“The Difference Engine” – THE Steampunk novel The Difference Engine by Gibson and Sterling is a foundational steampunk novel, merging historical facts with fiction. Set in an alternative 1855 London, it explores technology’s profound inf…

The book that launched #steampunk turns 40-The Difference Engine
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In 1990, #Gibson & #Sterling rewrote history literally. the novel imagined Victorian Britain driven by steampower
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