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The dazzling novel from the acclaimed author of the groundbreaking MARS trilogy follows Galileo on an amazing journey from the dawn of the modern world to a future on the verge of a completely new scientific breakthrough.
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The dazzling novel from the acclaimed author of the groundbreaking MARS trilogy follows Galileo on an amazing journey from the dawn of the modern world to a future on the verge of a completely new scientific breakthrough.Late Renaissance Italy abounds in alchemy and Aristotle, yet it trembles on the brink of the modern world. Galileo's new telescope encapsulates all the contradictions of this emerging reality. Then one night a stranger presents a different type of telescope for Galileo to peer through, enabling him to see the world of humans three thousand years hence.Galileo will soon find himself straddling two worlds, the medieval and the modern. By day his life unfurls in early seventeenth century Italy; by night he is transported through dimensions of time and space no other man of his time could possibly comprehend. Inexorably, Galileo faces trial for religious crimes in his own time, while in the new world he discovers, where science assures men that they can perform wonders, but does not tell them what wonders to perform, he is revered.This sumptuous, gloriously thought-provoking and suspenseful novel recalls Robinson's magnificent Mars books as well as bringing to us Galileo as we have always wanted to know him.
Notes
A new novel from the author of the groundbreaking MARS trilogy, this follows Galileo on an amazing journey from the dawn of the modern world to a future on the verge of a new scientific breakthrough.
Author Biography
Kim Stanley Robinson was born in 1952 and, after travelling and working around the world, has now settled in his beloved California. He is widely regarded as the finest science fiction writer working today, noted as much for the verisimilitude of his characters as the meticulously researched hard science basis of his work. He has won just about every major sf award there is to win.
Review
'One of the finest working novelists in any genre'GUARDIAN'If I had to choose one writer whose work will set the standard for science fiction in the future, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson'NEW YORK TIMESPraise for GALILEO'S DREAM:'Thought-provoking and moving in equal measure. Robinson captures the joy of scientific discovery better than anyone else working today … Elegant, charming, funny and profound'GUARDIAN'A brilliant work of imagination, drawing together the "two cultures" in a harmonious marriage of science and art'THE TIMES'A triumph, with Robinson's gifts for characterisation and world-building firmly to the fore. His Galileo is wonderful: brilliant, irascible, sometimes hateful, and always fascinating. The finale is both stirring and melancholic, and a fitting tribute to science's most famous iconoclast'NEW SCIENTIST
Prizes
Short-listed for Arthur C. Clarke Award 2010
Long Description
The dazzling new novel from the acclaimed author of the groundbreaking MARS trilogy follows Galileo on an amazing journey from the dawn of the modern world to a future on the verge of a completely new scientific breakthrough.Late Renaissance Italy abounds in alchemy and Aristotle, yet it trembles on the brink of the modern world. Galileo's new telescope encapsulates all the contradictions of this emerging reality. Then one night a stranger presents a different type of telescope for Galileo to peer through, enabling him to see the world of humans three thousand years hence.Galileo will soon find himself straddling two worlds, the medieval and the modern. By day his life unfurls in early seventeenth century Italy; by night he is transported through dimensions of time and space no other man of his time could possibly comprehend. Inexorably, Galileo faces trial for religious crimes in his own time, while in the new world he discovers, where science assures men that they can perform wonders, but does not tell them what wonders to perform, he is revered. This sumptuous, gloriously thought-provoking and suspenseful novel recalls Robinson's magnificent Mars books as well as bringing to us Galileo as we have always wanted to know him.
Review Quote
'Thought-provoking and moving in equal measure. Robinson captures the joy of scientific discovery better than anyone else working today; the characterisation is splendid, with Galileo himself coming sharply to life ... Elegant, charming, funny and profound, Galileo's Dream is magnifico.' Guardian 'A brilliant work of imagination, drawing together the "two cultures" in a harmonious marriage of science and art' The Times 'A warts and all picture, but one that makes us love and admire the great astronomer in spite of his weaknesses' Independent 'A triumph, with Robinson's gifts for characterisation and world-building firmly to the fore. His Galileo is wonderful: brilliant, irascible, sometimes hateful, and always fascinating. The finale is both stirring and melancholic, and a fitting tribute to science's most famous iconoclast.' New Scientist 'Galileo's Dream is an undertaking of epic scope that takes in 17th Century politics, the clash of science against dogma and time travel. A dense but rich and compelling literary accomplishment.' SciFi Now 'A compelling story ... fascinating' Catholic Herald
Feature
* Perfect for fans of Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon and Baroque trilogy. * Kim Stanley Robinson returns to the 'big-ideas' fiction that made his name with the MARS trilogy - reissued alongside this publication. * Sales of the Mars trilogy have reached nearly 400,000. * Kim Stanley Robinson was named a 'hero of the environment' by Time magazine in 2008. * Picked by SFX as one of the top ten novels of 2009.
Details ISBN0007260326 Author Kim Stanley Robinson Year 2010 ISBN-10 0007260326 ISBN-13 9780007260324 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 592 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Series HarperVoyager Language English UK Release Date 2010-08-05 Imprint HarperVoyager Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Publication Date 2010-08-05 Alternative 9780007341498 Audience General AU Release Date 2010-07-31 NZ Release Date 2010-07-31 We've got this
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