The computer age arrives a century early with Babbage's perfection of his 'analytical engine'. The industrial revolution is accelerated by the development of steam-driven cybernetic 'Engines'. An advanced Great Britain prepares to better the world's lot.
An example of the 'steampunk' sub-genre of the cyberpunk movement.
The first part of the book comes from the short story "The Angel of Goliad".
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | British Science Fiction Award | Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1991 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1992 | Hugo Award | Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1992 | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | Best Science Fiction Novel | Runner-up |
| 1992 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1992 | Nebula Award | Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1992 | Prix Aurora Awards | Best Long-Form Work in English / Meilleur livre en anglais | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1990 |
|
The Difference Engine | Gollancz | Novel | |
| April 1991 |
|
The Difference Engine | Bantam Spectra | Novel | |
| April 1991 | The Difference Engine (Boxed) | Bantam Spectra | Novel | ||
| May 1991 |
|
The Difference Engine | Bantam Spectra / BOMC | Novel | |
| July 1991 |
|
The Difference Engine | VGSF / Gollancz | Novel | |
| July 1991 |
|
ディファレンス・エンジン | 角川書店 | Novel | |
| 1992 |
|
Die Differenz-Maschine | Heyne | Novel | 7 |
| 1992 |
|
Die Differenz-Maschine | Heyne | Novel | |
| February 1992 |
|
The Difference Engine | Bantam Spectra | Novel | 1 |
| February 1992 | The Difference Engine | Bantam Spectra / QPBC | Novel | ||
| April 1992 |
|
De stoomvlinder | Meulenhoff | Novel | 7 |
| June 1992 |
|
La macchina della realtà | Mondadori | Novel | 9 |
| July 1992 |
|
The Difference Engine | VGSF / Gollancz | Novel | |
| 1996 |
|
Die Differenz-Maschine | Heyne | Novel | 7 |
| May 1996 |
|
The Difference Engine | Vista | Novel | |
| December 1996 |
|
La machine à différences | Robert Laffont | Novel | |
| 1997 |
|
The Difference Engine | Vista | Novel | |
| 1998 |
|
Machina diferențială | Editura Nemira | Novel | |
| 1999 |
|
Die Differenz-Maschine | Heyne | Novel | 7 |
| September 1999 |
|
La macchina della realtà | Mondadori | Novel | |
| February 2001 |
|
La macchina della realtà | Mondadori | Novel | 11 |
| April 2001 |
|
La machine à différences | Le Livre de Poche | Novel | |31 |
| May 2003 |
|
The Difference Engine | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | |
| 2005 |
|
A gépezet | Nagual Publishing | Novel | |
| September 2008 |
|
ディファレンス・エンジン〈上〉 | 早川書房 | Novel | |
| September 2008 |
|
ディファレンス・エンジン〈下〉 | 早川書房 | Novel | |
| November 2010 |
|
The Difference Engine | Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| November 2010 |
|
The Difference Engine | Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| November 2010 |
|
The Difference Engine | Playaway Digital Audio | Novel | |
| January 2011 |
|
The Difference Engine | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | 7 |
| March 2011 |
|
The Difference Engine | Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| July 2011 |
|
The Difference Engine | Spectra / Ballantine Books | Novel | |
| July 2011 |
|
The Difference Engine | Spectra / Ballantine Books | Novel | |
| July 2011 |
|
The Difference Engine | Spectra / Ballantine Books | Novel | |
| 2012 |
|
A máquina diferencial | Editora Aleph | Novel | |
| April 2012 |
|
Die Differenz-Maschine | Heyne | Novel | 7 |
| August 2013 |
|
The Difference Engine | Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| August 2013 |
|
The Difference Engine | Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| May 2014 |
|
The Difference Engine | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | |
| March 2015 |
|
The Difference Engine | Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| April 2015 |
|
A máquina diferencial | Editora Aleph | Novel | |
| March 2024 |
|
Audiobook Collection | MotionAudiobooks | Omnibus | |6 |