![]() ![]() Neith is tasked with investigating Diana Hunter. And this is a system that works, for the most part. ![]() Harkaway’s System is a society founded on the idea that if one has nothing to hide then one has nothing to fear. People today are choosing to self-monitor and share that data with large corporations, without ever questioning whether the offered benefits are worth the potential erosion of privacy. ![]() It’s the natural evolution of our current world, where we set out the details of our private lives in social media, and monitor our health and bodies with devices like Fitbits. Part panopticon, part the ultimate in participatory direct democracy, it promises government by the people and in their best interests. Neith is the foremost Investigator for The System, the all-seeing and all-knowing system that governs society. Mielikki Neith is the key to piecing all this together. This is a complex, multi-layered book that braids together a series of narratives to tell a story about society and our trust in its underlying structures. Every novel by Nick Harkaway is different, and Gnomon (review copy from William Heinemann) is probably his most ambitious book yet. ![]()
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