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At the dawn of the seventeenth century, the Sun revolved around the Earth according to God’s plan and as set down in the Bible. Yet some men knew that the Heavens did not move as they should and began to believe exactly the opposite – a heresy punishable by being burned alive.
The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth is the first in a trilogy of novels that dramatically bring to life key moments in our understanding of the cosmos – when our view of the Universe changed forever.
I'll be collecting all posts here that are relevant to The Sky's Dark Labyrinth. Published during the course of 2011-2012, volume I, The Sky's Dark Labyrinth, presents the stories of Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei.
German Lutheran Johannes Kepler is convinced that he has been given a vision by God when he becomes the first man to distill into mathematical laws how stars and planets move through the heavens. Galileo Galilei, an Italian Catholic, will try to claim Kepler’s success for his own Church, but he finds himself enmeshed in a web of intrigue originating from within the Vatican itself. Both men become trapped by human ignorance and irrational terror to the peril of their lives and those of their families in one of the darkest, yet also one of the most enlightening, periods of European history.
Volume II, The Sensorium of God, features Isaac Newton and Edmond Halley. Volume III, The Day Without Yesterday, recounts the story of Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble and George Lemaitre.
Confirmed publication dates so far are April in UK, June in Australia, September in Canada. Forthcoming publications dates will be announced for South Korea, Japan and Greece soon. I'll be talking about these books at various literary festivals and other venues across the UK this year. Stay tuned for further announcements. The book is published in the UK and Australia by Polygon Books and in Canada by McArthur Books.
To download a four page brochure about the trilogy, click here.
To contact the book's UK publicist, Jan Rutherford, click here.
To contact the book's Canadian publicist, Devon Pool, click here.
The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth makes it into Books for Your Beach Bag
Great news today: The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth has made it into The Daily Mail’s “book critics' top picks for summer holiday reading.”
They say, “We take so much for granted in our lives, the skies being a case in point. In The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth Stuart Clark, a renowned astronomer tells of Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei who battled against the bigotry and authority of the Roman Church to reveal the truth about the workings of our galaxy.
So, take a moment out of your holiday to sit under the stars and wonder, not just at their eternal beauty and mystery, but at the courage of the men who, literally, risked their lives so we could understand them.”
My thanks to Kathy Stevenson for her kind words. You can see the rest of the beach bag choices here.
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The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth - “a moving and eye-opening story of brilliance and bravery...”
Kathy Stevenson of the Daily Mail reviewed The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth and said, “This book is a moving and eye-opening story of brilliance and bravery, and the fight against bigotry and closed-mindedness.”
Needless to say, I’m totally thrilled with it - all the more so because it was published on the morning I gave my debut talk at the Hay Festival. Jan Rutherford from Polygon Books greeted me with the paper that morning and it got the whole day off to a terrific start.
You can read the full review here.
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Exclusive live Q&A at Hay Festival
I'll be online at 3pm on Friday 3rd June, live from the Hay Literary Festival answering your questions. Feel free to ask anything you like, be it about astronomy or writing or combining the two. Please submit your questions in advance to the Hay Festival Q&A website. That page will also be the place to follow the interview, or catch up on it after it has finished.
Do check out the other authors performing their own Q&As, there are some fascinating people participating.
My thanks to Siobhan Maguire for making this happen. Also a big thank you to everyone who is coming along to my talk at 1pm that day. You've made it a sell out and I can't tell you how appreciative I am!
P.S. 4 June 2011, the Q & A was great fun and if you look at Hay Festival Q&A website you'll see all the questions you sent in, thank you, and my answers.
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The Sky At Night choose TSDL as June Book of the Month
I couldn’t be more pleased to announce that the BBC’s The Sky At Night magazine has chosen The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth as their June book of the month. Kate Oliver has given it a four-star review, saying that: “the story is well paced and draws the reader along throughout.”
The review is not on line yet but you can read it alongside a mini interview with me, by Will Gater in the June issue, available in newsagents now.
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Guardian Science Weekly: Out of this World Science Fiction
I’m a guest on today’s Guardian science weekly podcast. I had a great time recording it last week with two journalists I respect a great deal and read often, Alok Jha and Ian Sample. We discuss the brilliant Out of this World science fiction exhibition at the British Library, the discovery of planets without stars and, of course, The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth.
Listen to the podcast here.
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