Book description
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…
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1 author picked The Peripheral as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book puts an inventive twist on familiar and overdone time travel tropes, and I can’t stop thinking about this book in the context of the real world and how topsy-turvy everything seems. To be fair, I didn’t understand what was happening in this book until about the two-thirds mark.
I won’t give away any spoilers, but I will say that William Gibson has imagined possible futures for humanity that are disturbing, intricately detailed, and full of glitter and grime. In addition, the settings and characters mesh well together and create compelling scenarios. Also, this book was even better on…
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