The Gone-Away World

The Gone Away World, Nick Harkaway's debut novel, has ruined me. Seriously. Since finishing it, I have found nothing that captures the same sense of humor, mystery, fantastic writing style, and completely original idea as this brilliant novel.

Told from the first person perspective, The Gone Away World is a fantastic piece of fiction. I can't even begin to go into the plot without worries of spoiling the wonderful and delightful twists and turns it takes. Set in a future world where the technology exists to make your enemies just “go away”, what happens when you discover that everyone, simultaneously and secretly, developed that same technology? And just what does the noosphere think about billions of people just being made to “go away”? Well, I'll just say, it doesn't like that idea. The consequences are terrible.

Just read this. Seriously. I don't remember the last time I finished a book and really, truly loved it as much as this book.