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The Peripheral

The Peripheral is a 2014 science fiction mystery-thriller novel by William Gibson set in near- and post-apocalyptic versions of the future. The story focuses on a young rural-town American woman who lives in the near future, and on a London publicist who lives 70 years thereafter. Gibson's 2020 book Agency is set in the same world. A television series…

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Author
William Gibson
Genre
Science fiction
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Followed by
Agency
Language
English
Pages
486

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Creation and publication

Critical reception

Television adaptation

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The Peripheral

Nodes42
Edges41
Triples35
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.047619
Components1

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The Peripheral

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related to Critical reception · 15
The Peripheral → According, Because, But, Gibson, Gibson's, GQ's Zach Baron, Like, NPR, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Irish Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Toronto Star, The Verge, Third World
related to Creation and publication · 9
The Peripheral → Agency, August, Gibson, Gibson's, New York Public Library, November, On April, The, The Gone Haptics
is a · 2
The Peripheral → 2014 science fiction mystery-thriller novel by William Gibson set in near- and post-apocalyptic versions of the future, emphatic return to the science fiction he
Author · 1
The Peripheral → William Gibson
Followed by · 1
The Peripheral → Agency
Genre · 1
The Peripheral → Science fiction
ISBN · 1
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Language · 1
The Peripheral → English
Pages · 1
The Peripheral → 486
Publication place · 1
The Peripheral → Canada

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The PeripheralAuthorWilliam Gibson1.00infobox
The PeripheralFollowed byAgency1.00infobox
The PeripheralGenreScience fiction1.00infobox
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The PeripheralLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The PeripheralPages4861.00infobox
The PeripheralPublication placeCanada1.00infobox
The PeripheralPublishedOctober 28, 20141.00infobox
The PeripheralPublisherG. P. Putnam's Sons1.00infobox
The Peripheralis a2014 science fiction mystery-thriller novel by William Gibson set in near- and post-apocalyptic versions of the future0.90text
The Peripheralis aemphatic return to the science fiction he0.90text
The Peripheralrelated to Creation and publicationGibson0.60section

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