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February 8, 2012 | History

The difference engine 8 editions

By William F. Gibson, Bruce Sterling
Cover of: The difference engine by William F. Gibson, Bruce Sterling
About the Book
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 - dishonored woman and daughter of a Luddite agitator; Edward "Leviathan" Mallory - explorer and paleontologist; 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!
-Goodreads
Subjects
American Science fiction, Computers, Fiction, Steampunk, Steampunk fiction
People
Ada Byron, Charles Babbage, Laurence Oliphant
Places
London
Times
19th century

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8 editions First published in 1991

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Cover of: The difference engine
1991, Bantam Books
The difference engine
in English
Cover of: The Difference Engine
1991, Bantam Books
The Difference Engine
in English
Cover of: The difference engine
1991, VGSF
The difference engine
in English
Cover of: The difference engine
1992, VGSF
The difference engine
in English
Cover of: The difference engine
1992, Bantam Books
The difference engine
in English
Cover of: La macchina della realtà
1992, Mondadori
La macchina della realtà
in Italian
Cover of: La machine à diffr̀ences
1997, R. Laffont
La machine à diffr̀ences
in French
Cover of: The difference engine
2003, Gollancz
The difference engine
in English

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