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I love this book. It is written well after the deaths of the all the characters involved, but they are all tied together because they are all waiting for the old king after he has served his sentence in purgatory. As they sit in their afterlife heaven, they recall the goings ons of their times. It is really quite lovely, and one must appreciate the queen. She is exactly what she ought to be for she is amazingly headstrong. A wonderful novel!

A good survey of various views in the philosophy of science with an emphasis on defeding realism. Somewhat boring on its own merits, but great if you don't have time to read Duhem, Quine, Carnap, Popper, Craig, Feyerabend, A. Fine, Poincare, Newton, Ramsey, etc., etc. Plus you can always trust a boring author to present other people's views fairly.