Death's End
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Summary
Half a century after the Doomsday Battle， the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay。 Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge。 With human science advancing and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture， it seems that the two civilizations can co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation。 But peace has also made humanity complacent。
Cheng Xin， an aerospace engineer from the 21st century， awakens from hibernation in this new age。 She brings knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the start of the Trisolar Crisis， and her presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds。 Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle？
Cheng Xin， an aerospace engineer from the 21st century， awakens from hibernation in this new age。 She brings knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the start of the Trisolar Crisis， and her presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds。 Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle？
Reviews
Jiayi Zhou
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4。5/5 stars。The entire trilogy is brilliant， but Death's End is my favourite。 The worlds of Three-Body Problem and The Dark Forest still feel plausible， but reading Death's End is like jettisoning off a rollercoaster track and flying into holy-shit-I-can't-believe-what-I'm-reading land。 And then instead of falling down to earth， you defy gravity and keep flying up。 I can't appreciate enough how this book made me consider questions I've never thought about in my life and blew my mind every chapte 4。5/5 stars。The entire trilogy is brilliant， but Death's End is my favourite。 The worlds of Three-Body Problem and The Dark Forest still feel plausible， but reading Death's End is like jettisoning off a rollercoaster track and flying into holy-shit-I-can't-believe-what-I'm-reading land。 And then instead of falling down to earth， you defy gravity and keep flying up。 I can't appreciate enough how this book made me consider questions I've never thought about in my life and blew my mind every chapter。The 0。5 stars off is due to bizarre sexism。 The theme is clear: a dance between humanity and survival。 Femininity represents compassion， love， softness， Eve， and masculinity represents logic， hardship， commitment， the survival instinct。 But that's the issue: it's too clear。 In a book of nuance and unfolding mystery， this metaphor stands out as crude。 I feel like Liu Cixin bonks us over the head with the "humanity is too feminized" hammer at every bad turn。 For someone like Liu Cixin， finding a more subtle metaphor shouldn't have been an issue， so it bothers me why he chose this particular rendition。 It leaves a slightly sour taste in an otherwise amazing end to a trilogy。 。。。more
Simon
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A huge improvement on part 2， despite the usual weaknesses to do with characterisation and some bumpy plotting。 I got lost when they started talking about altering the speed of light。 Not sure whether the physics went over my head or if it was just nonsense。On a more general note， I reject the fundamental premise behind the books that all civilisations in the universe are out to get each other and will attack and destroy as soon as they become aware of each others' existence。 And that as soon as A huge improvement on part 2， despite the usual weaknesses to do with characterisation and some bumpy plotting。 I got lost when they started talking about altering the speed of light。 Not sure whether the physics went over my head or if it was just nonsense。On a more general note， I reject the fundamental premise behind the books that all civilisations in the universe are out to get each other and will attack and destroy as soon as they become aware of each others' existence。 And that as soon as aliens discover humanity they'd inevitably set to work torturing us， as the best way to get to know how our minds work。 Is this a Chinese thing， or just Liu himself who has some。。。issues？What does impress as ever is the scope and scale of the vision， which is even bigger and more mind-boggling in this climactic volume， and the quantity of ideas， enough for half a dozen novels。 。。。more
Robert
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This last one continues many of the themes of the first 2 parts:（1） Lots of speculation about the fundamental laws of physics（2） How human society reacts in the face of an extinction threat（3） Singular individuals given the responsibility of saving human civilization（4） A pessimistic view about the potential for intelligent species from different planets to cooperateThe main addition in this volume is a grander vision about the ultimate fate of the universe （and an idea about how all the differe This last one continues many of the themes of the first 2 parts:（1） Lots of speculation about the fundamental laws of physics（2） How human society reacts in the face of an extinction threat（3） Singular individuals given the responsibility of saving human civilization（4） A pessimistic view about the potential for intelligent species from different planets to cooperateThe main addition in this volume is a grander vision about the ultimate fate of the universe （and an idea about how all the different intelligent civilizations might affect each other）。Overall， I really enjoyed this series。 It is chock full of interesting and provocative ideas。But as far as the concept of "The Dark Forest"？ I don't really believe it。 I think the benefits of cooperation are so large that civilizations would be willing to take the risk of making contact。Also I find it hard to believe that intelligent species would be so motivated by the sheer imperative for survival that they would be willing to commit genocide。But it's interesting to think about！ 。。。more
Antonio Stark
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An absolutely marvelous ending of the "Three-Body Problem" trilogy。 Again and again I am marveled by the level of research， knowledge， and *imagination* gone into this book。 Cixin Liu's knowledge is not only remarkable for its depth， but for its bredth。 His understanding of fundamental physics， cosmology， space architecture （space cities！）， the structure of the multiverse， human psychology and history/archeology， art， and beyond is simply staggering。 Any and every one of my friends who is passio An absolutely marvelous ending of the "Three-Body Problem" trilogy。 Again and again I am marveled by the level of research， knowledge， and *imagination* gone into this book。 Cixin Liu's knowledge is not only remarkable for its depth， but for its bredth。 His understanding of fundamental physics， cosmology， space architecture （space cities！）， the structure of the multiverse， human psychology and history/archeology， art， and beyond is simply staggering。 Any and every one of my friends who is passionate about space exploration， and the pathway of humanity MUST read this series。 There is no praise suitable for this series。 The plot， character development， and use of science/technological limits to make these all comprehensible to the 21st-century reader are simply extraterrestrial。 No， seriously， I will believe it if Cixin Liu reveals himself as the Prometheus from a more advanced civilization giving us this fire gift of knowledge。 。。。more
Ondřej Hotovec
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Hardcore filosofické sci-fi， nám ukazuje třetí postavu， která měla možnost hýbat dějinami lidstva。 Hlavně konec je hodně přemýšlivý。 Hlavní hrdinka je trošku naivní。 To ale nemění nic na tom， že je to opravdu skvělé dílo ač to není můj šálek kávy （mám radši trošku akce）。
Thomas Smith
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Full of amazing ideas， and bad characterizations
Marycarmen Knox
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The conclusion of the three body problem。 Is worth to read， but it can be strange at times。
Ana Yarí
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Unpopular opinion but I did not care for this book。 Unnecessarily long and confusing。 The humans in this series make baffling decisions that don't feel authentic or like how humans actually act。 While it has the best protagonist of the series， she doesn't make up for the book's faults。 The first one is definitely the best one and the series goes downhill from there。 Very disappointed as the series showed a lot of promise at first。 Unpopular opinion but I did not care for this book。 Unnecessarily long and confusing。 The humans in this series make baffling decisions that don't feel authentic or like how humans actually act。 While it has the best protagonist of the series， she doesn't make up for the book's faults。 The first one is definitely the best one and the series goes downhill from there。 Very disappointed as the series showed a lot of promise at first。 。。。more
Natalie
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i enjoyed the trilogy after all， but for me the portrayal of women got worse every book。 As an example — Cheng Xin is an intelligent young woman from the pre-crisis era that somehow ends up making several extremely important decisions for the fate of the solar system and universe — why did she end up in that position？ her NATURAL MATERNAL INSTINCT！ Apparently all women have this instinct。 this is only ONE example of Cixin Liu’s failure to write a multidimensional female character。 This failure s i enjoyed the trilogy after all， but for me the portrayal of women got worse every book。 As an example — Cheng Xin is an intelligent young woman from the pre-crisis era that somehow ends up making several extremely important decisions for the fate of the solar system and universe — why did she end up in that position？ her NATURAL MATERNAL INSTINCT！ Apparently all women have this instinct。 this is only ONE example of Cixin Liu’s failure to write a multidimensional female character。 This failure stands out most in this book because a majority is spent with Cheng Xin as the main character and voice。 That being said I think this trilogy has some of the greatest concepts i’ve read in science fiction thus far。 I am not disappointed I read it， I am disappointed with Cixin Liu’s characters。 。。。more
Eddy
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Filled with great concepts but doesn't reach the dramatic heights of the previous book。 Filled with great concepts but doesn't reach the dramatic heights of the previous book。 。。。more
Adam
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One of the most desolate novels， or series of novels， I've ever read。 Beautifully desolate， but desolate nevertheless。Extremely imaginative。 Surprisingly so。 And clearly the product of an Eastern mind。 But in the best way possible - it's refreshing to read stories told from a philosophical point of view different from one's own。 One of the most desolate novels， or series of novels， I've ever read。 Beautifully desolate， but desolate nevertheless。Extremely imaginative。 Surprisingly so。 And clearly the product of an Eastern mind。 But in the best way possible - it's refreshing to read stories told from a philosophical point of view different from one's own。 。。。more
Alex
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“Death’s End” is a masterpiece。 It succeeds both as an individual novel and as the conclusion of a trilogy including “The Three-Body Problem” and “The Dark Forest。” This trilogy， I think， is an all-time science fiction classic。 It’s on par with the Foundation Trilogy。I don’t want to tell you anything at all about this story， because I don’t want to spoil the events of the trilogy’s first two novels。 Instead， I’ll tell you why I think this story is great: ideas， characters， execution， and perspec “Death’s End” is a masterpiece。 It succeeds both as an individual novel and as the conclusion of a trilogy including “The Three-Body Problem” and “The Dark Forest。” This trilogy， I think， is an all-time science fiction classic。 It’s on par with the Foundation Trilogy。I don’t want to tell you anything at all about this story， because I don’t want to spoil the events of the trilogy’s first two novels。 Instead， I’ll tell you why I think this story is great: ideas， characters， execution， and perspective。Author Liu Cixin’s ideas about the challenges humanity may face when coming into contact with extraterrestrial life are well-researched and thought-provoking。 Even more so， his understanding of the hard sciences not only provides grist for his story， but grounds it in a way that makes it easy for the reasonably bright reader to follow。 HIs technical solutions to technical problems， inspire “Aha！” moments again and again， and I found myself rewinding the audiobook on more than one occasion， just so I could buy more time to process them。This novel’s characters， though mostly different from those of the previous installments， each live and breath as individuals with their own backstories， agendas， and dreams。 While they obviously exist to further the journey of the story in general and the protagonist in particular， they don’t feel like wind-up toys。 These are people you care about。The execution is masterfully conducted， from the plotting of the author to the quality of the translation to the audiobook narration。 This is a complex story， with many surprises and “How will they ever get out of this” moments。 The fact that the author can keep the reader engaged， guessing， and surprised over the course of such a long novel is an achievement in itself。 Combined with masterful English translation and the clear， yet dramatic reading by the narrator， this is the kind of audiobook that inspires you to walk your dog a little farther， maybe drive a slightly longer route， or at least not curse when you find yourself stuck in traffic。Finally， the perspective: for a Western reader， most science fiction works a metaphor for Western problems and Western perspectives。 Liu Cixin， a Chinese writer creating for a Chinese audience and living under Chinese rules of censorship， approaches his story from a perspective just different enough to make him worth reading for that alone。 Indeed， one can read all the articles about the Chinese worldview published in the last ten years of “Foreign Affairs” magazine and not come away with as sophisticated an understanding of the subject as can be found within the pages of these three books。Finally， and most importantly， this is damn good story told damn well。 I imagine I’ll be recommending this trilogy to science fiction fans for years to come。 。。。more
Cristian
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I'm very torn on whether to give this a 3 or a 4。 In the end I'm settling on a 3 because， while I appreciate the depth and complexity of the world on display， the lack of of depth in the characters made it difficulty to really feel much emotion。 Im not the kind of person that enjoys hard science fiction for the sake of itself without interesting characters driving that forward。 The relationship， friendships and otherwise， felt very thin and sometimes were comical in their believability。 If you l I'm very torn on whether to give this a 3 or a 4。 In the end I'm settling on a 3 because， while I appreciate the depth and complexity of the world on display， the lack of of depth in the characters made it difficulty to really feel much emotion。 Im not the kind of person that enjoys hard science fiction for the sake of itself without interesting characters driving that forward。 The relationship， friendships and otherwise， felt very thin and sometimes were comical in their believability。 If you like very intricate explanations of complex physics ideas， I recommend it， but I need good characters or I'll spend the whole time wondering why it's even worth bothering （doubly so when the narrative is rooted on the fate of humanity）。 。。。more
Slobodan
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The first two books had fascinating concepts that I haven't seen before in books I've read so far。 This one made them pale in comparison。 I feel like my mind has been expanded into new dimensions （pun intended） - which after all is the ultimate purpose of sci-fi literature。 The first two books had fascinating concepts that I haven't seen before in books I've read so far。 This one made them pale in comparison。 I feel like my mind has been expanded into new dimensions （pun intended） - which after all is the ultimate purpose of sci-fi literature。 。。。more
Nathan Mullins
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Could not set the book down。 It has enough ideas for 10 books。 Masterful。
Matt Hollingsworth
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This would have probably been five stars if the previous two books hadn't set the bar so high。 Awesome trilogy。Spoilers for the whole trilogy。Positives:First， the different concepts were so cool。 Aliens shrinking things to lower dimensions， black domains， tiny enclosed pocket universes。 The idea that the universe used to have ten dimensions and an infinite speed of light but has been damaged by ancient wars， is such a cool idea。 There are so many cool ideas and a lesser author could have made an This would have probably been five stars if the previous two books hadn't set the bar so high。 Awesome trilogy。Spoilers for the whole trilogy。Positives:First， the different concepts were so cool。 Aliens shrinking things to lower dimensions， black domains， tiny enclosed pocket universes。 The idea that the universe used to have ten dimensions and an infinite speed of light but has been damaged by ancient wars， is such a cool idea。 There are so many cool ideas and a lesser author could have made an entire book about just one of the ideas in here yet Liu throws in like 50 cool ideas one right after another。Second， I liked the characters。 After reading the first book， I thought that the series was going to have cool plots but weak characters （like book one mostly does）， but this book has cool characters。 Cheng Xin isn't quite as compelling as Luo Ji in book two but she's still cool， and I like how uncompromisingly moral she is even in hard situations。 There is also a lot of strong emotions。 I'm not usually too emotional when reading， but during the opening section when they're sending Yun's brain into space， I got teary-eyed。 Not what you expect from a high-concept， hard scifi， space opera。I also liked the grand scale and the interesting moral questions。 The writing was really good， even when translated。 And Liu can explain difficult science concepts in an interesting way。 Usually， when an author starts launching into a ton of technical details about how fake technology works， I tune out， but Liu is the only author I've read that makes those explanations not just readable but gripping。Negatives:I really liked how book two gave a happy ending for Luo Ji。 I thought he really deserved it and that ending worked well。 So， I was disappointed when in this book， it's just casually mentioned that his wife and child left him。 If he had given more detail， it might have worked better， but even then I still wouldn't have loved it。 I don't mind characters having unhappy endings。 A lot of my favorite books have unhappy endings。 But there are times for sad endings and there are times for happy ones， and I felt like Luo needed a happy ending。 In the same vane， the ending of book two seemed to imply that the Trisolarans might be changing to become more kind。 I liked that speech at the end where we meet that Trisolaran who originally sent the warning to Earth in book one。 That was why I was a little disappointed that the Trisolarans are so cruel in this book。I think it makes sense that they would still invade Earth if given the opportunity。 And I like that they have enough respect for Earth civilization that they want to spare some of us。 But having them cut off our food supply so that we'll resort to cannibalism seems way to far。 I also didn't love how they seemed to sadistically enjoy their cruelty and how they seemed to enjoy torturing the people of Earth。I felt like it would have been stronger if the Trisolarans betrayed humanity but were a little more gentle。 Maybe they express regret for betray us and talk about how much they've learned from us but explain that they had no choice。 And they still pack everyone into Australia but actually try their best to make sure most people survive。 That would have made it more ambiguous when gravity sent the signal with the coordinates。 Maybe some people would think that they would have preferred the Trisolaran occupation to the threat of getting blown up at any moment。Finally， while I really liked the ending overall， I wish that Cheng had been in universe 647 with Yun Tianming instead of that random dude who shows up at the end。 I thought their relationship was really interesting， and I didn't like that they never ended up together。 I was also confused why Yun and AA didn't just go into universe 647 for like a month to wait for Cheng and the other guy to show up。 Even if AA didn't want to go there permanently， wouldn't she have wanted to go inside for a little while so that time would pass more slowly for them and they'd be able to see their friends again？There were also one or two comments that felt like potshots against Christianity that I didn't particularly appreciate。 Overall， I really enjoyed the book。 This was one of the best science fiction series I've ever read。 。。。more
Aarón
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Gracioso de principio a fin， claramente el mejor de los 3， te tiene en todo momento intrigado en la historia， tiene momentos escalofriantes y sorprendentes。 Que ganas se seguir leyendo que pasaría después queda a la imaginación， gran libro， queda en mi top。 Espero la serie que se venga le sea fiel。
Fred Haas
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Great Classic Sci FiReminiscent of classic works by Clarke and Asimov。 Some very deep Tech stuff but this story moves in a direction never seen before。 Excellent read。
Chessil Dohvehnain
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Terminar la trilogía de Cixin Liu con El Fin de la Muerte ha sido una experiencia maravillosa。 Es por mucho el libro más especulativo y denso de los tres。 Es un viaje épico lleno de momentos increíbles， dolorosos y fascinantes que a través de sus páginas muestra una visión tan sencilla pero profundamente sabia y universal de la Humanidad y su camino， que solo la ciencia ficción puede lograr。 Siento el corazón apachurrado por todas las emociones que este capítulo final me provocó， y a la vez agra Terminar la trilogía de Cixin Liu con El Fin de la Muerte ha sido una experiencia maravillosa。 Es por mucho el libro más especulativo y denso de los tres。 Es un viaje épico lleno de momentos increíbles， dolorosos y fascinantes que a través de sus páginas muestra una visión tan sencilla pero profundamente sabia y universal de la Humanidad y su camino， que solo la ciencia ficción puede lograr。 Siento el corazón apachurrado por todas las emociones que este capítulo final me provocó， y a la vez agradezco profundamente haber tenido el privilegio de leer una historia que hizo volar mi imaginación más allá de los límites del universo como lo conocemos。 Pienso que en el futuro Liu estará en el mismo lugar memorable de la literatura junto a Verne y Asimov。Absolutamente recomendable。 。。。more
Flavia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 OK， I decided to wait a couple of weeks before rating this book。。。 And here are my five stars！** Stop here to avoid spoilers **Cixin Liu once again pushes the boundaries of science fiction。 My favorite is still #2 in the trilogy， hands down。 Still in #3 he again creates and solves puzzles in incredibly creative ways。 I just didn't like the characters in this last book， the story that ties them together is weak， but the science fiction piece makes it worth it。 OK， I decided to wait a couple of weeks before rating this book。。。 And here are my five stars！** Stop here to avoid spoilers **Cixin Liu once again pushes the boundaries of science fiction。 My favorite is still #2 in the trilogy， hands down。 Still in #3 he again creates and solves puzzles in incredibly creative ways。 I just didn't like the characters in this last book， the story that ties them together is weak， but the science fiction piece makes it worth it。 。。。more
Samanyu Sethi
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This wasnt what I was expecting， after reading the first 2 books i was awestruck by the author's imagination， I had such a good time and expected the 3rd book to be equally good as the first 2 books or even better but sadly i was dissapointed。 The first half of the book was good and kept my interest intact but in the second half of the book i was really bored， the complex science explained by the author in the second half， went over my head to be honest and I could not understand it completely p This wasnt what I was expecting， after reading the first 2 books i was awestruck by the author's imagination， I had such a good time and expected the 3rd book to be equally good as the first 2 books or even better but sadly i was dissapointed。 The first half of the book was good and kept my interest intact but in the second half of the book i was really bored， the complex science explained by the author in the second half， went over my head to be honest and I could not understand it completely plus the story felt really slow and dragged， I did not enjoy the ending as well， if i compare it to the first 2 books i feel dissapointed but overall the book was okay， but the triology was just amazing and wouldrecommend it to everyone who enjoys sci-fi stuff to give it a go！ 。。。more
Michael Hanchett
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This was an incredible end to what may be the definitive science fiction work of the modern era。 It is a book whose scope is larger than any other I have encountered。 It deals with very human issues， but also issues as big as the universe itself。 Can’t recommend it highly enough。 VERY hard science fiction， not for the faint of heart。
Iskar
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La cosa se volvió más fantasía que ciencia ficción， y la criogenización es el equivalente videojueguil a un "fast travel"。 Ya para el final busca hacerte emocionar， pero solo me generó querer cerrar ya esta trilogía。 Floja conclusión para mi gusto， el 2do libro te la deja durísima， y este te la baja un poco。 La cosa se volvió más fantasía que ciencia ficción， y la criogenización es el equivalente videojueguil a un "fast travel"。 Ya para el final busca hacerte emocionar， pero solo me generó querer cerrar ya esta trilogía。 Floja conclusión para mi gusto， el 2do libro te la deja durísima， y este te la baja un poco。 。。。more
Payel Kundu
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read this right on the heels of finishing the first and second books。 Of the three books in the trilogy， this one spans the largest time scales and thus the biggest cultural changes in human society （even leaving aside the beginning portion in Constantinople）。 Like the other books， the twists and turns for predicting the future are constant， keeping the reader forever on her toes。 There are a lot of innovative ideas in this book， but by far my favorite sections were Yun Tianming’s fairy tales。 I read this right on the heels of finishing the first and second books。 Of the three books in the trilogy， this one spans the largest time scales and thus the biggest cultural changes in human society （even leaving aside the beginning portion in Constantinople）。 Like the other books， the twists and turns for predicting the future are constant， keeping the reader forever on her toes。 There are a lot of innovative ideas in this book， but by far my favorite sections were Yun Tianming’s fairy tales。 The tales themselves are magnificent and imaginative narratives （something Liu also thinks， I believe， because a linguist in the story glowingly comments the same when Tianming’s stories are being analyzed for hidden messages）。 I loved thinking about what the stories could mean， and even after humanity has deciphered what it thinks are the main messages， there seems so much more to explore in the stories。 The dimensional foil attack later in the book reveals at least one more message Yun was trying to convey （being trapped in a painting by a special paper with unique properties）。 The stories play so well to Liu’s unique style of hard sci fi with a philosophical bent。 The last section did fall a little bit flat for me， but I think that might be a personal preference。 Personally， when we enter the galaxy era after the whole solar system containing earth has been destroyed， I just couldn’t remain emotionally invested。 Once Cheng Xin and Guan Yifan enter the separate mini-universe， I experienced two hindrances to my enjoyment。 One was that I just couldn’t figure out how it worked， the idea of a separate universe that can be accessed through some kind of physical object （entrance） in the current universe was really confusing and distracting。 It’s apparently Trisolaran technology， but I could do with more bridges of understanding to make the technology real to me。 As it stands it just read to me like magic。 The other difficulty for me was that at time and space scales so vast （the entire known universe 18 million years later）， my small human emotional apparatus was completely overwhelmed and I couldn’t experience emotional investment in what happened next。 Overall， wonderful story， and a great conclusion to my new favorite sci fi series。 。。。more
Steven Hunt
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This book became a bit of a slog by the end。 Honestly for grand sci fi enjoyers the three part series is a must read， I must admit it was much more in depth r。e。 the science than I'm used to。。 but I mostly enjoyed that。 The stars I've given are for the scope of the books and excellent dark forest theory they introduced me to。 The Ideas of the practicality of progressing technology and space travel and the wonders and issues it brings were also fantastic。The problems of Cixin Liu's writing remind This book became a bit of a slog by the end。 Honestly for grand sci fi enjoyers the three part series is a must read， I must admit it was much more in depth r。e。 the science than I'm used to。。 but I mostly enjoyed that。 The stars I've given are for the scope of the books and excellent dark forest theory they introduced me to。 The Ideas of the practicality of progressing technology and space travel and the wonders and issues it brings were also fantastic。The problems of Cixin Liu's writing reminds me of the problems with George Lucas， where they have a great story and universe in their mind but would really benefit from a cowriter who could write relationships and dialogue， maybe even direct the plot a bit。A major downfall of the experience is the authors way of letting the reader know the character they are following are unknowingly acting in way that will hurt their own goals （and humanity） in way that I can only guess is for tension， but I just found frustrating。I found it very hard to sympathise with the main protagonist after a few of her decisions and the ending really left me wanting。 Also， this last instalment just either forgets or ruins the endings of the two favourable protagonists from previous books。This book would have benefited from being split into two with a more three act climax and resolution half way through then picking up from a new era and the new issues that era brings in a fourth book。 。。。more
Aattu
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An Engineer， not a storyteller。 Would have been a 3-star novel， but at the end the writer got on high spins。 Interesting theories and ideas， but they alone don't make a good story。 A heavy read。 An Engineer， not a storyteller。 Would have been a 3-star novel， but at the end the writer got on high spins。 Interesting theories and ideas， but they alone don't make a good story。 A heavy read。 。。。more
Luis Kabigting
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 After reading the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy， I can say that Death's end was definitely the weakest in the series。 It stripped away what I enjoyed from the first two books， which was a sense of grounded sci-fi， or hard science fiction， and instead presented a series of fantastical science fiction mechanisms that seemed like a set of deus ex machinas in order to drive the plot。 However I still give the book a three star rating because of how seamlessly it builds off of the previou After reading the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy， I can say that Death's end was definitely the weakest in the series。 It stripped away what I enjoyed from the first two books， which was a sense of grounded sci-fi， or hard science fiction， and instead presented a series of fantastical science fiction mechanisms that seemed like a set of deus ex machinas in order to drive the plot。 However I still give the book a three star rating because of how seamlessly it builds off of the previous two books in terms of the plot and themes， and there are some sequences throughout the book I enjoyed， but are ultimately ruined whenever a deus ex machina occurs。The first half of the novel was great at creating a sense of suspense that felt believable and earned。 It builds upon the ending of the previous book by expanding the "Dark Forest theory"， and what would naturally occur as the Earth develops and individuals upholding deterrence needs to change。 This follows the themes I loved so much from the previous two books because it felt so believable and realized， that I was absorbed by these ideas and scenarios。 I kept wanting to read more on how humanity as a whole would survive through the inevitable。 The response humanity had to the attack on an individual and societal level felt so visceral。Where this story takes a turn for the worst for me was how they were able to escape from this situation。 The rest of this review will now contain heavy spoilers。 Humanity is able to prevent the takeover from Earth by the Trisolarians by means of a 4th dimensional bubble that one of the Earth colony ships so happens to pass by during the attack from the Trisolarian ships。 By means of that bubble， they were able to prevent an attack on the Earth ship and send a signal broadcast to indicate to higher beings the location of Trisolaris。 The mere coincidence of passing by a 4th dimensional bubble in the middle of space just seems like the most convenient and unbelievable event that could occur。 The book always talks about the grandness of space and how vast and unfathomable it is， so it completely contradicts itself by a human ship finding a 4th dimensional bubble in the middle of nowhere， and using it to prevent itself from being destroyed。The following act of the book does contain some great ideas on how the humans further try to prevent their destruction。 I really did enjoy the following sequence。 The ideas presented forward by humanity， as well as some of the philosophical ideas on how to save a world when deterrence fails were very fascinating。 Even when humanity fails at it， the way the humans are outsmarted makes complete sense and left me as a reader feeling shocked that an obvious flaw in all this effort was never realized， but a flaw that still catches you off guard。 The main character in this trilogy is humanity itself， and by the connection to them you form along the way by reading their struggles of survivals， the ups and down， the sense of suspense and dread returns while reading through this act。Once again though， I am taken out of the story as the final act of the novel seems like it was once again resolved through a deus ex。 I can say that I did enjoy the majority of the book， but to end the entire trilogy off by these means felt so unsatisfying。Another downside of this book was the characters， especially compared to the first two books。 The first two books had main characters that were constantly changing views and motivations as the world sank deeper into chaos， but in Death's End， the main character Cheng Xin remained pretty static throughout。In summary， I enjoyed specific parts of the book， but the use of science fiction based plot devices that seemingly leads the characters out of impossible situations takes so much away from it。 The main character was rather static。 But I still did find myself wanting to know how the book ends， whether it was because the book had decent moments， or because I had already read the first two， I'll have to think about。 。。。more
Reese Li
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这一部讲的是三体世界遭受宇宙的粒子攻击后，地球为了预防黑暗森林所做出的应对措施，措施的灵感来源于云天明编纂的三则故事，由故事中提取出光速飞船、掩体计划以及黑域，黑域是指将太阳系变成一个光速只有16km的大环境，但这不仅需要高于目前技术很多倍的技术，也意味着达到低于光速定值后，科技也将停滞不前，因此可行性比较。光速飞船因为制作成本的原因，只有少部分的富豪集团有财力去制作，由于一次宇宙异常的攻击警报，导致在民众在逃离时毫无顾忌人命，抢夺飞船，这违背了逃离时人性道德，因此也被禁止，而掩体计划则是在火星背面建立太空城，这是最保守的也是最民众呼声最大的，后来虽然太空城建成且完善了，但是还是遭受了宇宙发送来的降维打击，整个太阳系变成二维结构，只有程心以及她的助理AA逃离了，在云天明送她的星星上面遇到了之前逃离地球飞往宇宙的一名成员，在出去探查时遇到黑洞，穿越了上万年后，并在那里接收到云天明留给她的一个小宇宙，他们在小宇宙生活了下来，最后，宇宙广播发送信息要求小宇宙把宇宙的质量归还于宇宙，这样宇宙才能膨胀后开辟新的宇宙纪元，因此程心把小宇宙的质量全部归还大宇宙，并继续在大宇宙中航行·······
Adam
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Worst。 Protagonist。 Ever。 Like the first two books， there were great ideas and concepts throughout the book， fun philosophy， and the chapters on blue space and gravity were awesome！ But man， having a Protagonist who dooms humanity MULTIPLE TIMES for stupid choices under the guise of， "responsibility" was really frustrating。 Oh well。 I appreciate the read。 Great series overall for me。 Worst。 Protagonist。 Ever。 Like the first two books， there were great ideas and concepts throughout the book， fun philosophy， and the chapters on blue space and gravity were awesome！ But man， having a Protagonist who dooms humanity MULTIPLE TIMES for stupid choices under the guise of， "responsibility" was really frustrating。 Oh well。 I appreciate the read。 Great series overall for me。 。。。more
Anastasia_。_。_p
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Το τρίτο και τελευταίο μέρος της τριλογίας Remembrance of Earth's past。2，5* Μετά την αποφυγή της αμοιβαίας καταστροφής， το μέλλον της γης και των τρισηλιανων είναι άρρηκτα δεμένα αλλά η ισορροπία μεταξύ τους είναι πολύ εύθραυστη。 Σε σχέση με τα δύο πρώτα βιβλία η αποστασιοποιηση από τους χαρακτήρες είναι τόσο εκτενής που υπάρχουν τεράστια κομμάτια που είναι σαν παράθεση ιστορικού βιβλίου。 Και όχι μόνο στα κεφάλαια που ήταν αποσπάσματα από άλλο βιβλίο που λειτουργούν σαν αποθήκες πληροφοριών。 Στι Το τρίτο και τελευταίο μέρος της τριλογίας Remembrance of Earth's past。2，5* Μετά την αποφυγή της αμοιβαίας καταστροφής， το μέλλον της γης και των τρισηλιανων είναι άρρηκτα δεμένα αλλά η ισορροπία μεταξύ τους είναι πολύ εύθραυστη。 Σε σχέση με τα δύο πρώτα βιβλία η αποστασιοποιηση από τους χαρακτήρες είναι τόσο εκτενής που υπάρχουν τεράστια κομμάτια που είναι σαν παράθεση ιστορικού βιβλίου。 Και όχι μόνο στα κεφάλαια που ήταν αποσπάσματα από άλλο βιβλίο που λειτουργούν σαν αποθήκες πληροφοριών。 Στις 850 σελίδες του， περιέχει ένα τεράστιο χρονικό φάσμα και τόσες πολλές λεπτομέρειες που ήταν αρκετά δύσκολο να τις θυμάμαι。 Φυσικά είναι κατανοητό πως το κλείσιμο μιας τόσο επικής ιστορίας είναι ένα δύσκολο εγχείρημα και δεν ανταποκρίνεται πάντα στις προσδοκίες του αναγνώστη αλλά πραγματικά περίμενα απλώς να φτάσω στο τέλος χωρίς αυτό να με ενδιαφέρει ιδιαίτερα。 "Κανένα συμπόσιο δεν είναι αιώνιο。 Τα πάντα έχουν ένα τέλος。 Τα πάντα。" 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Death's End
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Death's End&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Death's End&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0