Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Arc 1.2: Post Human Conditions |
2012 |
Buy |
| Solaris Rising 2 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Irregularity |
2014 |
Buy |
| Doctor Who: Time Trips |
2014 |
Buy |
Doctor Who: Time Trips Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Death Pit |
2013 |
Buy |
| Into the Nowhere |
2014 |
Buy |
| Keeping Up with the Joneses |
2014 |
Buy |
| Salt of the Earth |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Handful of Stardust |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Bog Warrior |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Anti-Hero |
2014 |
Buy |
George Smiley Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Call for the Dead |
1961 |
Buy |
| تلفن به مرد مرده |
1961 |
N/A |
| A Murder of Quality |
1962 |
Buy |
| The Spy Who Came in from the Cold |
1963 |
Buy |
| 柏林谍影 |
1963 |
N/A |
| Karla’s Choice |
2024 |
Buy |
| Spegelkriget |
1965 |
N/A |
| The Looking Glass War |
1965 |
Buy |
| Szpieg |
1974 |
N/A |
| Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy |
1974 |
Buy |
| La talpa |
1974 |
N/A |
| The Honourable Schoolboy |
1977 |
Buy |
| Smiley’s People |
1979 |
Buy |
| Smileys People |
1979 |
N/A |
| Secret Pilgrim |
1990 |
N/A |
| The Secret Pilgrim |
1990 |
Buy |
| A Legacy of Spies |
2017 |
Buy |
| Un passato da spia |
2017 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Blind Giant |
2012 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Edie Investigates |
2012 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Gone-Away World |
2008 |
Buy |
| Angelmaker |
2012 |
Buy |
| Tigerman |
2014 |
Buy |
| Gnomon |
2017 |
Buy |
| Titanium Noir |
2023 |
Buy |
Titanium Noir Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Titanium Noir |
2023 |
N/A |
| Sleeper Beach |
2025 |
Buy |
Nick Harkaway is a British author whose novels tend to resist easy categorization. His debut, The Gone-Away World (2008), established his reputation for mixing high-concept sci-fi premises with dark humor and intricate plotting. He followed it with Angelmaker (2012), a book that somehow fits clockwork spies, doomsday devices, and gangster fiction into one story, and Tigerman (2014), a smaller-scale tale about a British soldier on a remote island.
Harkaway is also the son of John le Carre, and he has continued his father’s George Smiley series with new novels. His more recent work includes Gnomon (2017), a dense surveillance-state thriller, and the Titanium Noir series starting in 2023, which drops a hard-bitten detective into a world where the ultra-rich have literally made themselves superhuman. His non-fiction book The Blind Giant (2012) examines how digital technology shapes society.
Beyond novels, Harkaway has contributed short fiction to various anthologies and the Doctor Who: Time Trips collection. His writing style is distinctive for its long, looping sentences and unexpected tonal shifts, and he has built a following among readers who like their fiction smart and unpredictable.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Nick Harkaway written?
Nick Harkaway has written 39 books across seven series.
What was Nick Harkaway's first book?
Nick Harkaway’s first book is Call for the Dead, published in 1961.
What genres does Nick Harkaway write in?
Nick Harkaway writes across several genres, often blending them within a single book. His novels mix science fiction, noir, satire, and literary fiction. The Gone-Away World combines post-apocalyptic sci-fi with martial arts comedy, while Titanium Noir is a hardboiled detective story set in a world transformed by biotechnology.