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Synopsis
In 1855, London swelters in a poisonous heatwave. The computer age has arrived a century ahead of time and the Industrial Revolution is in full swing. However, there is a conspiracy afoot, linking Britain with the France of Louis Napoleon and the Manhattan commune of Karl Marx.
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"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
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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
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'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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The Difference Engine
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Victor Gollanz Ltd, London, 1991
ISBN 10: 057505073X
ISBN 13: 9780575050730
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