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The Difference Engine, by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling (first edition), hardback science fiction novel
“1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. And three extraordinary characters race toward a rendezvous with history – and the future: Sybil Gerard – dishonoured woman and daughter of a Luddite agitator; Edward “Leviathan” Mallory – explorer and palaeontologist; Laurence Oliphant – diplomat and spy. Their adventure begins with the discovery of a box of punched Engine cards of unknown origin and purpose. Cards someone wants badly enough to kill for…
Part detective story, part historical thriller, The Difference Engine is the first collaborative novel by two of the most brilliant and controversial science fiction authors of our time. Provocative, compelling, intensely imagined, it is a startling extension of Gibson’s and Sterling’s unique visions – in a new and totally unexpected direction!”
“Widely regarded as the book that helped establish the genre conventions of steampunk.”
This is a 1990 first edition, published by Gollancz, and with a dustjacket illustration by Ian Miller. The dustjacket is in GOOD condition. The book itself is in VERY GOOD condition.
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