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Authors: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
Year: 1990
Type: NOVEL
Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Difference_Engine
Note: The first part of the book comes from the short story "The Angel of Goliad".
Synopsis: The computer age arrives a century early with Babbage's perfection of his 'analytical engine. The industrial revolution is accelerated by the development of steam -driven cybernetic 'Engines'. An advanced Great Britain prepares to better the world's lot. An example of the 'steampunk' sub- genre of the cyberpunk movement.
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Awards:
- 1990 - The Difference Engine British Science Fiction Award, SF Novel (Nomination)
- 1991 - The Difference Engine Locus Poll Award, Best SF Novel (Place: 8)
- 1991 - The Difference Engine Nebula Award, Novel (Nomination)
- 1992 - The Difference Engine Aurora Award, Best Long-Form Work in English / Meilleur livre en anglais (Nomination)
- 1992 - The Difference Engine John W. Campbell Award, John W. Campbell Memorial Award (Nomination)
- 1992 - The Difference Engine Hugo Award, Best Novel (Preliminary Nominee)
- 1992 - The Difference Engine Locus Poll Award, Best SF Novel (Place: 20)
Publications:
- The Difference Engine, (date unknown, Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, Bantam Spectra, 0-553-29461-X, $5.99, 429pp, pb) Cover: Tony Randazzo - [VERIFIED]
- The Difference Engine, (date unknown, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Bantam Spectra, 0-553-29461-X, $5.99, 429pp, pb) Cover: Tony Randazzo - [VERIFIED]
- The Difference Engine, (Sep 1990, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Gollancz, 0-575-04762-3, £13.95, 383pp, hc) Cover: Ian Miller
- The Difference Engine (Boxed), (1991, Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, Dell, 0-553-07346-X, $125.00, hc)
- The Difference Engine, (Apr 1991, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Bantam Spectra, 0-553-07028-2, $19.95, 429pp, hc) Cover: Tony Randazzo - [VERIFIED]
- The Difference Engine, (May 1991, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Bantam Spectra / BOMC, $17.95, 429pp, hc) Cover: Tony Randazzo
- The Difference Engine, (Jul 1991, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Gollancz, 0-575-05073-X, £7.99, 383pp, tp) Cover: Ian Miller
- De Stoomvlinder, (1992, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Meulenhoff-M (The Netherlands), tp)
- Die Differenz Maschine. Roman., (Jan 1992, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Heyne, 3-453-05380-X, DM 16.80, 573pp, tp) Cover: Ian Miller
- The Difference Engine, (Feb 1992, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Bantam Spectra, 0-553-29461-X, $5.99, 429pp, pb) Cover: Tony Randazzo - [VERIFIED]
- The Difference Engine, (Feb 1992, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, BOMC/QPBC, $9.95, 435pp, tp) Cover: Tony Randazzo
- La macchina della realtą, (Jun 1992, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Mondadori (Italy), 8804360410, Lit. 29,000, 408pp, hc) Cover: Cesare Reggiani - [VERIFIED]
- The Difference Engine, (Jul 1992, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Gollancz, 0-575-05297-X, £4.99, 383pp, pb) Cover: Ian Miller
- The Difference Engine, (May 1996, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Vista, 0-575-60029-2, £5.99, 383pp, pb) Cover: Ian Miller
- The Difference Engine, (1997, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Vista, 0-575-60029-2, £5.99, 383pp, pb) Cover: Ian Miller - [VERIFIED]
- The Difference Engine, (May 2003, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Gollancz / Orion, 0-575-60029-2, £6.99, 383pp, pb)
Reviews:
- The New York Review of Science Fiction, June 1991, (1991), reviewed by James Cappio
- Quantum, Summer 1991, (1991), reviewed by Doug Fratz
- Science Fiction Eye, Winter 1991, (1991), reviewed by Glenn Grant
- Science Fiction Review, Summer 1991, (1991), reviewed by Charles de Lint
- Tales of the Unanticipated, Fall/Winter 1991, (1991), reviewed by John Sladek
Bibliographic Warnings:
- Unknown Publication Date: The Difference Engine (0000-00-00)
- Unknown Publication Date: The Difference Engine (0000-00-00)
- Missing page count: The Difference Engine (Boxed) (1991-00-00)
- Missing ISBN/Catalog #: The Difference Engine (1991-05-00)
- Missing ISBN/Catalog #: De Stoomvlinder (1992-00-00)
- Missing price: De Stoomvlinder (1992-00-00)
- Missing page count: De Stoomvlinder (1992-00-00)
- Missing ISBN/Catalog #: The Difference Engine (1992-02-00)