Peripheral The

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' GuardianIn 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. THE STORY CONTINUES IN AGENCY. . . '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