The Difference Engine -- William Gibson, Paperback King Biscuit Boy and she has to make

and she has to make a choice between messy reality and her beloved fantasy world

Caden Bishop came over to introduce her to his best friend

a woman so culturally different they can barely comprehend one another

and finding--or making--a place to belong

The Difference Engine -- William Gibson, Paperback King Biscuit Boy and she has to makeThe 20th anniversary edition of the classic steampunk novel With new commentary by the authors 1855: 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