Gibson, William, Sterling, Bruce  | Gollancz

19,760원  | 20150811  | 9780575099401

Bruce Sterling burst onto the sf scene with the birth of Cyberpunk and co-authored THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE with his colleague William Gibson. His biggest UK success was with THE HACKER CRACKDOWN. He lives with his wife and daughters in Austin, Texas. William Gibson began writing in 1977 and burst upon the literary world with his acclaimed first novel, NEUROMANCER, the book that launched the cyberpunk generation, and the first novel to win the holy trinity of science fiction, the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards. His most recent books include PATTERN RECOGNITION and IDORU. William Gibson became an overnight sf success with the publication of his best-selling NEUROMANCERTHE DIFFERENCE ENGINE is a huge cult success, a bestseller in both hardcover and paperback, now available with a brand new cover treatment taking it into the 21st century.'Stuffed with period detail, lovingly researched . . .the deepest and raciest sf collaboration since Pohl and Kornbluth' GUARDIAN'Brilliant' THE FACE'An ingenious book, Gibson and Sterling score points in the toughness of their imagination, the quality of their speculation and the daring of their technique' i-D The computer age has arrived a century ahead of time with Charles Babbage's perfection of his Analytical Engine. The Industrial Revolution, supercharged by the development of steam-driven cybernetic Engines, is in full and drastic swing. Great Britain, with her calculating-cannons, steam dreadnoughts, machine-guns and information technology, prepares to better the world's lot . . . The computer age has arrived a century ahead of time with Charles Babbage's perfection of his Analytical Engine. The Industrial Revolution, supercharged by the development of steam-driven cybernetic Engines, is in full and drastic swing. Great Britain, with her calculating-cannons, steam dreamnoughts, machine-guns and information technology, prepares to better the world's lot . . . '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

Gibson, William, Sterling, Bruce  | Spectra Books

25,600원  | 20110726  | 9780440423621

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: Sybil Gerard-a fallen woman, politician's tart, daughter of a Luddite agitator Edward "Leviathan" Mallory-explorer and paleontologist Laurence Oliphant-diplomat, mystic, and spy. Their 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?? Part detective story, part historical thriller,The Difference Engineis 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!" ??reathtaking.?? The New York Times Book Review ??martly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream.?? Entertainment Weekly ??plendid . . . highly imaginative.?? Chicago Tribune ?? ripping adventure yarn.?? Los Angeles Times ??A] tour-de-force.?? The Philadelphia Inquirer