{"product_id":"the-gone-away-world-9780307389077","title":"The Gone-Away World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA hilarious, action-packed look at the apocalypse that combines a touching tale of friendship, a thrilling war story, and an all out kung-fu infused mission to save the world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A flat-out ferociously good novel.... Reads like a surrealist smashup of Pynchon and Pratchett, Vonnegut and Heller.\" --\u003ci\u003eAustin Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGonzo Lubitch and his best friend have been inseparable since birth. They grew up together, they studied kung-fu together, they rebelled in college together, and they fought in the Go Away War together. Now, with the world in shambles and dark, nightmarish clouds billowing over the wastelands, they have been tapped for an incredibly perilous mission. But they quickly realize that this assignment is more complex than it seems, and before it is over they will have encountered everything from mimes, ninjas, and pirates to one ultra-sinister mastermind, whose only goal is world domination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNICK HARKAWAY is the author of five novels, \u003ci\u003eTitanium Noir, The Gone-Away World, Angelmaker, Tigerman, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGnomon, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as a nonfiction work about digital culture, \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Giant: Being Human in a Digital World.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also a regular blogger for The Bookseller's FutureBook website. He lives in London with his wife, a human rights lawyer, and their two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878006886674,"sku":"9780307389077","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d238ae6d-9ab2-44ff-ad7a-0ad68e6d54a5.jpg?v=1738233252","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-gone-away-world-9780307389077","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}