I'm honestly not sure what I think of this one. Gibson's prose is as beautiful as ever, and I thought there were some really clever moments that build on the world he built in The Peripheral. Plus, just some cool, fun action and speculative things about this "stub."

However, the Trump/Clinton stuff, while never said by name, is still so close to the surface that it feels jarring.

And my biggest issue with the story is that the protagonist doesn't DO anything. She's just along for the ride from jump. Eunice shows up, tells her to do some stuff, and then she just goes along with everything. I can't think of any choices she made other than to trust Eunice. Which is ironic for a book about agency. The more I think about it, this criticism (protagonist along for the ride) may apply to Gibson's other books, or at least his more recent ones, but it was very obvious to me this time around.

I'm giving this 4 stars regardless, because it's still Gibson.