The Peripheral

The Peripheral by William Gibson is a thrilling new novel about two intertwined futures, from the bestselling author of Neuromancer 'Wild, richly satisfying . . . big-screen, popcorn-chewing thrills. What a glorious ride' Guardian In the near future in a broken down rural America, Flynne Fisher scrapes a living as a gamer for rich players. One night, working a game set in a futuristic but puzzlingly empty London, she sees a death that's unnervingly vivid. Soon after she gets word that it isn't a game after all - the future she saw is all too real, she's the only witness to a murder and someone from that unreal tomorrow now wants her dead. The story of a young woman caught between two worlds, The Peripheral interweaves two futures - pre-apocalypse USA and post-apocalypse London - to tell a story which gets right to heart of the way we live now. 'A tightly plotted, tautly paced novel that unfolds with the dream logic of a fairy tale' The Times Literary Supplement 'Frightening plausible. Not just a unique and brilliantly talented SF novelist but a social and psychological visionary. A wonderful addition to a brilliant oeuvre' The Times 'Superb . . . frantic with imagination' Ned Beauman, Observer 'Fast-moving, accessible, instantly gripping, so laden with cliffhangers you become afraid he'll run out of cliffs' SFX According to the Guardian , in terms of influence Gibson is 'probably the most important novelist of the past two decades'. The Peripheral, which marks a return to the futurism of Neuromancer , will be adored by Gibson readers and will also appeal to fans of Ender's Game , Looper and Source Code.

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Superb . . . frantic with imagination and frantic with the appetite to see what happens next Ned Beauman, Observer

Product details

• Authors: William Gibson
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 23.04.2015
• EAN: 9780241961001
• ISBN: 978-0-241-96100-1
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; London, Greater London, FICTION / Literary, Technothriller, FICTION / Science Fiction / Time Travel, FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, FICTION / Thrillers / Technological, FICTION / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, North America (USA and Canada), Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945), Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Science fiction: time travel