The Difference Engine
William Gibson & Bruce Sterling
Bantam 1991
pp. 429
[ science fiction ]

The two leading "cyberspace" authors have joined together to produce this 
alternate history novel.  The story is that Charles Babbage *did* build his 
Analytical Engine and that a steam driven information age has developed.
Britain has come under the control of capitalists and intellectuals under 
the leadership of none other than Lord Byron.  The story is the kind of 
political/underworld/espionage thriller one would expect from the authors.

Minor complaints about the beginning and the end, but altogether a fun read 
with some cute ideas, 

Danny Yee (danny@cs.su.oz.au)
1/4/92