As a longtime fan of John LeCarré I was saddened by the loss of the author, who kept turning out great books right up until the end of his life. I was intrigued to see that his son, Nick Harkaway, would be continuing some of his stories and characters, however I note that this idea has met with fairly mixed reviews among fans.
Personally I am not opposed to the idea, I've read one of Nick Harkaway's books (The Gone-Away World) and enjoyed it, but it was also a completely different genre and style than LeCarré, it was a wild and weird post-apocalyptic adventure story. so it will be interesting to see how he adapts to his father's much more subtle and suspenseful approach to writing. There's also the fact that LeCarré himself drew from his own substantial real experience and connections in espionage while Harkaway, as far as I know, does not have that background. But I'm still planning to buy the book and give it a fair shot.
That said I think putting the phrase "A John LeCarré novel" on the book cover is not a great move by the publisher. I don't think it's outright illegal or anything, clearly there's precedent with the many posthumous "Tom Clancy novels", but it still rubs me the wrong way, like they are turning him into a brand, it's just kind of gross to me.
by Disparition_2022