Nick Harkaway

Nick Harkaway is an accomplished English author, born in Cornwall, UK in 1972. He is well-known for his writing in the fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and thriller genres. His debut novel, "The Gone-Away World," received significant recognition and critical acclaim. It was nominated for a BSFA Award for Best Novel and a Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2009. The January Magazine praised it as a powerful and accomplished debut that masterfully weaves together elements of mystery, romance, fiction, science fiction, and thriller.

Harkaway's captivating storytelling is matched by his intriguing personality. He is easily recognizable by his explosively exciting eyebrows, which have a hypnotic effect on small children, dogs, and one lucky human rights lawyer, who is also his wife. Harkaway has a deep appreciation for nature, being fond of oceans, mountains, lakes, valleys, and even marzipan pigs from Switzerland. However, he does not share the same affection for bivalves, finding them untrustworthy.

Now in his fifties, Harkaway admits to having a short attention span when it comes to interests, but he is curious about almost anything. He shares his life in London with his wife, their two children, and an anxiously philosophical dog. He enjoys ordinary things like rivers and mountains, as well as remarkable advancements like modern medicine and winemaking. His family, he acknowledges, are all better people than he is, which he finds quite fortunate. Harkaway also writes thrillers under the pseudonym Aidan Truhen, offering an alternative, perhaps more thrilling self-description than any biography could.