; Fiction; Puzzles; Science fiction; Dystopias; Black humor; Visions
Description: "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."--
Notes: Ages 16 & up.

Grades 11 & up.