| The Three-Body Problem Contributor(s): Liu, Cixin (Author), Liu, Ken (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0765382032 ISBN-13: 9780765382030 Publisher: Tor Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Alien Contact - Fiction | Science Fiction - Hard Science Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Remembrance of Earth's Past |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese |
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| Publisher Description: Soon to be a Netflix Original Series "War of the Worlds for the 21st century." - Wall Street JournalThe 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. The Three-Body Problem Series The Three-Body Problem The Dark Forest Death's End Other Books Ball Lightning Supernova Era To Hold Up The Sky (forthcoming) |
Contributor Bio(s): Liu, Cixin: - CIXIN LIU is the most prolific and popular science fiction writer in the People's Republic of China. Liu is an eight-time winner of the Galaxy Award (the Chinese Hugo) and a winner of the Chinese Nebula Award. Prior to becoming a writer, he worked as an engineer in a power plant. His novels include The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End.Liu, Ken: - Ken Liu's fiction has appeared in F&SF, Asimov's, Analog, Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, and Clarkesworld, among other places. He is the author of The Grace of Kings, and has won a Nebula, two Hugos, a World Fantasy Award, and a Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Award, and been nominated for the Sturgeon and the Locus Awards. He edited and translated the Chinese science fiction anthology Invisible Planets. He lives near Boston with his family. |