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The Distant Suns of Gene Wolfe

John Farrell

Lots of novel readers—from the highest brow to the lowest—nod politely when the science-fiction writer Gene Wolfe is mentioned. But even among science-fiction fans, one gets the sense that...

Cosmic Questions

John Farrell

Dreams of a Final Theory by steven weinberg  pantheon, 338 pages, $25 In the second-to-last chapter of his new book, Dreams of a Final Theory, Steven Weinberg writes, “It...

The Argument From Design

John Farrell

The Mind of God by Paul Davies Simon & Schuster, 254 pages, $22 “I have always thought it curious that, while most scientists claim to eschew religion, it actually...

She Turned to Me

John Farrell

She turned to me one night as if to say: “I know.” And though I waited for her words as we Walked along the outside path of cobblestones And grass, her eyes...