Gnomon Audiobook (Free)

Random Home presents the audiobook model of Gnomon, written by Nick Harkaway, browse by Ben Onwukwe.

Near-future Britain is a state where citizens are constantly noticed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of ‘transparency.’ Every action sometimes appears, every word is certainly recorded and the System has access to thoughts and recollections.

When suspected dissident Diana Hunter dies in custody, it marks the very first time a citizen has been killed during an interrogation. Mielikki Neith, a trusted condition inspector, about Gnomon can be assigned to find out what went wrong. Immersing herself in neural recordings from the interrogation, what she discovers isn’t Hunter but rather a panorama of character types within Hunter’s psyche.

Inserted in the memories of the impossible lives lies a code which Neith must decipher to learn what Hunter is concealing. The staggering outcomes of what she discovers will reverberate across the world.

A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE ENTIRE YEAR

‘Gnomon is an outstanding novel, and one I cannot stop considering some weeks when i read it. It is deeply troubling, magnificently unusual, and an exhilarating browse.’ Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven

‘Nick Harkaway’s most ambitious book yet. [A] tale of near-future mass surveillance, artificial intelligence and human identification … An amazing and quite unforgettable piece of fiction.’ Guardian

‘Harkaway dazzles.’ Daily Email

‘Wonderfully great.’ Weekend Times