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Book cover of The Peripheral
The PeripheralWilliam GibsonJackpot, book 1

Characters in The Peripheral

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Flynne Fisher

    A young woman in rural near-future America who takes over her brother's gaming job and witnesses a murder.

  • Wilf Netherton

    A publicist in a London about seventy years ahead, who works with Flynne across time.

Supporting characters

  • Burton Fisher

    Flynne's brother, a former Marine from the Haptic Recon unit left with brain trauma from his implants.

  • Ainsley Lowbeer

    The inspector investigating the killing in the future timeline.

  • Daedra West

    An American artist, celebrity and diplomat in Wilf's circle.