The Peripheral: where to start reading

After Season 1, in the books you are

at The Peripheral.

the single season covers only part of the novel and diverges; the exact reading point is approximate.

Show and books diverge here

The only season is loosely based on the novel, changing and expanding parts of it, and ends on a cliffhanger. A second season was scrapped, so the book is the only way to finish the story.

📖 Start reading at The Peripheral (the novel). The show reworks part of the book and was cancelled before finishing, so the novel carries the story on

🔒Spoiler-safe, only what the show already showed you.

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Season 1 leaves off about 60% in. Pick the book up right there:

The Peripheral

William Gibson

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⚠ Sources disagree slightly on this one, so we used the earlier chapter. You may re-read a little rather than risk reading past yourself.

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Only one season aired, loosely based on William Gibson's single novel. It reworks the book and ends on a cliffhanger; a planned second season was scrapped, so the show never covered the whole novel. The book is where the rest of the story lives.