Galileo's Dream

“Elegant, charming, funny and profound.”—The Guardian

“A brilliant work of imagination, drawing together the ‘two cultures’ in a harmonious marriage of science and art.”—The Times (London)

“A master storyteller with a highly attuned sense of dramatic narrative, Robinson creates a masterwork with this robust portrayal of a man whose discoveries echo through the ages.”—Library Journal (starred review)

“The historical sections are a triumph, with Robinson’s gifts for characterization and world-building firmly to the fore. His Galileo is wonderful: brilliant, irascible, sometimes hateful, and always fascinating. The finale is both stirring and melancholic, and a fitting tribute to science’s most famous iconoclast.”—New Scientist

“Riveting . . . Robinson brings [Galileo] to life with both his genius and his faults.”—The Denver Post

“Told with verve and a sense of excitement.”—January Magazine

“Blending epic sf with alternate history, this is a masterwork of storytelling, philosophy, and science.”—Library Journal

“The creative imagination of Hugo, Nebula, and Locus–winner Robinson . . . is on display in this offbeat novel of scientific discovery. . . . Readers will eagerly share Galileo’s curiosity and astonishment at the wonders of both the past and the future.”—Publishers Weekly

“A novel that’s both sci-fi and historical fiction, and pleasing and challenging as both . . . Robinson broadens and deepens our sense of a man who is routinely called the father of modern science. . . . Robinson’s novel is a worthy homage to the master, and a vivid thought experiment about the ways the past and future are entangled.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel