Galileo's Dream
By Kim Stanley Robinson
- Release Date: 2009-12-29
- Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Description
At the heart of a provocative narrative that stretches from Renaissance Italy to the moons of Jupiter is the father of modern science: Galileo Galilei. To the inhabitants of the Jovian moons, Galileo is a revered figure whose actions will influence the subsequent history of the human race. From the summit of their distant future, a charismatic renegade named Ganymede travels to the past to bring Galileo forward in an attempt to alter history and ensure the ascendancy of science over religion. And if that means Galileo must be burned at the stake, so be it. From Galileo’s heresy trial to the politics of far-future Jupiter, Kim Stanley Robinson illuminates the parallels between a distant past and an even more remote future—in the process celebrating the human spirit and calling into question the convenient truths of our own moment in time.
Reviews
Fantastic read
5By Hesh100Marvelous story grounded in history and sci fi LOVED IT! Such a good writer Great turns of phrase I thoroughly enjoyed every pagePrimer on Quantium Physics
2By Jussi13jkIf you want to be a physicist read this, if not you’ll be bored to apoplexyHighly enjoyable
5By Davis, CAPerhaps a recency effect, but this is, so far, my favorite of Robinson’s novels. The historical fiction layered onto his more typical stories of interplanetary affairs makes for great reading.
