Questions About Gnomon

by Nick Harkaway (Goodreads Author)

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Did anyone figure out and apply the code at the beginning? I assumed from passages in the book that it's a code to put certain pages of the book into a linear order, but I still couldn't figure out how to apply the code to this theory. Maybe my assumption is wrong.

Tomislav Notice that there are no digits of "8" or "9". It could be an octal representation of the beginning of a long binary string.

Maybe DCAC is decentralize…moreNotice that there are no digits of "8" or "9". It could be an octal representation of the beginning of a long binary string.

Maybe DCAC is decentralized access control code.

Maybe it is part of the encrypted source for Witness, or some representation of the text of the novel itself.(less)

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Is there going to be an audiobook version of this? I can't find any mention of one...

Loveday Robijn Ben Onwukwe's performance is one of the best I've ever heard, and I mean one of the best *in any medium*. It has the quality of a great one-man show. …moreBen Onwukwe's performance is one of the best I've ever heard, and I mean one of the best *in any medium*. It has the quality of a great one-man show. Seriously. I didn't think this book would be well-rendered as an audio performance but Onwukwe is transcendent.(less)

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This isn't just like Cloud Atlas is it?

Rayroy No not all like Cloud Atlas. Everything in Gnomon is mind-fuck of puzzle.
…moreNo not all like Cloud Atlas. Everything in Gnomon is mind-fuck of puzzle.
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