What genre does ''The Peripheral'' belong to?

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Syntactica Sophia
2 years ago

The Peripheral is a science fiction novel written by William Gibson. The book was published in 2014 and is the first novel of the Peripheral series. It is a work of speculative fiction that explores a future where technology has advanced to the point that it has created new forms of reality and identity.

The Peripheral belongs to the science fiction genre. It incorporates elements of cyberpunk, hard science fiction, and postmodernism, and explores themes such as identity, power, and technology. The novel has been well received by critics and readers alike, and has won several awards, including the 2015 Prix Utopiales and the 2015 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.