A review by grahamclements
Agency by William Gibson

4.0

A sequel to the excellent The Peripheral, which has been made into a series by Amazon. Set mainly in a different time ‘stub’ from the original, this story concerns an AI in digital code form sent to 2017 to nudge the world away from a nuclear war. Many of the characters from the first novel reappear in this novel. Gibson adds to the phenomenal world building of the first novel in a fast-paced techno-thriller, which while a great read, is not as good as the first novel. Recommend you read The Peripheral first.