The Difference Engine (Spectra special editions)

Name: The Difference Engine
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by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling

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The Difference Engine (Spectra special editions)

by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling

1 rating • 1 review • 5 shelved

The computer age has arrived a century ahead of time with Charles Babbage's perfection of his Analytical Engine. The Industrial Revolution, supercharged by the development of steam-driven cybernetic Engines, is in full and drastic swing. Great Britain, with her calculating-cannons, steam dreamnoughts, machine-guns and information technology, prepares to better the world's lot ...

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ISBN10 0575047623
ISBN13 9780575047624
Publish Date September 1990
Publish Status Out of Print
Out of Print 6 August 1993
Publish Country GB
Imprint Gollancz

Format Hardcover
Pages 256
Language English

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Michael @ Knowledge Lost

Written on Dec 12, 2010

This is everything I want in a steam punk novel; the Victorian/Sci-Fi mix works really well in this book. It was nice to read a book with famous heroes like Lord Byron in it. Although at times it did drag on a little this is defiantly a recommended read for someone interested in getting a feel for the Steam punk genre.