CentralNotice Agency From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search 2020 novel by William Gibson Agency Cover of first edition Author William Gibson Country United States Language English Genre Science Fiction Publisher Berkley Publication date January 21, 2020 Pages 496 ISBN 110198693X Preceded by The Peripheral Agency is a forthcoming science fiction novel by William Gibson , to be released on January 21, 2020. [1] [2] It is a 'sequel and a prequel' [3] to his previous novel The Peripheral (2014), reusing the time travel technology from the novel to explore an alternative 2017 where Hillary Clinton won the 2016 Presidential Election . [3] The story line further explores the concept of the "Jackpot", a back-story element of The Peripheral . One plot will be set in the alternative 2017, with a young woman named Verity testing a new form of a...