The Difference Engine/Boxed - Hardcover

Gibson, William

 
9780553073461: The Difference Engine/Boxed

Synopsis

Set in an alternate universe, Victorian England is a land where the Information Age has dawned a century early. Sybil Gerrard faces an uncertain future - a choice between the suave Mr Radley or the enigmatic General Houston. Gibson is the author of "Count Zero" and Sterling wrote "Schismatrix".

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Review

"Breathtaking."--"The New York Times Book Review
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"Smartly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream."--"Entertainment Weekly
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"Splendid . . . highly imaginative."--"Chicago Tribune
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"A ripping adventure yarn."--"Los Angeles Times
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"[A] tour-de-force."--"The Philadelphia Inquirer"

Breathtaking. "The New York Times Book Review
"
Smartly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream. "Entertainment Weekly
"
Splendid . . . highly imaginative. "Chicago Tribune
"
A ripping adventure yarn. "Los Angeles Times
"
[A] tour-de-force. "The Philadelphia Inquirer""

Breathtaking. The New York Times Book Review

Smartly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream. Entertainment Weekly

Splendid . . . highly imaginative. Chicago Tribune

A ripping adventure yarn. Los Angeles Times

[A] tour-de-force. The Philadelphia Inquirer"

"Breathtaking."--The New York Times Book Review

"Smartly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream."--Entertainment Weekly

"Splendid . . . highly imaginative."--Chicago Tribune

"A ripping adventure yarn."--Los Angeles Times

"[A] tour-de-force."--The Philadelphia Inquirer

Book Description

'A visionary steam-powered heavy metal fantasy. Gibson and Sterling create a high-Victorian virtual reality of extraordinary richness and detail' Ridley Scott, creator of ALIEN

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