《The Difference Engine/差分机》作者:[美]William Gibson/威廉·吉布森【完结】
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1855:TheIndustrialRevolutionisinfullandinexorableswing,poweredbysteam-drivencyberneticEngines.CharlesBabbageperfectshisAnalyticalEngineandthecomputeragearrivesacenturyaheadofitstime.Andthreeextraordinarycharactersracetowardarendezvouswithhistory—andthefuture:
SybilGerard—afallenwoman,politician’start,daughterofaLudditeagitator
Edward“Leviathan”Mallory—explorerandpaleontologist
LaurenceOliphant—diplomat,mystic,andspy.
TheiradventurebeginswiththediscoveryofaboxofpunchedEnginecardsofunknownoriginandpurpose.Cardssomeonewantsbadlyenoughtokillfor….
Partdetectivestory,parthistoricalthriller,TheDifferenceEngineisthecollaborativemasterpiecebytwoofthemostacclaimedsciencefictionauthorswritingtoday.Provocative,compelling,intenselyimagined,itisastartlingextensionofGibson’sandSterling’suniquevisions—andthebeginningofmovementweknowtodayas“steampunk!”
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