Starry Messenger (picture book) Vatican Church, he was forced to retract his earlier statements that contradicted with the ideologies of the Vatican Church regarding the placement of the Earth, or risk death. Galileo chose to retract his statements and was confined to house arrest for eight years before his death in 1642. The book ends on a positive note when Sis writes about the Pardon that was issued to Galileo more than three hundred years later in October 1992. Peter Sis’s documentation of the acclaimed scientist, Galileo Galileo’s life received positive reviews from: "Kirkus Reviews", "Booklist", "School Library Journal" and more. "The New York
Under the Pendulum Sun Under the Pendulum Sun Under the Pendulum Sun is a 2017 fantasy novel by Jeannette Ng. Ng's debut novel, it was published by Angry Robot. In the late 19th century, Catherine Helstone travels to Arcadia in search of her brother Laon, a missionary who disappeared while trying to convert the fae to Christianity. "Under the Pendulum Sun" was a finalist for the 2018 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel, and earned Ng the 2018 Best Newcomer award. In "the Guardian", Adam Roberts called it "strange, brooding and occasionally perverse" and "opulently atmospheric". SYFY declared it to be one of