The Three-Body Problem
by Cixin Liu
4/5
Tor Books 399 pages November 11, 2014
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 begins to plan an invasion of Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps begin to form, planning to either welcome or fight the alien visitors.
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The physics in this book could make a little worm brain explode, in the best way. Cixin Liu writes hard sci-fi on a scale that makes most space operas look like bedtime stories. The VR game sequences are wild, the Cultural Revolution backdrop adds incredible depth, and the cosmic horror of the Dark Forest theory will keep you up at night. Keep a physics textbook handy to process it all.
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