1634: The Galileo Affair

1634: The Galileo Affair
1634: The Galileo Affair Cover Art
Author	Eric Flint and Andrew Dennis
Cover artist	Thomas Kidd
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	1632 series, aka Ring of Fire series, or Assiti Shards series
Genre(s)	Alternate history Science fiction
Publisher	Baen Books
Publication date	HC: 1st printing April 2004 PB: July 26, 2005 (Reprint edition)
Media type	print hardcover, paperback, e-book
Pages	HC: 549 pages PB: 688 pages
ISBN	HC: ISBN 0-7434-8815-6 PB: ISBN 0-7434-9919-0
Preceded by	Ring of Fire especially the story "To Dye For", and begins new Southern Europe plot line thread
Followed by	The Ram Rebellion Direct Plot thread sequel: 1635: The Cannon Law

1634: The Galileo Affair is the fourth book and third novel published in the 1632 series by Eric Flint and Andrew Dennis. It follows the activities of an embassy party sent from the United States of Europe (Grantville) to Venice, Italy, where the three young Stone brothers become involved with the local Committees of Correspondence and the Inquisition's trial of Galileo Galilei.

The book contrasts the Roman Inquisition to the Spanish Inquisition, but may draw too sharp a line between the two, ignoring, for instance, the well-documented torture and execution of Giordano Bruno in 1600.

Literary significance and reception

Publishers Weekly in their review said that "It's refreshing to read an alternate history where the problems of two people do amount to a hill of beans, which isn't surprising, since all the installments in this popular series to date have focused as much on ordinary people as on kings and generals. The closing chase sequence is literally a riot."^[1] School Library Journal was mixed in their review saying "this is a good choice for fans of alternative history, although those who prefer the more serious work of Harry Turtledove may find it too upbeat for their taste. Also, familiarity with previous titles is a must as the authors place readers right in the middle of the action."^[2]

Notes

References

• Flint, Eric, and Andrew Dennis.. "1634: The Galileo Affair (Book)." Booklist 100.13 (Mar. 2004): 1145-1145.

Preceded by Ring of Fire

1634: The Galileo Affair (beginning of the "French-Italian Plot Thread")

Succeeded by 1634: The Ram Rebellion 1635: The Cannon Law (within plot thread)

v • d • e Assiti Shards series by Eric Flint 1632/Ring of Fire series Main plot threads (Settings of predominant neohistorical activity) • West Central European thread • Western European thread • Southern European thread • East Central European thread • Eastern European thread • Southeastern European thread • Northern European thread • Naval thread • The Americas thread Main series works • 1632 • 1633 • Ring of Fire • 1634: The Galileo Affair • 1634: The Ram Rebellion • 1635: The Cannon Law • 1634: The Baltic War • 1634: The Bavarian Crisis • The Anaconda Project • Ring of Fire II • 1635: The Dreeson Incident • 1635: The Eastern Front • 1635: Soldier of Bohemia The Grantville Gazettes (Backplot "local" stories canonically support main series) • Grantville Gazette I • Grantville Gazette II • Grantville Gazette III • Grantville Gazette IV • Gazette V • Gazette VI • Gazette VII • Gazette VIII • Gazette IX • Gazette X • Gazette XI • Gazette XII • Gazette XIII • Gazette XIV • Gazette XV • Gazette XVI • Gazette XVII • Gazette XVIII • Gazette XIX • Gazette XX • Gazette XXI 1632 Editorial Board •  Ring of Fire (anthology series) Other Assiti Shards novels Time Spike •  By Any Other Name

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