Death's End (The Three-Body Problem Series, 3)
The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem!
Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America
PRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: “A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”—TIME • “Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker • “Wildly imaginative.”—Barack Obama • “Provocative.”—Slate • “A breakthrough book.”—George R. R. Martin • “Impossible to put down.”—GQ • “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”—NPR • “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”—The Washington Post
The New York Times bestselling conclusion to the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.
Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. With human science advancing daily and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations will soon be able to co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But the peace has also made humanity complacent.
Cheng Xin, an aerospace engineer from the early twenty-first century, awakens from hibernation in this new age. She brings with her knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the beginning of the Trisolar Crisis, and her very presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds. Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle?
The Three-Body Problem Series
The Three-Body Problem
The Dark Forest
Death's End
Other Books by Cixin Liu
Ball Lightning
Supernova Era
To Hold Up the Sky
The Wandering Earth
A View from the Stars
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Community Reviews
The storytelling was good from start to finish, but it really shines here when the story reaches its end and youâre dealt hard sci-fi ideas still through the eyes of someone relatable, making them understandable. I thought the previous two books had fun ideas, but like the pace of this book, the scope expands so rapidly it dwarfs them in comparaison to what this book does. I was completely sucked into this and hung on to every word. The plot twists and turns like nothing Iâve seen before, never letting you know what is has in store, but providing plenty of suspense and mystery , sometimes causing you to remember and go âah! Thatâs why this happened 200 pages agoâ.
Not to mention, on top of being sick sci-fi, Cixin Liu paints such a vivid picture with words that captures every detail of his world. Itâs like books I was reading before were in black and white and this is color.
And not to forget about the characters, each with very distinct, vibrant and strong personalities, theyâre almost in the room with you. Theyâre also the perfect way to guide the reader through the eras of this book, and connect with each period on a human level.
I think this book resonated a lot more with me thanks to the individual perspective, but also the way society evolves with the book, making the journey feel like Humanityâs at the same time. The perfect balance it manages to strike is still making the individual count in a larger story, youâre not just following someone helpless to do anything, theyâll still try to succeed.
Once again, in awe of this. This goes right up there with the Hyperion Cantos in the list of books I wish Iâd forget so I could read anew over again.
I'm glad that I read it before I forgot too much of what had happened earlier in the series!
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