Kim Stanley Robinson's illustrious SF career has earned him every major award in the business-including the Nebula and Hugo Awards. With Galileo's Dream, Robinson crafts an instant masterpiece that blends epic adventure and thoughtful alternate history. Ganymede, a rebellious Jovian, attempts to bring famed scientific mind Galileo forward in time to alter the course of history with astonishing results. "Robinson creates a masterwork with this robust portrayal of a man whose discoveries echo through the ages."-Library Journal