The Three-Body Problem

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Ken Liu, Cixin Liu: The Three-Body Problem (Paperback, 2020, Tor Science Fiction)

mass market paperback, 480 pages

Published July 7, 2020 by Tor Science Fiction.

ISBN:
978-0-7653-7707-4
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Within the context of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a military project sends messages to alien worlds. A nearby alien society receives these messages and makes plans to invade Earth.

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reviewed Three-Body Problem by Ken Liu

Interesting but not engaging

The book has many cultural revolution analogies that give it an unfamiliar series of allusions for western readers. Overall I didn't find the alien technologies and game theme engaging and struggled to finish it. Haven't read the sequels yet, either.

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