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The Difference Engine is an alternate history novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. It is a prime example of the steampunk sub-genre; It posits a Victorian Britain in which great technological and social change has occurred after entrepreneurial inventor Charles Babbage succeeded in his ambition to build a mechanical computer called Engines. The fierce summer heat and pollution have driven the ruling class out of London and the resulting anarchy allows technology-hating Luddites to challenge the intellectual elite.

William Gibson's dark visions of computer cowboys, bio-enhanced soldiers of fortune, and hi-tech lowlifes have won unprecedented praise. Included here are some of the most famous short fiction and novellas by the author of Count Zero and Neuromancer.

Un recopilatorio ciberpunk. Este volumen reúne los primeros cuentos de William Gibson, publicados originalmente en antologías y revistas especializadas. La mayoría de ellos estuvieron nominados para los principales premios del género (Hugo, Nebula, Locus). Dos de estos cuentos, Quemando cromo y Johnny Mnemónico tienen como escenario el mismo universo que Neuromante, que se convertirá en el referente estético y tecnológico del movimiento ciberpunk.

The Miracle Worker demonstrates the true miracle of love, compassion, and determination. Helen Keller, a young woman struck blind and deaf as a young child, finds the way out of her prison walls of silence and darkness through the love and determination of Anne Sullivan.

Angie Mitchell is a famous Hollywood Sense/Net star with a special talent. And despite the efforts of studio bosses to keep her in ignorance, Angie's started remembering things. Soon she'll discover who she really is...and why she doesn't need a deck in order to enter cyberspace. From inside the matrix, plots are set in motion and human beings are being played like pieces on a board. And behind the intrigue lurks the shadowy Yazuka, the powerful Japanese underworld, whose leaders ruthlessly manipulate people and events to suit their own purposes.

San Francisco in the nearish future. Ex-cop Berry Rydell's lost one job he didn't much like and landed another he likes even less. Some sunglasses—actually high-end kit infused with super-sensitive data—were stolen from a courier, and a man named Warbaby's been charged with retrieving them. And Warbaby needs Rydell's help. But, with SFPD Homicide involved, an abandoned bridge populated by freaks and misfits, and some weirdness involving the Republic of Desire and a 'Death Star', it's turning out to be a very strange and dangerous scene indeed . . .

Incredible Science Fiction: Amazing Tales from the 50's and Beyond, Volume Two collates a collection of some of the very best science-fiction stories published in the '50s together. All these stories (with the exception of The Anatomy of Fear) are now in the public domain and were original published in various science-fiction magazines that were very popular in the 1950s. This is a lovingly curated collection of some of the very best stories published during this time. This collection includes a further story from the Hugo Award-nominated Rog Phillips.

Audible donne vie au script d'Alien III, écrit par William Gibson. Ce projet de film avait été abandonné, puis (re)découvert, à l'occasion du 40e anniversaire de la naissance de la franchise Alien. A découvrir désormais en audio ! En 1987, William Gibson, père du cyberpunk, termine l'écriture d'un scénario original pour Alien III.

Tercera entrega del padre del Ciberpunk. El fantasma fue el regalo de despedida de su padre. Se lo entregó un secretario vestido de negro en la zona de embarque del aeropuerto de Narita. Mona es una joven con un pasado turbio y un futuro incierto cuya vida da un vuelco cuando su proxeneta la vende a un cirujano plástico de Nueva York y, de la noche a la mañana, se convierte en otra persona. Angie Mitchell es una estrella famosa de Senso/Red de Hollywood con un talento muy particular, y ha empezado a recordar cosas a pesar de que los jefes de su estudio se esfuerzan para que no se dé cuenta.

Tautly-written and suspenseful, Burning Chrome collects 10 of William Gibson’s best short stories with a preface from Bruce Sterling, co-Cyberpunk and editor of the seminal anthology Mirrorshades. These brilliant, high-resolution stories show Gibson's characters and intensely-realized worlds at his absolute best.

Segundo tomo de esta saga del padre del cyberpunk. Enviaron un sabueso explosivo en busca de Turner por Nueva Delhi, cargado con sus feromonas y el color de su pelo. Las zaibatsu Biolaboratorios Maas y Hosaka se enfrentan por la dominación mundial, mientras mercenarios como Turner o vaqueros del ciberespacio como el Conde Cero no son más que peones de un juego que escapa a su comprensión: útiles, pero prescindibles en última instancia.

Hubertus Bigend, the Machiavellian head of global ad-agency Blue Ant, wants ex-musician Hollis Henry to uncover the maker of a secret, obscurely fashionable denim called 'The Gabriel Hounds'. Hollis knows nothing about fashion - which, curiously, is why Bigend hired her. Soon, though, it's clear that Bigend's interest in underground labels might have sinister applications. Powerful parties, who'll do anything to get into this territory, are showing their hand.

Incredible Science Fiction collates a collection of some of the very best science fiction stories published in the ‘50s in one volume. All these stories (with the exception of "The Goldfish") are now in the public domain and were original published in Worlds of IF Science Fiction magazine. This is a lovingly curated collection of some of the very best stories published in the ’50s. This collection includes the Hugo Award-nominated “Rat in the Skull” by Rog Phillips. It also includes an original story by the curator and editor of this collection: Andrew Gibson.

Case est un ancien pirate de la matrice, cet univers qu'il définit comme "une hallucination consensuelle". Après la destruction de son système nerveux par un de ses employeurs, il survit désormais grâce à l'alcool et aux drogues, et trempe dans plusieurs trafics d'organes et de matériel informatique. Alors qu'il s'apprête à franchir le point de non-retour dans cette spirale d'autodestruction, il se voit offrir une nouvelle naissance : la possibilité de retourner dans la matrice pour l'exultation désincarnée qu'elle procure.

"Der Himmel über dem Hafen hatte die Farbe eines Fernsehers, der auf einen toten Kanal geschaltet war." Mit der Neuromancer-Trilogie hat William Gibson die Science Fiction revolutioniert. Sein Debütroman "Neuromancer" gewann den Hugo-, den Nebula- und den Philip-K.-Dick-Award, die drei wichtigsten Preise des Genres. Zudem hat er nicht nur die Begriffe Matrix und Cyberspace geprägt, er hat ein ganzes Genre begründet: Cyberpunk. Das Netz ist allgegenwärtig, der Cyberspace zu einer zweiten Realität geworden, bestimmt von KIs und hart umkämpft von riesigen Firmenkomplexen, Hackern und Kriminellen.

William Gibson was writing fiction when he predicted the internet. And as his stories bled into reality, he became one of the first to report on the real-world consequences of cyberspace's growth and development. Now, with the dust settling on the first internet revolution, comes Gibson's first collection of nonfiction - essays from the technological and cultural frontiers of this new world.

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 Leviathan Mallory - explorer and palaeontologist; Laurence Oliphant - diplomat, mystic and spy. Their adventure begins with the discovery of a box of punched engine cards of unknown origin and purpose.

In New York, a young Cuban called Tito is passing iPods to a mysterious old man. Such activities do not go unnoticed, however, in these early days of the War on Terror, and across the city, an ex-military man named Brown is tracking Tito's movements. Meanwhile in LA, journalist Hollis Henry is on the trail of Bobby Chombo, who appears to know too much about military systems for his own good. With Bobby missing and the trail cold, Hollis digs deeper and is drawn into the final moves of a chilling game played out by men with old scores to settle.

In 1660 England emerged from the devastations of the Civil Wars and restored the king, Charles II, to the throne. Over the next 190 years Britain would establish itself as the leading nation in the world - the centre of burgeoning Empire, at the forefront of the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. However, radical change also brought with it anxiety and violence. America is lost in the War of Independence and calls for revolution at home are never far from the surface of everyday life.

Ready for a story? Here's a selection of some of the finest science fiction shorts of recent years, including stories from Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, William Gibson, Robert Sheckley, Terry Bisson, Avram Davidson, and Philip K. Dick.