Well written, with a sense of humour (and a surprisingly explicit sex-scene in the middle portion) the Difference Engine is set in an alternate "steampunk" universe (indeed it is credited with launching the genre) where the Victorian Aristocracy have been overthrown and the British Empire is ruled by savants, engineers and scientists/5(). The Difference Engine is a Steampunk novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. From Wikipedia: In , Lord Byron brought his Industrial Radical Party to power in the political vacuum following the Duke of Wellington's assassination, despite an coup d'etat led by Wellington in an. The Difference Engine takes place in a. William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, two major SciFi powerhouses, joined forces to produce The Difference Engine, a classic steampunk novel which was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award, the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award and Prix Aurora Award/5(K).
Review. A collaborative novel from the premier cyberpunk authors, William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. Part detective story, part historical thriller, The Difference Engine takes us not forward but back, to an imagined the Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven, cybernetic engines. The Difference Engine (Spectra Special Editions) by Gibson, William and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru Free download or read online The Difference Engine pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published in September , and was written by William Gibson. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Hardcover format. The main characters of this science fiction, steampunk story are Sam Houston, Charles Babbage.
The Difference Engine takes place in a. William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, two major SciFi powerhouses, joined forces to produce The Difference Engine, a classic steampunk novel which was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award, the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award and Prix Aurora Award. The Difference Engine is an alternative history novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. It is widely regarded as a book that helped establish the genre conventions of steampunk. It posits a Victorian era Britain in which great technological and social change has occurred after entrepreneurial inventor Charles Babbage succeeded in his ambition to build a mechanical computer. The novel was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award in , the Nebula Award for Best Novel in , and bot. William Gibson and Bruce Sterling's The Difference Engine is an alternative history novel that looks at how society would have progressed had the difference engine and his Analytical Engine worked as Babbage envisioned. The story takes place in Victorian England in which technological advancement is on the rise because of the success of Babbage.
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