The Peripheral
The Peripheral by William Gibsonby William Gibson
Shares rank 63 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Well-liked Gibson novel and TV adaptation; people praise the show and book but say the series was cut short.
Well-liked Gibson novel and TV adaptation; people praise the show and book but say the series was cut short.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Well liked as a show
“Great show, agree with the intense disappointment of it's cancellation.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Cyberpunk Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels” “The William Gibson book it's based on is worth reading IMHO.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “The X-Files Has Made Me Nostalgic for a Time I Never Experienced” “It was good, too bad they canceled it”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “Where did all the starships go?” Book worth reading, second half
“The William Gibson book it's based on is worth reading IMHO.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “The X-Files Has Made Me Nostalgic for a Time I Never Experienced” “Love the way the second half of that book turned out”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “Project Genie: Experimenting with infinite, interactive worlds”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Not enough episodes made
“The William Gibson book it's based on is worth reading IMHO.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “The X-Files Has Made Me Nostalgic for a Time I Never Experienced”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| The Peripheralby William GibsonThis page | 7 | 2 | 78% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The ruse in The Peripheral, by comparison, was deeply unsatisfying.”
“You might be interested in William Gibson's Jackpot triloy - The Peripheral and Agency.”
“Great show, agree with the intense disappointment of it's cancellation.”
“What they made was very good but there just isn't enough of it.”
“The William Gibson book it's based on is worth reading IMHO.”
“who actually built all the stuff these guys were inheriting”
“It was good, too bad they canceled it”
“Love the way the second half of that book turned out”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.