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Angelmaker Nick Harkaway. Knopf, $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. ARTICLES. Fantasy Island: PW Talks with Nick Harkaway; OTHER BOOKS. Some of the elements could come right out of a pulp graphic novel but the writing quality is good enough to elevate this novel to a not so serious work of literature. Somehow, Nick Harkaway makes this blend of genres, action, and comedy work to provide a unique reading experience. Angelmaker is not a fluffy summer read. It's well written and. Having enjoyed Nick Harkaway's debut novel, "The Gone-Away World," very much, I looked forward enormously to Angelmaker, hoping to find a similar spirit of gung-ho up-against-it little people against a big evil world, with extra ninjas and doomsday weapons. And he delivered.
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