Part detective story, part historical thriller, The Difference Engine took the science fiction community by storm when it was first published twenty years ago.
Cards someone wants badly enough to kill for. Their adventure begins with the discovery of a box of punched Engine cards of unknown origin and purpose. Three extraordinary characters race toward a rendezvous with the future: Sybil Gerard-fallen woman, politician's tart, daughter of a Luddite agitator Edward "Leviathan" Mallory-explorer and paleontologist Laurence Oliphant-diplomat, mystic, and spy. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine, and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. The 20th anniversary edition of the classic steampunk novel With new commentary by the authors 1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. Provocative, compelling, intensely imagined, this novel is poised to impress a whole new generation. This special anniversary edition features an Introduction by Cory Doctorow and a collaborative essay from the authors looking back on their creation. Three extraordinary characters race toward a rendezvous with the future: Sybil Gerard-fallen woman, politician’s tart, daughter of a Luddite agitator Edward “Leviathan” Mallory-explorer and paleontologist Laurence Oliphant-diplomat, mystic, and spy. The 20th anniversary edition of the classic steampunk novelġ855: The Industrial Revolution is in full swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines.
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