The Difference Engine - by William Gibson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>The 20th anniversary edition of the classic steampunk novel <br>With new commentary by the authors<br></b> <br>1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine, and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. 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. 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. <p/>Part detective story, part historical thriller, <i>The Difference Engine</i> took the science fiction community by storm when it was first published twenty years ago. This special anniversary edition features an Introduction by Cory Doctorow and a collaborative essay from the authors looking back on their creation. Provocative, compelling, intensely imagined, this novel is poised to impress a whole new generation.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Breathtaking."--<i>The New York Times Book Review<br></i><br>"Smartly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream."--<i>Entertainment Weekly<br></i> <br>"Splendid . . . highly imaginative."--<i>Chicago Tribune<br></i> <br>"A ripping adventure yarn."--<i>Los Angeles Times<br></i> <br>"[A] tour-de-force."--<i>The Philadelphia Inquirer</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>William Gibson</b> is credited with having coined the term cyberspace and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed. He is the author of <i>Neuromancer</i>, <i>Count Zero</i>, <i>Mona Lisa Overdrive</i>, <i>Burning Chrome</i>, <i>Virtual Light</i>, <i>Idoru</i>, <i>All Tomorrow's Parties</i>, <i>Pattern Recognition</i>, <i>Spook Country</i>, <i>Zero History</i>, <i>Distrust That Particular Flavor</i>, and <i>The Peripheral</i>. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife. <p/><b>Bruce Sterling </b>is an Austin-born science fiction writer and Net critic, internationally recognized as a cyberspace theorist who is also considered one of the forefathers of the cyberpunk movement in science fiction. He has won a John W. Campbell Award, two Hugo Awards, and an Arthur C. Clarke Award.
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