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.
General
Imprint: |
Harper Voyager
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2010 |
Authors: |
Kim Stanley Robinson
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Dimensions: |
196 x 129 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
584 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-726032-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Science fiction
|
LSN: |
0-00-726032-6 |
Barcode: |
9780007260324 |
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