The Three-Body Problem
By Cixin Liu
Translated by Ken Liu
Read by Luke Daniels
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ISBN: 9781427251992
The Three-Body Problem is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience the Hugo Award-winning phenomenon from China's most beloved science fiction author, Liu Cixin. Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.
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Summary
Summary
Winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel
Nominated for the 2014 Nebula Award for Best Novel
Nominated for the 2014 Locus Award
Nominated for Nebula Awards - Nominee, 2015
Among longlisted titles for Hudson Booksellers Best of the Year, 2016
Winner of NPR Best Book of the Year, 2014
Among longlisted titles for Los Angeles Times Holiday Books Guide, 2014
Among shortlisted titles for Locus Awards - Nominee, 2014
Among longlisted titles for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Guide to the 100 Best Books of the Year, 2014
Winner of Hugo Award - Winner, 2015
The Three-Body Problem is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience the Hugo Award-winning phenomenon from China's most beloved science fiction author, Liu Cixin. Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Author
Author Bio: Cixin Liu
Cixin Liu is the most prolific and popular science fiction writer in the People’s Republic of China. He is an eight-time winner of the Galaxy Award (the Chinese Hugo) and a winner of the Chinese Nebula Award, among other awards. Prior to becoming a writer, he worked as an engineer in a power plant.
Author Bio: Ken Liu
Ken Liu is one of the most lauded authors in the field of American literature. A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, World Fantasy, Locus Sidewise, and Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards, he has also been nominated for the Sturgeon and Locus Awards. His short story, “The Paper Menagerie,” is the first work of fiction to simultaneously win the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Awards. He also translated the 2015 Hugo Award–winning novel The Three-Body Problem, written by Cixin Liu, which is the first novel to ever win the Hugo award in translation. The Grace of Kings, his debut novel, is the first volume in a silkpunk epic fantasy series set in a universe he and his wife, artist Lisa Tang Liu, created together. It was a finalist for a Nebula Award and the recipient of the Locus Award for Best First Novel.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Fiction/Science Fiction |
| Runtime: | 13.44 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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