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# Galileo's Dream: A Novel

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Nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards • In this brilliant novel that spans centuries and planets, the bestselling author of the Mars trilogy melds Galileo’s life with the colonization of the moons he discovered. At the heart of this 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.

Review: One of my favorite KSR books! One of my favorite books about Galileo! - I think I've rwad at this point everything by Kim Stanley Robinson except for one of the "Three Californias", and there are many that I really love. While this one stands apart due to it's time-travel and historical-fiction aspects, it is also well-ensconced in the Robinsonian "future history" and contributes to the whole universe of his works. In some ways, it is most similar to his first novel, "Memory of Whiteness", for its fish-out-of-water-encountering-a-strange-mysitical-world qualities, as well as being, as far as i can tell, closest in "time" (to the Jupitery parts of Galileo's Dream). But it has many years of added polish, and a great character in Galileo, with the added thrill of him being a historical figure that we're getting new insights into. There is a lot of humor, a lot of depth, a lot of intrigue, as with most of KSRs books. Quite a number of scenes stand sharp in memory even long after reading. There seems to be some criticism of the book for being unbalanced in detail between the "Historic" and "Jupiter" scenes. I think that this may be true, but is not a negative; not only is this being primarily told from Galileo's point of view, as a bewildered carmudgeon of sorts who is transported mysteriously to a complete foreign world (where what he sees and does is carefully controlled), but it is also uncertain, especially to Galileo, if the whole Jupiter aspect is real or a dream... and even if either, his memory of it is supposed to be sketchy at best. Hence, umm, the title of the book. The way the two worlds are presented is to me beautifully balanced and toned. As a book about Galileo, I'll say that I've read quite a few books - histories and historical novels - about Galileo, and this one brings him to life in a way that no others do, while providing great historical information about his life and work. If the "dream" were removed, and we were left with the parts firmly set in Galileo's time, this would still be a great book. The combination of this and the Robinsonian universe is wonderful for fans of either - and even better for fans of both.
Review: Flawed Humanity, Dark History, Deep Time & Limitless Space-scapes - The thing about the book Galileo's Dream is that it continued to confirm one of the archetypal patterns of my own personal research and deep areas of interest... which I didn't know it would be as much of a match about going into it. It's a combination of a very grounded real and encouraging perspective on a flawed human being (it's a biography of sorts of G.Galileli) who had the internal drive to behave, observe and learn about reality as a scientist. In some ways it's an unapologetic treatise about the flawed nature of being a single-minded scientific outlier in a culture that didn't understand him; as well as the social order, family system and an economic under structure that thwarted his ability to thrive as a scientist. An era in which he found himself adrift and in pain and inflicting pain on others as well. In any case the main point I would make is back to the deeper level of personal research that I can only find to be enlightened through fiction: it's the pursuit of understanding how the multiple dimensions of reality can be construed when different authors take their approaches to help their readers ascertain an experience of the 4th, 5th, 6th all the way through the 10th or 11th dimension of the reality of the universe. Robinson does an amazing job of overlaying a time traveling multi-dimensional structure of reality that is an excellent guide to describing parallel universes and the ability to incrementally affect history through the flow of multiple patterns of existences. I would put that book on one end of the spectrum that I appreciated re: the multi-dimensional fictional descriptions of the universe and on the other end of the spectrum I will put the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy by Cixin Lui. He delivers much more hard science fiction ala Arthur C. Clark and others. He takes on the challenge of trying to represent how the human experience could be extended beyond our comprehension when engaged with extra-terrestrial, super intelligent life forms & the shift of time & space via travel of people into the solar system and the remainder of the universe through light speed. It's lays out a more clinical, natural potentiality of the discover-able nature of the cosmos unfurled & unparalleled in my experience. It's the standard bearer of how hard science fiction is being done in the 21st century. Thus those two books dovetail together nicely one being grounded in historical fiction with different threads of commentary on what it might mean to be in the multiple dimensions of the universe (Robinson). Cixin does a better job allowing the reader to get a deeper engagement with the potentialities of the other dimensions that have a more logical or super logical construct. KSR is more fantastical or even poetical in his imaginative kinds of devices i.e. the 10 dimensional manifold on manifolds as he calls it.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,605,600 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3,082 in Science Fiction Short Stories #8,520 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery #10,185 in Science Fiction Adventures |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 758 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of my favorite KSR books! One of my favorite books about Galileo!
*by U***A on February 10, 2014*

I think I've rwad at this point everything by Kim Stanley Robinson except for one of the "Three Californias", and there are many that I really love. While this one stands apart due to it's time-travel and historical-fiction aspects, it is also well-ensconced in the Robinsonian "future history" and contributes to the whole universe of his works. In some ways, it is most similar to his first novel, "Memory of Whiteness", for its fish-out-of-water-encountering-a-strange-mysitical-world qualities, as well as being, as far as i can tell, closest in "time" (to the Jupitery parts of Galileo's Dream). But it has many years of added polish, and a great character in Galileo, with the added thrill of him being a historical figure that we're getting new insights into. There is a lot of humor, a lot of depth, a lot of intrigue, as with most of KSRs books. Quite a number of scenes stand sharp in memory even long after reading. There seems to be some criticism of the book for being unbalanced in detail between the "Historic" and "Jupiter" scenes. I think that this may be true, but is not a negative; not only is this being primarily told from Galileo's point of view, as a bewildered carmudgeon of sorts who is transported mysteriously to a complete foreign world (where what he sees and does is carefully controlled), but it is also uncertain, especially to Galileo, if the whole Jupiter aspect is real or a dream... and even if either, his memory of it is supposed to be sketchy at best. Hence, umm, the title of the book. The way the two worlds are presented is to me beautifully balanced and toned. As a book about Galileo, I'll say that I've read quite a few books - histories and historical novels - about Galileo, and this one brings him to life in a way that no others do, while providing great historical information about his life and work. If the "dream" were removed, and we were left with the parts firmly set in Galileo's time, this would still be a great book. The combination of this and the Robinsonian universe is wonderful for fans of either - and even better for fans of both.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Flawed Humanity, Dark History, Deep Time & Limitless Space-scapes
*by L***E on March 1, 2018*

The thing about the book Galileo's Dream is that it continued to confirm one of the archetypal patterns of my own personal research and deep areas of interest... which I didn't know it would be as much of a match about going into it. It's a combination of a very grounded real and encouraging perspective on a flawed human being (it's a biography of sorts of G.Galileli) who had the internal drive to behave, observe and learn about reality as a scientist. In some ways it's an unapologetic treatise about the flawed nature of being a single-minded scientific outlier in a culture that didn't understand him; as well as the social order, family system and an economic under structure that thwarted his ability to thrive as a scientist. An era in which he found himself adrift and in pain and inflicting pain on others as well. In any case the main point I would make is back to the deeper level of personal research that I can only find to be enlightened through fiction: it's the pursuit of understanding how the multiple dimensions of reality can be construed when different authors take their approaches to help their readers ascertain an experience of the 4th, 5th, 6th all the way through the 10th or 11th dimension of the reality of the universe. Robinson does an amazing job of overlaying a time traveling multi-dimensional structure of reality that is an excellent guide to describing parallel universes and the ability to incrementally affect history through the flow of multiple patterns of existences. I would put that book on one end of the spectrum that I appreciated re: the multi-dimensional fictional descriptions of the universe and on the other end of the spectrum I will put the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy by Cixin Lui. He delivers much more hard science fiction ala Arthur C. Clark and others. He takes on the challenge of trying to represent how the human experience could be extended beyond our comprehension when engaged with extra-terrestrial, super intelligent life forms & the shift of time & space via travel of people into the solar system and the remainder of the universe through light speed. It's lays out a more clinical, natural potentiality of the discover-able nature of the cosmos unfurled & unparalleled in my experience. It's the standard bearer of how hard science fiction is being done in the 21st century. Thus those two books dovetail together nicely one being grounded in historical fiction with different threads of commentary on what it might mean to be in the multiple dimensions of the universe (Robinson). Cixin does a better job allowing the reader to get a deeper engagement with the potentialities of the other dimensions that have a more logical or super logical construct. KSR is more fantastical or even poetical in his imaginative kinds of devices i.e. the 10 dimensional manifold on manifolds as he calls it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Earth Moves.
*by O***S on April 30, 2023*

This was an amazing, challenging book to read. Robinson's books all require a broad experiance and a solid education to enjoy. This one takes that to a higher level. When Robinson writes he expects you to have a certain degree of familiarity with the topic, he cuts his readers no slack. Sadly, few of us are scholars of 17th century Italy and so this wonderful book is often work to read. Satisfying, fulfilling work. In the end I truly had the feeling of how life was in the Italy of Galileo's time. One challenge is the names. I suggest you read this on an eDevice, with wikipedia close at hand. Trying to keep the historical cast straight and who is friend or foe is difficult. Looking them up provides context and aides in understanding Galileo's story. I loved the combination of historic novel and hard core science fiction. It was necessary to understand the threat that Galileo posed to the Catholic Church and how that threat persists to this day. Willfull, deliberate, hateful ignorance sadly still troubles us today. The almost hidden narration by Cartophilious is an artful, inspired process. His hidden life, his final fate was a sacrifice to humanity, and, like Galileo's, both infinite and unavoidable. Truly a masterpiece. I envy those who have yet to read it. It made me love and mourn the brilliance of Galileo.

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