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The Three-Body Problem

2015 | Fiction & Poetry | Science Fiction/Fantasy

1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of mankind. Four decades later, Beijing police ask nanotech engineer Wang Miao to infiltrate a secretive cabal of scientists after a spate of inexplicable suicides. Wang's investigation will lead him to a mysterious online game and immerse him in a virtual world ruled by the intractable and unpredicatable interaction of its three suns. This is the Three-Body Problem and it is the key to everything: the key to the scientists' deaths, the key to a conspiracy that spans light-years and the key to the extinction-level threat humanity now faces.



Published by Head of Zeus

Edition Unknown
ISBN 9781784971571
Language English
Edition Hardcover
ISBN 9780765377067
Language English

Hard sci-fi

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The Three-Body Problem Reviews & Ratings (9)
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Mark Zuckerberg recommended (curated)

 
The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Ken Liu | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8.7 (9 Ratings)
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"A Chinese science fiction book that has gotten so popular there's now a Hollywood movie being made based on it."

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Adam Savage recommended (curated)

 
The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Ken Liu | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8.7 (9 Ratings)
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"I felt like I was getting a Chinese version of Chinese culture. And that frame felt unique."

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The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Ken Liu | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8.7 (9 Ratings)
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Jake (52 KP) rated

Jul 25, 2019  
The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Ken Liu | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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8.7 (9 Ratings)
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Fun and unique. I enjoyed reading a book that had been written in another language initially, kind-of eye-opening. I like the premise, but it's a little slow at some points and at other points it seems a little... too technical. Often I got confused on which character was which. But worth checking out if you are into contemporary science fiction!!!
  
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Sean Farrell (9 KP) rated

Mar 15, 2018  
The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Ken Liu | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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8.7 (9 Ratings)
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If you're looking for something out of the ordinary to read this year, I strongly suggest this book. A best-seller in its native China, it has only just been released in the US. The plot spans several decades of China's history, and neatly incorporates that tumultuous story into the book's own, with some smartly used footnotes to help explain any cultural events that us Westerners might not be familiar with. Telling the story of Chinese scientists looking to stop a mysterious global catastrophe that may have extraterrestrial origins (the less known about the central mystery going in the better), the plot mostly moves along at a breakneck pace, especially as it reaches the conclusion. There are a few points that get bogged down in some pretty deep scientific explanations, but given how out there some of the story can get, it's also necessary to keep it in the realm of the possible. And believe me, this story can get pretty out there, delving into some highly theoretical territory; but that winds up being where it held a lot of its appeal for me. Even still I find myself thinking over some of the ideas posited within. It also holds some surprisingly liberal notions and is more directly and indirectly critical of China than I would have thought a book the government of that country hadn't censored would allow. It is a fascinating, thrilling piece of science fiction that I highly recommend to fans of the genre.