Description
A thrilling 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.
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‘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