Tigerman

Nick Harkaway Press Reviews

Astonishing ... Grahma Greene would have treasured this book ... Nick Harkaway has all the writerly skills to pull it off. His Tigerman lives because of his wit and daring intelligence, and his empathy. Words quiver whenever he writes. Scotsman Nick Harkaway's novels inhabit a remarkably imaginative territory. He is J.G. Ballard's geeky younger brother, pumped up on steam-punk and pop culture, interested in the effects of modern life on our psyches; he is J.G. Farrell's grandson, poking at the ruins of civilization and seeing what comes out ...Harkaway writes with a precision that belies the fantastical nature of his plots ...Nick Harkaway manipulates and subverts conventions and archetypes. He has created something with all the hallmarks of the craftsmanship that he extols, making Tigerman a sly commentary on authorship and genre; and perhaps more importantly, a fantasia both swashbuckling and glorious. Times Literary Supplement Extraordinary...The action sequences in Tigerman are some of Harkaway's best. As ever, the writing is economical but lively, revelling in modern idiom...[Has] the cinematic scope and dynamism one has come to expect from Harkaway...The ending of Tigerman is pitch-perfect, thrilling and dramatic. Literary Review Tigerman is equal parts eco-fable, comic-book caper, thriller and buddy novel. Gripping stuff. Financial Times This mission will move you as powerfully as it will enthral you. Daily Express, 5 star reivew Harkaway has crafted an engaging story that examines the nature of heroes and the tropes of old-school pulp fiction, mixing sharp characterisation with an energetic portrait of a society heading for apocalypse ... Often hilarious but with an undercurrent of dark violence, this is an impressive novel that conceals provocative questions inside an old-school tale of ripping adventure. SFX magazine original, rewarding ... unexpectedly tender Daily Mail An effortless surety of touch Metro Brilliant, full of energy and imagination. -- Paul Cornell Harkaway uses the story of a disappointed man and a disenfranchised boy to examine matters of real import. His great gift as a novelist ... is to merge the pace, wit and clarity of the best popular literature with the ambition, complexity and irony of the so-called literary novel. Tigerman is in some ways all about the stripes: the distinctive becomes camouflage. Guardian