num_pages: 384
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
language: English
title: The Difference Engine
titlecomplete: The Difference Engine
characters: Laurence Oliphant, Lord Byron, Sybil Gerard, Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, Sam Houston, Edward "Leviathan" Mallory
genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Alternate History, Steampunk, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Cyberpunk
ratings_count: 21693
places: London Bridge, London, England, London, England
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel
publisher: Gollancz/Orion Publ Co