Three-Body Problem Boxed Set:
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- Author：Liu Cixin
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Summary
The Three-Body Problem Boxed Set contains all three volumes of Hugo Award-winning author Cixin Liu's bestselling science fiction trilogy--The Three-Body Problem， The Dark Forest， and Death's End--translated by Ken Liu。
A secret military group sends signals into space in hopes of establishing contact with aliens -- and succeeds。
Picking up their signal is an alien civilization on the brink of destruction who now readies to invade Earth。
News of the coming invasion divides humanity like never before。 Some want to help the superior beings take over a world they see as corrupt。 Others prepare to fight the invasion at all cost。
The Three Body Problem trilogy is a ground-breaking saga of enormous scope and vision。
"The War of the Worlds for the twenty-first century 。 。 。 Packed with a sense of wonder。"
--The Wall Street Journal
"A meditation on technology， progress， morality， extinction， and knowledge that doubles as a cosmos- in-the-balance thriller。" --NPR
A secret military group sends signals into space in hopes of establishing contact with aliens -- and succeeds。
Picking up their signal is an alien civilization on the brink of destruction who now readies to invade Earth。
News of the coming invasion divides humanity like never before。 Some want to help the superior beings take over a world they see as corrupt。 Others prepare to fight the invasion at all cost。
The Three Body Problem trilogy is a ground-breaking saga of enormous scope and vision。
"The War of the Worlds for the twenty-first century 。 。 。 Packed with a sense of wonder。"
--The Wall Street Journal
"A meditation on technology， progress， morality， extinction， and knowledge that doubles as a cosmos- in-the-balance thriller。" --NPR
Reviews
Joshua Fang
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第二遍阅读，荡气回肠的宇宙史诗。
Alicia Sloan
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Engrossing， mind-bending story/premise。 Only reason not 5 stars is I would have liked more development of the main male character; female characters are very interesting and well developed。
Nadira
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Impressive， brilliant。 A must read！ it is more than a sci-fi。 I love the imagination about the universe， I love the physics theory， but most of all i love how he can know the humans so well， and describe them so accurately。Many people don't like CHENG XIN， but i felt she is the symbol of human beings， isn't she？ Impressive， brilliant。 A must read！ it is more than a sci-fi。 I love the imagination about the universe， I love the physics theory， but most of all i love how he can know the humans so well， and describe them so accurately。Many people don't like CHENG XIN， but i felt she is the symbol of human beings， isn't she？ 。。。more
Marcos Mancilla
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De más a menosMe atrapó este relato。 Sin duda， la narración tiene buen ritmo y es muy entretenida。 No obstante， entrando el 2o libro， se vuelve algo tediosa。 Mucho concepto físico y cosmológico。 Eché de menos profundizar algo más los caracteres principales。
Esa K
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En kyllä voi suositella kirjoja。 Suosittelen enemmänkin lukemaan tai kuuntelemaan jonkun referaatin kirjan tarjoamista uhkakuvista， joita ihmiskunta tulee kohtaamaan kosmoksessa。 Kirjojen tarinankerronta on kyllä ihan päin helvettiä。 Kirjailija pysäyttää välillä tarinaa ja keskusteluja useamman sivun ajaksi kertoakseen taustatietoa asioista joita lukijan ei edes tarvisi tietää。 Kirjassa on useampia erinomaisia hyvin inhimillisiä hahmoja mutta he jäävät täysin taka-alalle。
Brian Suhy
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All the books in the trilogy are great！ I couldn't put them down。 Can't wait for the Netflix series to come out。 All the books in the trilogy are great！ I couldn't put them down。 Can't wait for the Netflix series to come out。 。。。more
Brock Bank
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Read this series while reading a history of the Chinese-American geopolitical relationship and that clearly colored my views。 From a literary standpoint point I would say the the quality starts extremely high and gradually diminishes until by the end of the third book I wouldn’t recommend it at all。 Overall enjoyed on a number of levels， in no particular order here are some thoughts I had:1） could the first book， with its elaborate characterizations of recent Chinese history like the cultural re Read this series while reading a history of the Chinese-American geopolitical relationship and that clearly colored my views。 From a literary standpoint point I would say the the quality starts extremely high and gradually diminishes until by the end of the third book I wouldn’t recommend it at all。 Overall enjoyed on a number of levels， in no particular order here are some thoughts I had:1） could the first book， with its elaborate characterizations of recent Chinese history like the cultural revolution be published today in in post 2018 China？2） the ultimate philosophy and worldview expressed in the series through the ideas of Dark Forest and ‘galactic sociology’ seem so alien to me coming from the west。 An organization described like the ETO seems almost impossible to me。3） I wonder if similar future looking novels written In China also contain the conceit that the future would involve a merging of sino and American hegemony in all sectors， seems again like thinking from 15 years ago4） was it bc of the non-western names that I found the characters to be generally lacking in characterization？ TLDR: first book is very enjoyable on its own as a novel， the broader implications were even more interesting for me。 I would probably not recommend the sequels， but anyone like me who reads the first won’t be able to help themselves。 。。。more
H。 Trieu Trinh
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Each book in the trilogy is original in their own way。 Each progressively become grander， at the end encompassing life， civilizations， the universe， and all of its dimensions including time。 Yet， all the stories tied up nicely within the intimate framework of love and interpersonal yearning。 The scope is large enough for the author to throw in everything he has to offer: romance， science fiction， fantastic fairy tales， sociology， game theory， physics and mathematics， political thriller-action， t Each book in the trilogy is original in their own way。 Each progressively become grander， at the end encompassing life， civilizations， the universe， and all of its dimensions including time。 Yet， all the stories tied up nicely within the intimate framework of love and interpersonal yearning。 The scope is large enough for the author to throw in everything he has to offer: romance， science fiction， fantastic fairy tales， sociology， game theory， physics and mathematics， political thriller-action， trippy mystery， detective work， Medieval Europe sieges and witches， and notably the most creative and gruesome deaths of human you could ever think of。The first book's originality is rooted in the fact that it is set in China's Cultural Revolution in the sixties， when a lonely and outcasted individual buried in political turmoil reaches for the Sun and the Stars in desperation and， through her "intentional" mistake， enacted the forbidden rule of the Universe。 The Second presented itself like an onion: layers after layers of truth getting peeled off， the audience is led astray from one twist to another in both the Human's strategic plans and the Perceived Adversary's true nature。 As the audience's understanding about the universe is widen， its true form is revealed as utterly dark and grim。The Third went above and beyond all imagination， its scope exploded towards the end and concluded at the very death of Time itself， gripping the the attention and instilling an immense nostalgia in the aching hearts of the readers， as they watch a love story spanning eons hopelessly fall apart。 Despite the overarching feel of human insignificance in the Universe， the open ended conclusion is still somehow uplifting and hopeful。A few personal criticism include the occasional dense and dry info dump as stories spanning hundreds of years are cramped into a few pages， and sometimes technical exposition keeps going on and on unnecessarily。 Most characters fall flat， and on some occasions the intellectual elitism feels excessive to the point of being naive and childish。 Some people might also feel uncomfortable with the delineation of masculinity and femininity as portrayed through the successes and mistakes humanity made as it journey through the cold and cruel universe。 Of course， the trilogy's strength vastly dwarfs its weaknesses and I cannot recommend it enough to the prospective readers。 。。。more
Dana
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看第一本时几次看不下去。怎么说呢，这显然是个理工男讲的故事，真是太平实了。幸好忍住无聊看到了第二部，越往后越精彩，感受到绚烂的宇宙在眼前打开，想象力随着故事也如智子般展开了。作者的文笔和对人物的刻画在这三部中持续进步，第三部中嵌入的小故事尤其可爱。没想明白的是：三体为什么不先占了地球再说。
Auri
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More than as a story， this saga exists as an epistemological and scientific experiment。 The author explores physics to their ultimate consequences， unfolds them and leaves them on the table so that the reader can see their entrails。 In this sense， he has no match。 Everything else， sadly， doesn't live up to the expectations。 Aside from complicated gender politics （that especially in the last novel can take the reader out of the story）， the main problem is that all the other branches of science di More than as a story， this saga exists as an epistemological and scientific experiment。 The author explores physics to their ultimate consequences， unfolds them and leaves them on the table so that the reader can see their entrails。 In this sense， he has no match。 Everything else， sadly， doesn't live up to the expectations。 Aside from complicated gender politics （that especially in the last novel can take the reader out of the story）， the main problem is that all the other branches of science disappear before the end of the first book， and with them the possibility of building a plausible world。 The one the characters inhabit never ceases to seem forced， frozen， and static， designed so that the author can project his theories the way a biologist would create a reduced version of an ecosystem to study a certain population。 Pretty much the same can be said of the characters， that feel more like avatars than actual people （although this is usual in hard science fiction）。 This combination works well in the first book， and holds up somewhat in the second， but loses its appeal in the third。 The accumulation of threats， tragedies， ending worlds， impotence， God-like technology and human stupidity。。。 One ends up wondering what's the point of caring about an Earth that no longer has any connection with the one we know。 There's a maximum of times you can save the world last minute before the promises of destruction stop having any impact。 The author pushes the idea of how futile it is to cling to existence， but in the end he deviates from this path and in doing so damns the book。 When all is set and done， he shows that without hope there can be no pain， and that the most marvelous and imaginative worlds will mean nothing if the reader can't get emotionally attached to them。 。。。more
Turandot Lotta
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A vision about the future， so bold， fantastic， different！ We humans should not dwell on the small stuff， or worry about yesterday。 What holds tomorrow， we do not know？ I read all three books non stop。 Recommended to everyone， with no regard to favourite genre。
Apostrophel
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My all time favorite science fiction work。 I never thought that sequels， even in a trilogy， could be better than the opening book。 The trilogy， while being creative and mindblowing， gets better with each book。 Allthough names， details and a few events are a bit cheesy and odd at times， the historic setting， imaginative technology and cosmic sociology makes up for it。
James M Higgins
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Time is now。Story kept me intrigued to see what would happen next。 Some things I did not see coming。 interesting Chinese perspective on history and the future。 Did not care for details on scientific explanations of 4 dimensional space etc。。。 this a good read for those who love a good story that goes in unexpected directions。
Nkosilathi Shangwa
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I did not finish。 I tried。 I really tried。 The first book in the series had an intriguing premise and that was enough for me to overlook the many， MANY faults of this book series。 The writing was terrible。 I'm not sure if it was just a janky translation but it read like something that had been translated using google translate。 By the time I got to the second book， I was grinding my teeth every time i made it through a sentence because of how bad it was。 The characters are silly and flat。 And th I did not finish。 I tried。 I really tried。 The first book in the series had an intriguing premise and that was enough for me to overlook the many， MANY faults of this book series。 The writing was terrible。 I'm not sure if it was just a janky translation but it read like something that had been translated using google translate。 By the time I got to the second book， I was grinding my teeth every time i made it through a sentence because of how bad it was。 The characters are silly and flat。 And the author has a silly understanding of how human society works。 So many of the events in the book are just unbelievable。 The main issue I have with it， at the end of the day， is that the premise could have led to a mindblowing book series in the hands of a more capable author but this was just terrible。 I gave it the extra star because of the amazing premise。 。。。more
Armand
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If I could give a 4。5 I would。 It's a very good series， every book in the trilogy stands out in their own way。 The only downsides are minor， for instance I think the end of book 3 could have happened sooner than it did。 Overall a very engrossing series which makes you think a bit and is more than just hard sci fi - elements of philosophy， history， and human psyche are all engrained through the story。 If I could give a 4。5 I would。 It's a very good series， every book in the trilogy stands out in their own way。 The only downsides are minor， for instance I think the end of book 3 could have happened sooner than it did。 Overall a very engrossing series which makes you think a bit and is more than just hard sci fi - elements of philosophy， history， and human psyche are all engrained through the story。 。。。more
Rick Killian
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Remarkable series。 It really took off in the last book with flights of imagination and following fantastic suppositions to logical ends。 I enjoyed the ride and different cultural mindset。
Caleb
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GREAT！ :）
Michael Samuels
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First book is a definite 5-star。 Great plot， really interesting premise。 Could not get into the second book - boring。 Sitting around waiting for something to happen。 Third book started out great but just lost intetest - very uneven。 But definitely read the first book！
Leon Fairley
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Fantastic read。 The first 2 thirds of the book are more the implication of science fiction than actual fiction。 it is an earth from the 1960s and 70s that you will recognize as nearly factual。 The 3Body problem （an actual area of study in physics） is presented and makes for a fascinating science possibility and an intellectual challenge。 This is mixed in with a mystery/detective story。 This issue is gamified in the novel and very exciting to read。The final third of the novel gets into hard scien Fantastic read。 The first 2 thirds of the book are more the implication of science fiction than actual fiction。 it is an earth from the 1960s and 70s that you will recognize as nearly factual。 The 3Body problem （an actual area of study in physics） is presented and makes for a fascinating science possibility and an intellectual challenge。 This is mixed in with a mystery/detective story。 This issue is gamified in the novel and very exciting to read。The final third of the novel gets into hard science fiction。 It reads much like a futuristic Cold War between the Soviet Union and United States。 That this is written by a Chinese woman whose access to Western sci-fi and whose ability to sell her work to the Western world only recently was allowed makes it even more incredible。This work definitely places Liu Cixin in my list of favorite SciFi authors with Asimov， Heinlein， Clark， and a handful of others。 Looking forward to reading the two sequels。 。。。more
Zhe Ren
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For casual SF readers， the first two books are a must-read。 These two effortlessly triggered my curiosity into SF。
Qi Wang
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这是一部学识和胆识堆起来的世界！读着不像科幻，更像一部历史。人物的刻画很生动，但是对话感觉生硬，有一种中译英的既视感！有一些“线索”感觉很快就被丢弃了。三部感觉是三个人的故事。但是对技术的想（qi）象（wang），大胆并真实！
Ashutosh Patil
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No doubt 3 body series is and will always be one of the best sci-fi series that have ever written。 The whole series is not just about space adventure but it also touches the aspects of sociology， history， human psychology， environment and many more topics。Being said that this is hard scifi series with more details of fundamental physics， astronomy and cosmology and you'd enjoy more especially 3rd book if you are really interested in above subjects。 Now I'll be waiting for Netflix adaptation。 No doubt 3 body series is and will always be one of the best sci-fi series that have ever written。 The whole series is not just about space adventure but it also touches the aspects of sociology， history， human psychology， environment and many more topics。Being said that this is hard scifi series with more details of fundamental physics， astronomy and cosmology and you'd enjoy more especially 3rd book if you are really interested in above subjects。 Now I'll be waiting for Netflix adaptation。 。。。more
Arno Mosikyan
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Երբեք չեմ գրել， որ խորհուրդ եմ տալիս այս կամ այն գիրքը， սակայն 2021-ի մարտի 4-ից Լյոհ Ցիշինի （Лю Цисынь， Liu Cixin） "Երկրի անցյալի հուշը" գիտաֆանտաստիկ եռագրությունն ինձ բառացի "ձերբակալել" էր: Փաստացի 2006 - 2010թթ ընթացքում ստեղծված եռագրությունը վերջին տաս տարիների ընթացքում գիտաֆանտաստիկայի համաշխարհային ոլորտում այնպիսի ցնցումներ է արել， որ ժանրի անվիճելի գահակալներ Արթուր Կլարկին ու Այզեկ Ազիմովին այդ ցնցումները կարծես թե գահընկեց են անում: Amazon-ին 2018-ին չի հաջողվել ձեռք բերել իրավունք Երբեք չեմ գրել， որ խորհուրդ եմ տալիս այս կամ այն գիրքը， սակայն 2021-ի մարտի 4-ից Լյոհ Ցիշինի （Лю Цисынь， Liu Cixin） "Երկրի անցյալի հուշը" գիտաֆանտաստիկ եռագրությունն ինձ բառացի "ձերբակալել" էր: Փաստացի 2006 - 2010թթ ընթացքում ստեղծված եռագրությունը վերջին տաս տարիների ընթացքում գիտաֆանտաստիկայի համաշխարհային ոլորտում այնպիսի ցնցումներ է արել， որ ժանրի անվիճելի գահակալներ Արթուր Կլարկին ու Այզեկ Ազիմովին այդ ցնցումները կարծես թե գահընկեց են անում: Amazon-ին 2018-ին չի հաջողվել ձեռք բերել իրավունքները， իսկ Netflix-ը 2020-ի սեպտեմբերի 1-ին հայտարարեց， որ ձեռք է բերել իրավունքները և պատվիրել է David Benioff-ին և D。 B。 Weiss-ին， ովքեր հայտնի են HBO-ի համար "Game of Thrones" հեռուստասերիալի ստեղծմամբ， սկսել "The Remembrance of Earth's Past" եռագրության հեռուստասերիալի նկարահանումը: Ցունամիի առաջին փուլը Հայքի կողքով է անցել， սակայն հուսով եմ Հայքի ընթերցասերները հաջորդ ալիքները կվերցնեն ու անվարան կսկսեն իրենց սահքը: 。。。more
Yifei Li
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Great trilogy。 Mind-blowing and life-changing！ And IMO 3>2>1 so if you feel book 1 is so-so， please at least give book 2 a try！Lots of people complain about the lack of characters' development and that's true， but personally， I don't think it weakens my reading experience。 Liu's writing style focuses on the big picture: tech-socioeconomic development and epic chronicles。 While everyone has different tastes， I really don't think we should stick to just one paradigm。 Just like nobody would complai Great trilogy。 Mind-blowing and life-changing！ And IMO 3>2>1 so if you feel book 1 is so-so， please at least give book 2 a try！Lots of people complain about the lack of characters' development and that's true， but personally， I don't think it weakens my reading experience。 Liu's writing style focuses on the big picture: tech-socioeconomic development and epic chronicles。 While everyone has different tastes， I really don't think we should stick to just one paradigm。 Just like nobody would complain about the eccentricity of Ulysses as long as we're impressed by the work。 BTW just wanna tell the people who read Chinese literature the first time: Liu's writing style is also controversial in China， but hate it or not， please don't misunderstand it as the general Chinese literature style。 There are as many genres in China as in the west。 。。。more
Rick Couture
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This is the first book I have ever read that made me think;"If done right， the movie will be better than the book"。P。S: Liu Cixin supports the Chinese Government’s genocide of Uyghurs so if you want to read these books， I would highly recommend getting them for free or buying them second hand as to not support the author financially。Just some random thoughts - I may write a proper review later。 3 stars。。。I would have given 4 but I feel a need to offset the multiple 5 star reviews。Maybe my expect This is the first book I have ever read that made me think;"If done right， the movie will be better than the book"。P。S: Liu Cixin supports the Chinese Government’s genocide of Uyghurs so if you want to read these books， I would highly recommend getting them for free or buying them second hand as to not support the author financially。Just some random thoughts - I may write a proper review later。 3 stars。。。I would have given 4 but I feel a need to offset the multiple 5 star reviews。Maybe my expectations were too high for this series from the beginning。Don't get me wrong， This is a grand and epic tale of humanity's future。 I really liked the story。 The Storytelling， however was rather frustrating and at many times just plain boring。 It felt like a chore to read。 It was completely humorless， nearly emotionless。 Written in a matter of fact manner; 'Character x said this， Character y did that'。 I like to be titillated， intrigued， entertained when reading a novel。 This Trilogy did none of those for me。 Honestly by time I reached the last novel， I was just wishing for it to be over。 Maybe its the Chinese translation， maybe that's a really difficult thing to do。 Maybe its the author。 I don't know， but I was quite disappointed。 But I am very much looking forward to the movie or anime， whichever comes out first。 。。。more
Luis Alberto
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Los primeros dos fueron mis favoritos， ciencia ficción muy moderna que ataca problemas más allá de lo establecido， te hace preguntarte muchas cosas acerca de la vida y de lo que puede haber más allá。
Víctor Maldonado C
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Alucinante。 Una trilogía fantástica que no decae en la expectativa。 Coloca al lector en una dimensión de reflexión sobre la finitud del ser humano y su imbatible condición en donde no falta nada。 No idealiza la condición humana。 La pone a jugar en el condicionamiento de su futuro。 Excelente。
Martin Au
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See the appeal。 Worth。 Telling。But wrong。
3。141592653 M
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This is like， my favourite sci-fi series。 It really gets me thinking about time and civilisation and the existence of the universe in general。 It creates a sense of insignificance in you compared to the story it outlines-the story of the universe。 A lot of new scientific ideas are mentioned， for example warp-speed （a theory based on the theory of relativity to overcome the barrier of light-speed）。 The nature of humans is also discussed， mainly in the second book， as with the three wall-facers an This is like， my favourite sci-fi series。 It really gets me thinking about time and civilisation and the existence of the universe in general。 It creates a sense of insignificance in you compared to the story it outlines-the story of the universe。 A lot of new scientific ideas are mentioned， for example warp-speed （a theory based on the theory of relativity to overcome the barrier of light-speed）。 The nature of humans is also discussed， mainly in the second book， as with the three wall-facers and their inhumane plans to defeat the trisolarians。 The effects of environment on people is expressed mainly in the first book， with Ye Wenjie's change of mind and 'betrayal' of humans。 。。。more
Alex Kavanagh
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