{"product_id":"the-difference-engine","title":"The Difference Engine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 20th anniversary edition of the classic steampunk novel \u003cbr\u003eWith new commentary by the authors\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine, and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. Three extraordinary characters race toward a rendezvous with the future: Sybil Gerard--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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart detective story, part historical thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Difference Engine\u003c\/i\u003e took the science fiction community by storm when it was first published twenty years ago. This special anniversary edition features an Introduction by Cory Doctorow and a collaborative essay from the authors looking back on their creation. Provocative, compelling, intensely imagined, this novel is poised to impress a whole new generation.","brand":"Spectra Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48515416490233,"sku":"9780440423621","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_087fe9c5-0b3a-4803-80e1-679d2f0681a9.jpg?v=1781207732","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/the-difference-engine","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}