How long does it take to read The Difference Engine?
William Gibson, Bruce Sterling
The Difference Engine by William Gibson, Bruce Sterling takes about 7 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 15 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1990. 395 pages, about 108,625 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Written by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, this alternative history novel imagines a Victorian Britain transformed by the success of Charles Babbage's mechanical computers. Technology and society have changed dramatically, and familiar figures hold unexpected roles: Lord Byron leads the country, while Disraeli works as a tabloid writer. The United States is split into rival nations. In 1855, a young woman who preys on wealthy men is drawn into the exiled Sam Houston's schemes, as a mysterious case of punch cards starts to attract dangerous pursuers. A palaeontologist, a spy and a conspiracy soon follow.
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Subjects: American Science fiction, Computers, Fiction, Steampunk, Steampunk fiction, Fiction, science fiction, steampunk
