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The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series, 2)
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 Dark Forest is the second novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu. In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead. The Three-Body Problem SeriesThe Three-Body Problem
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Community Reviews
Let me try to be succinct.
The first chapter of this book is, and my friends can attest as Iâve spoken to this, incredibly well written considering the perspective itâs written from.
It has lingered in my mind this ENTIRE book. Yes, this book does at time require the mental capacity of an astrophysicist, but it also requires that itching curiosity that strikes from the first chapter.
When this book ends, weâre brought back to not the perspective-but the thought thatâs been lingering since the beginning and the way it is done is absolutely masterful. Incredibly done, what a mind to construct all this, yet also bring us down to the literal ground of earth.
The first chapter of this book is, and my friends can attest as Iâve spoken to this, incredibly well written considering the perspective itâs written from.
It has lingered in my mind this ENTIRE book. Yes, this book does at time require the mental capacity of an astrophysicist, but it also requires that itching curiosity that strikes from the first chapter.
When this book ends, weâre brought back to not the perspective-but the thought thatâs been lingering since the beginning and the way it is done is absolutely masterful. Incredibly done, what a mind to construct all this, yet also bring us down to the literal ground of earth.
Quite possibly the most ambitious book I've ever read. Yet its message is profoundly simple. This took me six days, but it felt like six years which, in this case, is not a negative. It's just a testament to the absurd amount of information that is introduced. The sheer density of high-concept metaphors is overwhelming. But despite the weightiness of the underlying conflict, the exploration of technological and cultural development over ~200 years on future Earth was riveting!
I need a few days to sift through what I just read. This book was fantastic. First part was definitely struggle to get through, but after that I could not put it down! 4.5/5
Reading The Dark Forest felt more like a thought experiment than a novel. It picked up where the Three Body Problem left off, but had me pondering completely different questions. The story can be a bit dry but that is likely a translation issue. I had a few problems with details like explosions in space and cigarettes in a drought-ridden world, but for the most part it's a solid science fiction novel.
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