Title: The Difference Engine

Title: The Difference Engine Title Record # 2110
Authors: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
Date: 1990-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

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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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
1991^ⓘTranslated by 黒丸尚	Japanese	ディファレンス・エンジン^?Difarensu Enjin [as by ウィリアム・ギブスン^?Wiriamu Gibusun and ブルース・スターリング^?Burūsu Sutāringu ]
1992^ⓘTranslated by Walter Brumm	German	Die Differenz-Maschine
1992^ⓘTranslated by Peter Cuijpers	Dutch	De stoomvlinder
1992	Italian	La macchina della realtà
1996^ⓘTranslated by Bernard Sigaud	French	La machine à différences
1998^ⓘTranslated by Gabriel Stoian	Romanian	Machina diferențială^?Machina diferentiala
2005^ⓘTranslated by Viktor Juhász	Hungarian	A gépezet^?A gepezet
2008^ⓘFirst of a two volume instalment by 黒丸尚 / Hisashi Kuroma (pen name of 佐久間弘 / Hiroshi Sakuma) first published in 1991 Translated by 黒丸尚(Kuroma Hisashi)	Japanese	ディファレンス・エンジン〈上〉^?Difarensu Enjin <Ue> [as by ウィリアム・ギブスン^?Wiriamu Gibusun and ブルース•スターリング^?Burūsu Sutāringu ]
2008^ⓘTranslated by 黒丸尚(Kuroma Hisashi)	Japanese	ディファレンス・エンジン〈下〉^?Difarensu Enjin <Shita> [as by ウィリアム・ギブスン^?Wiriamu Gibusun and ブルース•スターリング^?Burūsu Sutāringu ]
2012^ⓘTranslated by Ludimila Hashimoto	Portuguese	A máquina diferencial

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Nomination	1990 BSFA	Best Novel
8	1991 Locus	Best SF Novel
2	1992 Campbell Memorial	Best Science Fiction Novel
20	1992 Locus	Best SF Novel
Nomination	1992 Aurora	Best Long-Form Work in English / Meilleur livre en anglais
Nomination	1992 Nebula	Novel
Preliminary Nominees	1992 Hugo	Best Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Difference Engine	1990-09-00	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Gollancz	0-575-04762-3	£13.95^?£: UK pound	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Ian Miller
The Difference Engine	1991-04-00	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Bantam Spectra	0-553-07028-2	$19.95^?$: US dollar	429	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Tony Randazzo
The Difference Engine (Boxed)	1991-04-00	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Bantam Spectra	0-553-07346-X	$125.00^?$: US dollar	429	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Difference Engine	1991-05-00	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Bantam Spectra / BOMC		$17.95^?$: US dollar	429	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Tony Randazzo
The Difference Engine	1991-07-00	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	VGSF / Gollancz	0-575-05073-X	£7.99^?£: UK pound	383	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Ian Miller
The Difference Engine	1992-02-00	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Bantam Spectra (Spectra Special Editions)	0-553-29461-X	$5.99^?$: US dollar	[12]+ 429	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Tony Randazzo
The Difference Engine	1992-02-00	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Bantam Spectra / QPBC		$9.95^?$: US dollar	435	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Tony Randazzo
The Difference Engine	1992-07-00	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	VGSF / Gollancz	0-575-05297-X	£4.99^?£: UK pound	383	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Ian Miller
The Difference Engine	1996-05-00	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Vista	0-575-60029-2	£5.99^?£: UK pound	383	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Ian Miller
The Difference Engine	1997-00-00	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Vista	0-575-60029-2	£5.99^?£: UK pound	383	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Ian Miller
The Difference Engine	2003-05-00	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Gollancz / Orion	0-575-60029-2	£6.99^?£: UK pound	383	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Difference Engine	2010-11-06	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Brilliance Audio	978-1-4418-9073-3	$34.99^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
The Difference Engine	2010-11-06	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Brilliance Audio	978-1-4418-9074-0	$89.97^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
The Difference Engine	2010-11-06	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Playaway Digital Audio	978-1-4418-9438-0	$89.99^?$: US dollar		digital audio player^?Player with a pre-loaded digital file of the audiobook	novel
The Difference Engine	2011-01-13	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-09940-1	£7.99^?£: UK pound	383	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Christopher Gibbs
The Difference Engine	2011-03-18	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Brilliance Audio	978-1-4418-9078-8	$26.09^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Difference Engine	2011-07-26	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Spectra / Ballantine Books	978-0-440-42362-1	$16.00^?$: US dollar	492	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Difference Engine	2011-07-26	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Spectra / Ballantine Books	978-0-345-53258-9	$11.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Difference Engine	2011-07-27	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Spectra / Ballantine Books	978-0-307-80127-2	$11.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Difference Engine	2013-08-01	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Brilliance Audio	978-1-4805-4185-6	$19.99^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
The Difference Engine	2013-08-01	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Brilliance Audio	978-1-4805-4186-3			audio MP3 CD^?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks	novel
The Difference Engine	2014-05-14	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-4732-0805-6	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Christopher Gibbs
The Difference Engine	2015-03-17	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Brilliance Audio	978-1-5012-4594-7	$14.99^?$: US dollar		audio MP3 CD^?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks	novel
The Difference Engine	date unknown	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Bantam Spectra	0-553-29461-X	$5.99^?$: US dollar	429	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Tony Randazzo
The Difference Engine	date unknown	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Bantam Spectra	0-553-29461-X	$5.99^?$: US dollar	429	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Tony Randazzo
The Difference Engine	date unknown	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-09940-1	£7.99^?£: UK pound	383	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Christopher Gibbs
The Difference Engine	date unknown	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-09940-1	£8.99^?£: UK pound	383	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Christopher Gibbs
The Difference Engine	date unknown	William Gibson, Bruce Sterling	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-09940-1	£9.99^?£: UK pound	383	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Christopher Gibbs

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Reviews

Review by Andy Watson (1988) in PKDS Newsletter, #18
Review by Tom Whitmore (1990) in Locus, #356 September 1990
Review by David V. Barrett (1990) in Fear, November 1990
Review by Russell Letson (1990) in Locus, #358 November 1990
Review by Edward James (1990) in Vector 158
Review by John Clute (1991) in Interzone, #43 January 1991
Review by Warren Puplett (1991) in The Lyre, Spring 1991
Review by Darrell Schweitzer (1991) in Aboriginal Science Fiction, May-June 1991 , reprinted in:
Interzone, #47 May 1991 (1991)
Review by Edward Bryant (1991) in Locus, #365 June 1991
Review by James Cappio (1991) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, June 1991
Review by Andy Mills (1991) in Paperback Inferno, #92
Review by Glenn Grant (1991) in Science Fiction Eye, #8, Winter 1991
Review by Charles de Lint (1991) in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1991
Review by Doug Fratz (1991) in Quantum, Summer 1991
Review by John Sladek (1991) in Tales of the Unanticipated, Fall/Winter 1991
Review [French] by Pascal J. Thomas (1992) in Klaatu Barada Nicto, #3
Review by Robert K. J. Killheffer (1992) in Omni, March 1992
Review by Roger Weddall (1992) in SF Commentary, #71/72
Review by Nick Lowe (1992) in Foundation, #54 Spring 1992
Review by Andy Sawyer (1996) in Vector 190
Review [French] by Jean-Claude Dunyach (1997) in Galaxies, #4
Review by Dave M. Roberts (2003) in Vector 231
Review [French] by Patrick Imbert (2010) in Bifrost, #60
Review by Carlos Ferreira (2014) in Big Sky, #4: SF Masterworks 2
Review by Howard Mittelmark (2014) in Big Sky, #4: SF Masterworks 2
Review by J. G. Keely (2014) in Big Sky, #4: SF Masterworks 2