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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Author | William Gibson |
| Year | Random House Publishing Group, 2017 |
| First Published | 2011 |
| ISBN | 9780345532589 |
| Amazon ID | B004WY1FPE |
| Goodreads ID | 337116 |
| Google Books ID | 7FOF5-f08bkC |
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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 — a “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….