The Peripheral
- 作者
- 出版社 Penguin Books Ltd
- 出版时间 2014年10月
- ISBN 9780670921553
- 定价 182.00
内容简介
ThePeripheralbyWilliamGibson-athrillingnewnovelaboutdrones，murderandtime-travellingcrime，fromthebestsellingauthorofNeuromancerSometimearoundtheyear2020，inatrailerparkintheDeepSouth，ayoungwomanwitnessesamurder.Sheisinavideogame，andwatcheswithhorrorasadronestrikekillsachild.Atpreciselythesamemoment，onehundredyearsinthefuture，aboyisremotelykilledonthestreetsofLondon'sgreatskyscrapers.Theperpetratorremainsanonymous.Interweavingtwostrangefutures，fromaramshacklecommunityofUSarmyveterans，totheteemingmassesofamegacity，ThePeripheraltellsthestoryofabravenewworldofdrones，outsourcingandkleptocracy，andofacrimethatcanonlybesolvedacrosstime.AccordingtotheGuardian，intermsofinfluenceGibsonis'probablythemostimportantnovelistofthepasttwodecades'.ThePeripheral，whichmarksareturntothefuturismofNeuromancer，willbeadoredbyGibsonreadersandwillalsoappealtofansofEnder'sGame，LooperandSourceCode.WilliamGibson'sfirstnovelNeuromancersoldmorethansixmillioncopiesworldwide.CountZeroandMonaLisaOverdrivecompletedhisfirsttrilogy.Hehassincewrittensixfurthernovels，movinggraduallyawayfromsciencefictionandfuturisticwork，insteadwritingaboutthestrangecontemporaryworldweinhabit.HismostrecentnovelsarePatternRecognition，SpookCountryandZeroHistory，hisnon-fictioncollection，DistrustThatParticularFlavor，compilesassortedwritingsandjournalismfromacrosshiscareer.
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