The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is a science fiction novel published by Head of Zeus in April 2021. This reissue spans 448 pages and is presented in English. The narrative begins in 1967, during China’s Cultural Revolution, where Ye Wenjie witnesses a traumatic event that profoundly impacts her life and the future of humanity. The story unfolds four decades later, as nanotech engineer Wang Miao is drawn into a secretive group of scientists amid a series of mysterious suicides, leading him to a virtual world governed by the complex dynamics of three suns.
Readers will find a blend of fiction and science fiction elements as the plot delves into themes of alien contact and the implications of scientific discovery. Wang’s journey through a mysterious online game reveals connections to a larger conspiracy that poses an existential threat to humanity. This edition invites exploration of the intricate relationships between personal trauma, scientific inquiry, and the vastness of the universe, making it a thought-provoking read for fans of the genre.
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Read the award-winning, critically acclaimed, multi-million-copy-selling science-fiction phenomenon – soon to be a Netflix Original Series from the creators of Game of Thrones.
1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China’s Cultural Revolution. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of mankind.
Four decades later, Beijing police ask nanotech engineer Wang Miao to infiltrate a secretive cabal of scientists after a spate of inexplicable suicides. Wang’s investigation will lead him to a mysterious online game and immerse him in a virtual world ruled by the intractable and unpredictable interaction of its three suns.
This is the Three-Body Problem and it is the key to everything: the key to the scientists’ deaths, the key to a conspiracy that spans light-years and the key to the extinction-level threat humanity now faces.
Praise for The Three-Body Problem: ‘Your next favourite sci-fi novel’ Wired
‘Immense’ Barack Obama
‘Unique’ George R.R. Martin
‘SF in the grand style’ Guardian
‘Mind-altering and immersive’ Daily Mail
Winner of the Hugo and Galaxy Awards for Best Novel
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