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The Difference Engine
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Difference Engine
Contributors:
By (Author) William Gibson
By (author) Bruce Sterling
Series:
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:
Gateway
Publication Date:
1st March 2011
UK Publication Date:
13th January 2011
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
813.54
Prizes:
Short-listed for John W Campbell Award 1992 (UK)
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
400
Dimensions:
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 28mm
Weight:
282g
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 Bio
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.