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The Peripheral

By: William Gibson
Narrated by: Katie Leung
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The Peripheral by William Gibson is a thrilling audiobook 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.

“Wild, richly satisfying . . . big-screen, popcorn-chewing thrills. What a glorious ride” - Guardian

©2014 William Gibson (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd Cyberpunk Fiction Hard Science Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Technology Thriller Exciting
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I was like 50 chapters in before I had some sense of a story line. Would normally have given up before that however the narration was compelling enough to keep me listening. Remained a little confusing throughout

Excellent narration and initially baffling

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I took on this book after the TV series captivated me. Initially, the flow of the story was a struggle to listen to, having a sort of stop-start feeling. I got the hang of it after a short while and was quickly immersed.
I loved the narrator's performance. Her accents giving each character a little more colour. I enjoyed the story, which ended a bit more abruptly than I anticipated. I am encouraged to seek out the next book in the series.

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