''Galileo's Dream'' (2009) is a science fiction novel with elements of historical fiction written by author

Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American writer of science fiction. He has published twenty-two novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many ...

. The book itself describes the life of 17th-century scientist and astronomer

Galileo Galilei Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. Commonly referred to as Galileo, his name was pronounced (, ). He wa ...

, 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 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

and on December 29, 2009, in the United States.

Reception

Robinson was praised for his depiction of Galileo in both his greatness and his weaknesses, and for the handling of themes such as the relation between our perception of time and memory.

References

External links

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* 2009 American novels American historical novels Fiction set on Jupiter's moons Novels by Kim Stanley Robinson American science fiction novels Fiction about trans-Neptunian objects Cultural depictions of Galileo Galilei HarperCollins books Novels set in the 17th century Novels set in Italy {{2000s-hist-novel-stub