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Editorial Reviews
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“Wildly imaginative, really interesting.” President Barack Obama on the Three-Body Problem trilogy
“A breakthrough book . . . a unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation, politics and history, conspiracy theory and cosmology.” George R. R. Martin, on The Three Body Problem
“Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker, on The Three Body Problem
“Remarkable, revelatory and not to be missed.”-Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on The Three Body Problem
“A must-read in any language.”—Booklist, on The Three Body Problem
“A meditation on technology, progress, morality, extinction, and knowledge that doubles as a cosmos-in-the-balance thriller…. a testament to just how far [Liu’s] own towering imagination has taken him: Far beyond the borders of his country, and forever into the canon of science fiction. NPR, on Death’s End
“The best kind of science fiction, familiar but strange all at the same time.”—Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Three Body Problem
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About the Author
CIXIN LIU is the most prolific and popular science fiction writer in the People’s Republic of China. Liu is avwinner of the Hugo Award, an eight-time winner of the Galaxy Award (the Chinese Hugo), and a winner of the Chinese Nebula Award.
KEN LIU (translator) is a writer, lawyer, and computer programmer. His short story “The Paper Menagerie” was the first work of fiction ever to sweep the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Awards. He has written two novels (The Grace of Kings and The Wall of Storms) and edited and translated the Chinese science fiction anthology Invisible Planets.
Biography
Liu Cixin, born in June 1963, is a representative of the new generation of Chinese science fiction authors and recognized as a leading voice in Chinese science fiction. He was awarded the China Galaxy Science Fiction Award for eight consecutive years, from 1999 to 2006 and again in 2010. His representative work The Three-body Problem is the BEST STORY of 2015 Hugo Awards, the 3rd of 2015 Campbell Award finalists, and nominee of 2015 Nebulas Award.
His works have received wide acclaim on account of their powerful atmosphere and brilliant imagination. Liu Cixin’s stories successfully combine the exceedingly ephemeral with hard reality, all the while focussing on revealing the essence and aesthetics of science. He has endeavoured to create a distinctly Chinese style of science fiction. Liu Cixin is a member of the China Writers’ Association and the Shanxi Writers’ Association.
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Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 starsAbsolutely mind-blowing. Like nothing I’ve ever read. Highest recommendation!
ByBDWon November 9, 2016
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This is the most impactful sci-fi series I’ve ever read. What I mean by that, is that this series has permanently changed: the way I look at the stars, the way I perceive time, the way I think about life, the way I think about SETI, the way I think about the meaning of life, the way I think about human beings’ place in the universe, the way I view technology, etc.
This series well and truly “blew my mind away”. This isn’t a page0-turning space opera adventure kind of story. The story is interesting and good, and there is most definitely some drama and entertainment - and the writing is excellent (translation to English is superb). But the main thing for me about this series is that it educated me about physics and really made me look at EVERYTHING through a new lens. The ideas in this book I had never encountered before - and I am a voracious reader. I found this series to be totally original and mind-blowing. There were time where I simply needed to put it down after reading only a short time, in order to simply ponder the ideas presented. I’ve never had quite an experience like this with a book.
Highly recommend this series. And, make sure you read all three, because each one is better than the last. The last book of the series was my favorite and just absolutely melted my brain. I mean, to the degree where I am questioning my own reality. Yes, it is that good. Really, a mind and perception altering experience.
ByNCSurferTop Contributor: Photographyon June 5, 2018
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Fantastic story. Incredibly imaginative. Just when I thought I had it figured out, an unlikely twist that led me to purchase Book 2!!
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5.0 out of 5 starsScience fiction with a Chinese twist.
ByJ. Glickon June 5, 2018
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Interesting story. A true blend of science and fiction with the added twist of being written and centered from the Republic of China’s world view. Some of the translation seemed a bit rough, but going from Chinese to American English can’t be that easy. Worth checking out.
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4.0 out of 5 starsThis is a great syfy with a sufficiently complicated idea to keep me …
Byw.silveron June 3, 2018
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This is a great syfy with a sufficiently complicated idea to keep me interested but not completely confuse me. It gets a bit hokey at the end, so I doubt I will read the others.
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3.0 out of 5 starsA bit difficult to access
ByPeter Ryanon May 31, 2018
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This was an odd one to be honest. An excellent premise but a strangely laid out plot. The dialogue was wooden and quite expository, and most of the characters, with the exception of one police officer, were lightly developed and not that easy to relate to. Much of the story seemed to lurch from section to section without flow, only to be retro-explained later in the chapter. The Three-Body Problem is not a bad book by any means, just a little difficult to access.
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5.0 out of 5 starsI loved the technical and scientific details throughout the story as …
ByAmazon Customeron May 31, 2018
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Such a creative mind! This book by Cixin Liu is refreshing for the Sci-Fi genre. I loved the technical and scientific details throughout the story as well as the history!
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5.0 out of 5 starsTotally captivating!
Bydarthwedderon May 29, 2018
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You will not be able to stop reading. It’s like a really long, really interesting episode of the X-Files. Start now and become addicted. Liu is a genius!
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5.0 out of 5 starsAbsolutely stunning.
ByIvan Zambranoon May 29, 2018
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I could not put this book down. I just finished reading the Old Man’s War saga, and stumbled on this trilogy. All the SF I had read up until then was American centered, so this book was a very refreshing change. The perspective is enlightening, and the language and images are perfectly crafted. Beautiful book, with a fast paced, mystery ridden plot that keeps you awake long hours at night. TOTALLY recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars
ByTrygve Solheimon May 29, 2018
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Highly recommended read. Especially to learn about chinese culture - not so different from ours!!
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byCixin Liu