This series delves into the lives and minds of thinkers whose discoveries fundamentally altered our perception of the universe. Each installment offers fictionalized biographies of remarkable individuals, navigating societal resistance and personal struggles. With linguistic elegance, the narrative explores the profound impact of intellectual breakthroughs and the often perilous repercussions they entail. It celebrates curiosity and the courage to challenge established paradigms.
The work of Nicholas Koppernigk, better known as Copernicus, shattered the medieval view of the universe and led to the formulation of the image of the solar system we know today. Here his life is powerfully evoked in a novel that offers a vivid portrait of a man of painful reticence, haunted by a malevolent brother and baffled by the conspiracies that rage around him and his ideas while he searches for the secret of life.
A historical novel based on the life and work of Johannes Kepler, the great astronomer of the 17th-century, which was winner of "The Guardian" Fiction Prize in 1981. The author also wrote "Doctor Copernicus" which won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1976 and "The Newton Letter".
From the author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Sea.
A collection of three captivating historical novels featuring Dr. Copernicus, Kepler, and The Newton Letter, all in one volume.