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The Peripheral

The Peripheral

CyberpunkLiterary Fiction
Pages
496
Published
2015
Language
English

Synopsis

In a near-future America where opportunities are scarce, Flynne lives on the edge, assisting her brother with his beta-testing gigs. When she steps in for him on a new assignment, she finds herself navigating a dangerous virtual reality that blurs the lines between a game and a deadly conspiracy. What starts as a simple job quickly escalates into a fight for survival across different timelines.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseThought-ProvokingComplexAtmospheric
Dual TimelineSurvivalFish Out of Water

Genres

Cyberpunk Literary Fiction Science Fiction Thriller Time Travel Dystopian Suspense

About the author

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William Gibson

William Ford Gibson is an American-Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. Gibson coined the term "cyberspace" in his short story "Burning Chrome" and later popularized the concept in his debut novel, Neuromancer (1984). In envisaging cyberspace, Gibson created an iconography for the information age before the ubiquity of the Internet in the 1990s. He is also credited with predicting the rise of reality television and with establishi...

Characters

Flynne FisherProtagonist
All characters in The Peripheral

Frequently asked questions

  • Is The Peripheral a standalone novel?

    The Peripheral is the first book in the Jackpot series. While it introduces a complex world and characters, the narrative continues in subsequent novels.

  • Is there a TV adaptation of The Peripheral?

    The Peripheral has been adapted into a television series. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video, bringing William Gibson's vision to the screen.

  • How does The Peripheral connect to William Gibson's other works?

    The Peripheral explores themes of technology, virtual reality, and societal decay that are hallmarks of Gibson's cyberpunk style, but it introduces a distinct narrative and set of characters separate from his earlier trilogies.