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The Difference Engine

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Difference Engine
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Gibson
By (author) Bruce Sterling
SeriesS.F. Masterworks
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:400
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 129
Category/GenreScience fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780575099401
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Gateway
Publication Date 13 January 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 dreadnoughts, machine-guns and information technology, prepares to better the world's lot...

Author Biography

William Gibson began writing in 1977 and burst upon the literary world with his acclaimed first novel, Neuromancer, the book that launched the cyberpunk generation and the first novel to win the holy trinity of science fiction, the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K Dick Awards. His most recent books include Pattern Recognition and Idoru. Bruce Sterling burst onto the SF scene with the birth of Cyberpunk and co-authored THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE with his colleague William Gibson. His biggest UK success was with The Hacker Crackdown. He lives with his wife and daughters in Austin, Texas.