William Gibson, Bruce Sterling · 1990 · Novel
Setting: alternate history (Victorian 1855)
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 - dishonored woman and daughter of a Luddite agitator; Edward "Leviathan" Mallory - explorer and paleontologist; Laurence Oliphant - diplomat and spy. Their adventure begins with the discovery of a box of punched Engine cards of unknown origin and purpose.
Source: OpenLibrary
Tags: American Science fictionComputersFictionSteampunkSteampunk fictionFiction, science fiction, steampunkComputer engineeringNew York Times reviewedScience fiction
isfdb_id: 2110
openlibrary_id: OL27252W
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