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An edition of 三体 (2008)

The Three-Body Problem

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  • ★★★ ★ 3.9 (212 ratings)
  • 1,114 Want to read
  • 83 Currently reading
  • 327 Have read

Cixin Liu's trilogy-opening novel about first contact with aliens and the clandestine struggle with them over Earth's future, and its scientific progress in particular.

Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space in an attempt to make contact with aliens—and they succeed. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Now, on Earth, different factions start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.

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Tor Books
Language
English
Pages
400

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Hugo Award Winner, award:hugo_award=2015, award:hugo_award=novel, Human-alien encounters, Imaginary wars and battles, Fiction, Chinese fiction, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, Science fiction, General, Fiction, science fiction, general, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2020-09-27, New York Times bestseller, Encuentros humanos con extraterrestres, Guerras imaginarias, Ciencia-ficción, Ficcion, Fiction, science fiction, alien contact, china, fantasy, Translations into English, History, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976) fast (OCoLC)fst01352662, Chinese Science fiction

People

Ye Wenjie, Wang Miao

Places

China

Times

1967, 20th century

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2016, WF Howes Ltd
in Portuguese - Large print edition.
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The Three-Body Problem
Jun 01, 2016, Chongqing Press, Chongqing chu ban she
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The Three-Body Problem
2015, Head of Zeus
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The Three-Body Problem
2014-11-11, Tor Books
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三体 (sān tǐ)
2011, Mao tou ying chu ban
in Chinese - Chu ban
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三体
2008, Chongqing Press, Chong Qing Chu Ban She, Chongqing Publishing House
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Edition Notes

Series
Remembrance of Earth's Past, Book 1
Translation Of
三体
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Chinese

Classifications

Library of Congress
PL2947.C59 S3613 2014

Contributors

Translator
Ken Liu

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
400

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL25840917M
ISBN 13
9780765377067
LCCN
2014033729
OCLC/WorldCat
868276526

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL17267881W

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