The Peripheral
The Future's not a game...
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Narrated by:
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Katie Leung
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By:
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William Gibson
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
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Excellent narration and initially baffling
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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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