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The Difference Engine

Name: The Difference Engine
Description: Co-authored by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling in 1990, this novel imagines a steampunk Victorian era sparked by Charles Babbage's computer.

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Alternate History Steampunk Computing Novel Victorian Gibson Sterling

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Co-authored by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling in 1990, this novel imagines a steampunk Victorian era sparked by Charles Babbage's computer.

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The Difference Engine ranks #79 of 129 in the Alternate History ranking, behind The Iron Dream, ahead of Roma Eterna.

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The Difference Engine scores 6.53/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Alternate History category.

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