Similar in that it fits into the genre of Alternate History ( a favorite of mine )
In that line, S.M. Stirling's books are particularly brilliant. I'm current reading the fourth in a series that began with Dies the Fire ( followed by A Meeting in Corvallis and The Protectors War ) The current one is The Sunrise Lands
>>Ah..I'm going to have to throw in my 2 cents, so I can keep a link to this thread and look these books up later. >> >>"The Difference Engine" sounds a lot "The Man in the High Castle" Philip K. Dick's novel about a USA after the Nazis won WWII. > >The major difference being that Dick always did everything loooonnng before everybody else. > >> >> >> >>>>Man, we *were* seperated at birth <s> I was actually going to suggest that particular book. >>>> >>>>Two others that I think would appeal to a lot of folks here are "The Diamond Age" (also Stephenson) and "The Difference Engine" ( Gibson ) >>>> >>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Difference_Engine >>> >>>The Difference Engine is one of the best pieces of SF I ever read. The only one comparable in this particular subgenre is Pratchett's "Going postal". >>> >>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age >>> >>>Good... next on my list. As soon as I find the time to read what I already bought ;).
Charles Hankey
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