{"product_id":"the-difference-engine","title":"The Difference Engine","description":"1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. And three extraordinary characters race toward a rendezvous with history—and the future:\n\nSybil Gerard—a fallen woman, politician’s tart, daughter of a Luddite agitator\n\nEdward “Leviathan” Mallory—explorer and paleontologist\n\nLaurence Oliphant—diplomat, mystic, and spy.\n\nTheir adventure begins with the discovery of a box of punched Engine cards of unknown origin and purpose. Cards someone wants badly enough to kill for….\n\nPart detective story, part historical thriller, The Difference Engine is the collaborative masterpiece by two of the most acclaimed science fiction authors writing today. Provocative, compelling, intensely imagined, it is a startling extension of Gibson’s and Sterling’s unique visions—and the beginning of movement we know today as “steampunk!”\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 055329461X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.055329461X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Gibson, William|Sterling, Bruce\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Mass market paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52958837080351,"sku":"PKV.055329461X.G","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/055329461X-0.jpg?v=1790960099","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/the-difference-engine","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}