![]() "The street finds its own uses for things," William Gibson wrote in his 1982 short story "Burning Chrome," one of the foundational texts of science fiction's cyberpunk branch. (In the same story, Gibson coins the term "cyberspace.") The line concisely summarizes how technology gets repurposed and used in ways its inventors never intended. We are, in many respects, living in the world Gibson envisioned, including the way every innovation gets redirected to new ends, some inventive and some destructive.Īdapted from Gibson's 2014 novel of the same name (the first in a proposed trilogy), The Peripheral expands the notion of what "the street" means. Unfolding across two timeframes and two continents, the series' settings - a rural Appalachian community in the near-future of 2032 and a strangely quiet, seemingly underpopulated London of 2099 - are far removed from the crowded, cluttered near-future spaces found in Gibson novels like Neuromancer. ![]()
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![]() We have a joke in my family about The Lady Of The Tree. For now, please read on to learn more about this promising young adult debut, including an exclusive cover reveal, a personal note from the author about the story’s origins and an opportunity to win an advance reader copy of If Birds Fly Back! It was an honour to work with Carlie on today’s cover reveal and I can’t wait until I can experience this story firsthand. Sorosiak’s debut sounds like a heart-rending exploration of loneliness and belonging and its cover is equally exciting, with a delicate colour palette and powerful use of negative space. Coming to a bookstore and library near you June 2017 from HarperTeen US and Macmillan UK, If Birds Fly Back follows the stories of Linny and Sebastian, two seemingly disparate individuals who are unexpectedly brought together by a shared interest in famous novelist and film star, Álvaro Herrera, and the absence of those who have left them behind. ![]() ![]() Hi friends! 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