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 055329461X
ISBN13 9780553294613
Publish Date 1 January 1992 (first published September 1990)
Publish Status Out of Stock
Publish Country US
Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Imprint Bantam USA

Format Paperback
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.