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The Difference Engine

Gibson, William, 1948- Book - 2011 Science Fiction / Gibson, William, Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / Classic / Gibson, William 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3 out of 5

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20th anniversary ed.
The computer age arrives a century ahead of time. Three people are drawn together by a box of punched Engine cards which someone wants badly enough to kill for.

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It's a classic, but... submitted by majean on August 9, 2018, 6:41pm I found parts of this book fascinating, but it struggles to find its feet, and the plot is weak at best, nonexistent at points.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Spectra, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 492 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780440423621
0440423627

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Sterling, Bruce.

SUBJECTS
Babbage, Charles, -- 1791-1871 -- Fiction.
Oliphant, Laurence, -- 1829-1888 -- Fiction.
Computer engineering -- Fiction.
Steampunk fiction.