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Cover artist Chris White Language English Media type Print (hardcover) Originally published 6 August 2009 Preceded by Sixty Days and Counting Genres Novel, Science Fiction | 3.5/5 Goodreads Country United States Publication date August 6, 2009 Pages 584 pp Publisher HarperCollins Nominations Arthur C. Clarke Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Galileo s dream a space couch book review
Galileo's Dream (2009) is a science fiction novel with elements of historical fiction written by author Kim Stanley Robinson. It describes the life of 17th century scientist and astronomer Galileo Galilei, and the far-future society living on the Galilean moons he discovered.
Contents
It was published in hardcover on August 6, 2009 in the UK and on December 29, 2009 in the US.
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
Galileo's Dream Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA