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William Gibson: The Peripheral (2014) 4 stars

The Peripheral is a 2014 science fiction mystery-thriller novel by William Gibson. The story involves …

Review of 'The Peripheral' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A triumphant return to SF, in fact far more extreme SF than Gibson has ever written before. Time travel, strange loops, and vaguely ominous corporations all make for an intense, slightly dreamy read that reminds me more of New Wave SF in the late 60s, early 70s than the cyberpunk that Gibson will forever be associated with. No one writes prose like Gibson; captivating, hypnotic, and hard-edged at the same time.