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Hardcover Galileo's Children: Tales of Science Vs. Superstition Book

ISBN: 1591023157

ISBN13: 9781591023159

Galileo's Children: Tales of Science Vs. Superstition

An anthology of stories about the persecution of scientists. Each of the thirteen tales depicts the struggle to make progress against the dead blank wall of superstition and fear. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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A collection with the theme of persecuted scientists, in general. Dozois has to together a high quality collection, which is not all that easy with a theme presumably (Stories 3.61 average). There is also a decent intro. Galileo's Children : The Stars Below - Ursula K. Le Guin Galileo's Children : The Will of God - Keith Roberts Galileo's Children : The Way of Cross and Dragon - George R.R. Martin Galileo's Children : The Pope of the Chimps - Robert Silverberg Galileo's Children : The World Is a Sphere - Edgar Pangborn Galileo's Children : Written in Blood - Chris Lawson Galileo's Children : Falling Star - Brendan DuBois Galileo's Children : Three Hearings On the Existence of Snakes In Human Bloodstream - James Alan Gardner Galileo's Children : The Star - Arthur C. Clarke Galileo's Children : The Last Homsxual - Paul Park Galileo's Children : The Man Who Walked Home - James TiptreeJr Galileo's Children : When the Old Gods Die - Mike Resnick Galileo's Children : Oracle - Greg Egan Telescopic mining. 4 out of 5 Demonic telecommunications. 3 out of 5 Judas Star Knights. 3.5 out of 5 Talking ape theology just as mistakenly murderous as the human variety. 4 out of 5 Post-apocalyptic global idea recovery retribution. 3.5 out of 5 Religious DNA transcription is a killer vulnerability. 4.5 out of 5 After a serious virus destroys computer chips, years later an old astronaut has to deal with the peasants in his town. 4 out of 5 Bloodwork shows religious interbreeding problematic. 3.5 out of 5 Jesuit crewing for amusement finds supernova technology treasure cache is Star of Bethlehem reference point. 3.5 out of 5 Politics of everything is a disease. 3 out of 5 Annual accidental time travel peepshow. 4 out of 5 Kirinyaga magic vs medicine decision. 3.5 out of 5 In a reality where a man, similar to Alan Turing is working for the government in rather more unpleasant circumstances is visited by a reality hopping android woman things change rapidly. A man somewhat similar to C. S. Lewis has problems coping and believing. 4 out of 5
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