

All new pages should use the preloadable templates feature on the edit page to add the appropriate basic page markup. All images MUST now have proper attribution, those who neglect to assign at least the "fair use" licensing to an image may have it deleted.Failure to do so may result in deletion of contributions and blocks of users who refuse to learn to do so. Before making a single edit, Tropedia EXPECTS our site policy and manual of style to be followed.But it is also the story of a world, not unlike our own, in desperate need of heroes-however unlikely they may seem. And it will decide the fate of the Gone-Away World.Įqual parts raucous adventure, comic odyssey, geek nirvana and ultracool epic, The Gone-Away World is a story of-among other things-pirates, war, mimes, greed and ninjas.

It will touch more closely on Gonzo’s life, and that of his best friend, than either of them can imagine. Now they have to preserve it-and save humanity yet again. The fire was a very big problem.Įnter Gonzo Lubitsch and his friends, the Haulage & HazMat Emergency Civil Freebooting Company, a team of master troubleshooters who roll into action when things get particularly hot. The Pipe was what kept the Livable Zone safe from the bandits, monsters and nightmares the Go Away War had left in its wake. But there it was, burning bright on national television. There couldn’t be a fire along the Jorgmund Pipe. So the otherworldliness that perhaps only neon fuzz can bring hopes to evoke these feelings and add to the strength of and interplay between the words in the title and author's name."Ī wildly entertaining debut novel, introducing a bold new voice that combines antic humor with a stunning futuristic vision to give us an electrifyingly original tale of love, friendship and the apocalypse. To capture all that plus the absurd humor that pervades this amazing book, the jacket obviously had to be something special.

"When you read Harkaway's novel, a gigantic sense of weirdness and cool and doom surround the characters. About the 'neon fuzz': a note on the book jacket from designer Jason Booher.
