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Galileo's Dream
AuthorKim Stanley Robinson
Cover artistChris White
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction novel
PublisherHarperVoyager
Publication date
August 6, 2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages584
ISBN978-0-00-726031-7
OCLC320406645
Preceded bySixty Days and Counting 

Galileo's Dream (2009) is a science fiction novel with elements of historical fiction written by author Kim Stanley Robinson. The book itself describes the life of 17th-century scientist and astronomer Galileo Galilei, and the far-future society living on the Galilean moons he discovered. Italicised portions of the text within the novel are actually translations of Galileo and his contemporaries own recorded writings.

It was published in hardcover on August 6, 2009 in the United Kingdom and on December 29, 2009 in the United States.[1]

Reception

Robinson was praised for his depiction of Galileo in both his greatness and his weaknesses,[2] and for the handling of themes such as the relation between our perception of time and memory.[3] Errors on page 208 (Ch.11): 10/34 should be 10^34,and 10/43 should be 10^43.

References

  1. ^ Robinson, Kim Stanley (2009-12-29). Galileo's Dream (1 ed.). New York: Spectra. ISBN 9780553806595.
  2. ^ Kaveney, Roz. "Galileo's Dream, By Kim Stanley Robinson". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  3. ^ Roberts, Adam. "Galileo's Dream by Kim Stanley Robinson | Book review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-12-13.


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