The Peripheral (Paperback)


A thrilling novel about two intertwined futures, from the bestselling author of Neuromancer.

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 thrilling novel about two intertwined futures, from the bestselling author of Neuromancer.

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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Product Details

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Imprint

Penguin Books

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

April 2015

Availability

Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days

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Dimensions

197 x 129 x 30mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

484

ISBN-13

978-0-241-96100-1

Barcode

9780241961001

Categories

LSN

0-241-96100-9



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