★ 2015-06-03
Second part of an alien-contact trilogy (The Three-Body Problem, 2014) from China's most celebrated science-fiction author. In the previous book, the inhabitants of Trisolaris, a planet with three suns, discovered that their planet was doomed and that Earth offered a suitable refuge. So, determined to capture Earth and exterminate humanity, the Trisolarans embarked on a 400-year-long interstellar voyage and also sent sophons (enormously sophisticated computers constructed inside the curled-up dimensions of fundamental particles) to spy on humanity and impose an unbreakable block on scientific advance. On Earth, the Earth-Trisolaris Organization formed to help the invaders, despite knowing the inevitable outcome. Humanity's lone advantage is that Trisolarans are incapable of lying or dissimulation and so cannot understand deceit or subterfuge. This time, with the Trisolarans a few years into their voyage, physicist Ye Wenjie (whose reminiscences drove much of the action in the last book) visits astronomer-turned-sociologist Luo Ji, urging him to develop her ideas on cosmic sociology. The Planetary Defense Council, meanwhile, in order to combat the powerful escapist movement (they want to build starships and flee so that at least some humans will survive), announces the Wallfacer Project. Four selected individuals will be accorded the power to command any resource in order to develop plans to defend Earth, while the details will remain hidden in the thoughts of each Wallfacer, where even the sophons can't reach. To combat this, the ETO creates Wallbreakers, dedicated to deducing and thwarting the plans of the Wallfacers. The chosen Wallfacers are soldier Frederick Tyler, diplomat Manuel Rey Diaz, neuroscientist Bill Hines, and—Luo Ji. Luo has no idea why he was chosen, but, nonetheless, the Trisolarans seem determined to kill him. The plot's development centers on Liu's dark and rather gloomy but highly persuasive philosophy, with dazzling ideas and an unsettling, nonlinear, almost nonnarrative structure that demands patience but offers huge rewards. Once again, a highly impressive must-read.
The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! This program is read by Jess Hong, who plays Jin Cheng in 3 Body Problem.
Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America
PRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: “A mind-bending epic.”-The New York Times ¿ “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”-The Wall Street Journal ¿ “Fascinating.”-TIME ¿ “Extraordinary.”-The New Yorker ¿ “Wildly imaginative.”-Barack Obama ¿ “Provocative.”-Slate ¿ “A breakthrough book.”-George R. R. Martin ¿ “Impossible to put down.”-GQ ¿ “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”-NPR ¿ “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”-The Washington Post
The Dark Forest is the second novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.
In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.
The Three-Body Problem Series
The Three-Body Problem
The Dark Forest
Death's End
Other Books by Cixin Liu
Ball Lightning
Supernova Era
To Hold Up the Sky
The Wandering Earth
A View from the Stars
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.
The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! This program is read by Jess Hong, who plays Jin Cheng in 3 Body Problem.
Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America
PRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: “A mind-bending epic.”-The New York Times ¿ “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”-The Wall Street Journal ¿ “Fascinating.”-TIME ¿ “Extraordinary.”-The New Yorker ¿ “Wildly imaginative.”-Barack Obama ¿ “Provocative.”-Slate ¿ “A breakthrough book.”-George R. R. Martin ¿ “Impossible to put down.”-GQ ¿ “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”-NPR ¿ “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”-The Washington Post
The Dark Forest is the second novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.
In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.
The Three-Body Problem Series
The Three-Body Problem
The Dark Forest
Death's End
Other Books by Cixin Liu
Ball Lightning
Supernova Era
To Hold Up the Sky
The Wandering Earth
A View from the Stars
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940194007509 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Macmillan Audio |
| Publication date: | 07/08/2025 |
| Series: | Three-Body Problem Series |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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